Deck 19: The charter of rights and freedoms

Question 1

Which characteristic is NOT explicitly listed in section 15 of the Charter?

A)age
B)sexual orientation
C)race
D)physical disability

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What rights are not enshrined in the Charter of Rights and Freedom, although it is recognized in law?

A)economic
B)equality
C)legal
D)language

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The Charter of Rights guarantees minority language education rights to any linguistic group where numbers warrant.

Answer 3

False
The Charter of Rights guarantees minority language education rights to anglophones and francophones where numbers warrant.

Question 4

Which case concerns pornography?

A)R v.Butler
B)R v.Rodriguez
C)R v.Lavigne
D)R v.Oakes

Question 5

The Askov decision deals with a time restriction between a preliminary hearing and a trial.

Question 6

Freedom of expression, security from search and seizure, and freedom of religion have all been extended by judicial interpretation to trade unions.

Question 7

What is the reasonable limits clause also known as?

A)Section 33
B)the notwithstanding clause
C)the Oakes test
D)the reverse onus clause

Question 8

Greg Hein shows that New Left advocates have been the single biggest interest in taking Charter cases to the courts.

Question 9

What was the significance of the Chaoulli case?

A)It set a limit for the right to be tried within a reasonable time.
B)It overturned the monopoly of public health care insurance for core medical services.
C)It limited freedom of expression in relation to pornography.
D)It extended sexual-orientation protection to same-sex couples.

Question 10

Which of the following are democratic, mobility, and linguistic rights in the Charter NOT subject to?

A)the reverse onus clause
B)the reasonable limits clause
C)the notwithstanding clause
D)the Oakes test

Question 11

Who was responsible for enacting the Canadian Bill of Rights?

A)Pierre Trudeau
B)Lester B.Pearson
C)McKenzie King
D)John Diefebaker

Question 12

Saskatchewan and Quebec have both applied the notwithstanding clause at some point.

Question 13

The reasonable limits clause is Section 1 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Question 14

What rights are covered under Sections 3-5 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

A)democratic
B)legal
C)equality
D)fundamental

Question 15

In which case did the Supreme Court find that the abortion law infringed with a woman's security of the person?

A)Drybones
B)Morgentaler
C)Daigle
D)Rivard

Question 16

Which did the courts consider an infringement on freedom of religion?

A)the Ontario Retail Business Holidays Act
B)Ontario's Separate School System
C)the Lord's Day Act
D)blood transfusions for minors against their parents' religious wishes

Question 17

The right to use English or French in the Supreme Court is a legal right under the Charter.

Question 18

Discrimination in the private sector is normally addressed in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Question 19

Property rights are not generally considered part of civil liberties in Canada.

Question 20

The Supreme Court overturned the 1978 Bill of Rights decision that allowed the Unemployment Insurance Commission to discriminate against pregnant women.

Question 21

How are language rights protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedom?

Question 22

What is the notwithstanding clause? Explain the controversy that surrounds this section of the charter.

Question 23

What were some of the significant events or issues that led to the creation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Question 24

How are rights and freedoms classified? How have they historically been protected?

Question 25

What are the arguments levied against an increased role of the courts in the political process?