Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
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Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
Where do the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizens come from?
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A Canadian’s rights and responsibilities grow out of the country’s history, are protected by Canadian law, and express traditions, identity and values held in common. They rest on an 800-year tradition of ordered liberty reaching back to Magna Carta (1215), were entrenched in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, and come paired with real duties — obeying the law, providing for one’s family, jury service, voting, volunteering and caring for heritage and environment.
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Sample questions
How can young people learn discipline, responsibility and skills?
Answer: By getting involved in the cadets
Besides the Canadian Forces, in which of these can you serve to help protect your community?
Answer: The Coast Guard or emergency services such as a fire department or police force
Taking responsibility for yourself and your family is considered an important Canadian value.
Answer: True
Which two key documents contain the rights and freedoms of Canadians?
Answer: Magna Carta and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
What do Aboriginal Peoples’ Rights in the Charter guarantee?
Answer: Charter rights will not adversely affect treaty or other rights and freedoms of Aboriginal peoples
Besides supporting one’s family, what does work contribute to?
Answer: Personal dignity, self-respect and Canada’s prosperity
Does the right to vote in Canada come with a responsibility to vote?
Answer: Yes
Which of these is a part-time way to serve in Canada’s military?
Answer: The local navy, militia and air reserves
In the Oath of Citizenship, to whom or what do new Canadians profess their loyalty?
Answer: The Sovereign, a person who represents all Canadians
The Oath of Citizenship refers to the Constitution’s recognition of the Aboriginal and treaty rights of which peoples?
Answer: First Nations, Inuit and Métis