Question 1

What did U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously express individuals have the right to?

Accepted Answer

A)  To free speech 
B)  To be let alone 
C)  To territory 
D)  To arms 
E)  To vote 
A)  To free speech 
B)  To be let alone 
C)  To territory 
D)  To arms 
E)  To vote

Question 2

The Supreme Court was unwilling to apply the Bill of Rights in the ruling of the case of Hogan v. The Queen (1975).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What rights are protected in the Constitution Act, 1982?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democratic rights 
B)  Economic rights 
C)  Legal rights 
D)  Equality rights 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Democratic rights 
B)  Economic rights 
C)  Legal rights 
D)  Equality rights 
E)  All of the above

Question 4

What did the Supreme Court strike down as a result of The Queen v. Big M Drug Mart case in 1985?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bill 101 
B)  The Lord's Day Act 
C)  Section 7 of the Charter 
D)  The reverse onus provision 
E)  Section 33 of the Charter 
A)  Bill 101 
B)  The Lord's Day Act 
C)  Section 7 of the Charter 
D)  The reverse onus provision 
E)  Section 33 of the Charter

Question 5

The scope of the application Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the authority of the courts in applying the Charter have proven to be considerable. Discuss these features of the Charter's influence in Canadian politics.

Accepted Answer

This is a wide-ranging question that dra

Question 6

Bill 101 prohibited commercial advertising in languages in Quebec other than French.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which policy area was affected by Alberta's 2000 invoking of the "notwithstanding" clause?

Accepted Answer

A)  Public service appointments 
B)  Mandatory minimum prison sentences 
C)  Same-sex marriage 
D)  Health care 
E)  Education 
A)  Public service appointments 
B)  Mandatory minimum prison sentences 
C)  Same-sex marriage 
D)  Health care 
E)  Education

Question 8

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was passed in 1982.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms did British Columbia's attorney general use to argue in the Reference re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act (1985) case?

Accepted Answer

A)  Section 15 
B)  Section 4 
C)  Section 33 
D)  Section 1 
E)  Section 7 
A)  Section 15 
B)  Section 4 
C)  Section 33 
D)  Section 1 
E)  Section 7

Question 10

Which hypothetical case was used by American Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes to explain the limits of free speech?

Accepted Answer

A)  University teaching 
B)  Hate speech 
C)  An individual shouting "Fire!" when there is none in a crowded theatre 
D)  Heavy metal music 
E)  Adult films 
A)  University teaching 
B)  Hate speech 
C)  An individual shouting "Fire!" when there is none in a crowded theatre 
D)  Heavy metal music 
E)  Adult films

Question 11

Under the influence of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), the term human rights has become commonly used designation for this bundle of rights and freedoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What were the details of R. v. Kapp (2008)?

Accepted Answer

The case involved a group of non-Indigen

Question 13

What set of rights includes citizens' rights to clean air and water, to the preservation of wilderness areas, and to the protection of species diversity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental rights 
B)  Economic rights 
C)  Social rights 
D)  Equality rights 
E)  Language rights 
A)  Environmental rights 
B)  Economic rights 
C)  Social rights 
D)  Equality rights 
E)  Language rights

Question 14

The Padlock Case was based on a law passed by the government of Quebec.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which country's constitution includes, "Every person has a right to an environment that is conducive to health and to natural surroundings whose productivity and diversity are preserved"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Norway 
B)  Finland 
C)  Sweden 
D)  United States 
E)  Canada 
A)  Norway 
B)  Finland 
C)  Sweden 
D)  United States 
E)  Canada

Question 16

With regard to hate speech, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms stresses which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reluctance of courts to restrict hate speech on the grounds that the expression of some ideas contributes nothing to democratic life 
B)  The probability that actual harm may result 
C)  The content of the speech 
D)  The speaker's Constitutional right to speak his or her mind 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Reluctance of courts to restrict hate speech on the grounds that the expression of some ideas contributes nothing to democratic life 
B)  The probability that actual harm may result 
C)  The content of the speech 
D)  The speaker's Constitutional right to speak his or her mind 
E)  All of the above

Question 17

How many Charter cases a year were decided by Canadian courts during the first decade after the Charter's passage?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  500 
C)  1,000 
D)  100 
E)  10,000 
A)  10 
B)  500 
C)  1,000 
D)  100 
E)  10,000

Question 18

What percentage of Canadians surveyed in 1985 believed that sexual relations between two adults of the same sex was wrong?

Accepted Answer

A)  32 per cent 
B)  62 per cent 
C)  42 per cent 
D)  22 per cent 
E)  52 per cent 
A)  32 per cent 
B)  62 per cent 
C)  42 per cent 
D)  22 per cent 
E)  52 per cent

Question 19

What country's refugee crisis made front-page news in Canada in 2015?

Accepted Answer

A)  Syria 
B)  Iraq 
C)  Chile 
D)  North Korea 
E)  Russia 
A)  Syria 
B)  Iraq 
C)  Chile 
D)  North Korea 
E)  Russia

Question 20

What section of the Charter states that these rights and freedoms are "subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Section 8 
B)  Section 1 
C)  Section 10 
D)  Section 5 
E)  Section 2 
A)  Section 8 
B)  Section 1 
C)  Section 10 
D)  Section 5 
E)  Section 2

What did U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously express individuals have the right to?

The Supreme Court was unwilling to apply the Bill of Rights in the ruling of the case of Hogan v. The Queen (1975).

What rights are protected in the Constitution Act, 1982?

What did the Supreme Court strike down as a result of The Queen v. Big M Drug Mart case in 1985?

The scope of the application Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the authority of the courts in applying the Charter have proven to be considerable. Discuss these features of the Charter's influence in Canadian politics.

Bill 101 prohibited commercial advertising in languages in Quebec other than French.

Which policy area was affected by Alberta's 2000 invoking of the "notwithstanding" clause?

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was passed in 1982.

What section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms did British Columbia's attorney general use to argue in the Reference re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act (1985) case?

Which hypothetical case was used by American Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes to explain the limits of free speech?

Under the influence of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), the term human rights has become commonly used designation for this bundle of rights and freedoms.

What were the details of R. v. Kapp (2008)?

What set of rights includes citizens' rights to clean air and water, to the preservation of wilderness areas, and to the protection of species diversity?

The Padlock Case was based on a law passed by the government of Quebec.

Which country's constitution includes, "Every person has a right to an environment that is conducive to health and to natural surroundings whose productivity and diversity are preserved"?

With regard to hate speech, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms stresses which of the following?

How many Charter cases a year were decided by Canadian courts during the first decade after the Charter's passage?

What percentage of Canadians surveyed in 1985 believed that sexual relations between two adults of the same sex was wrong?

What country's refugee crisis made front-page news in Canada in 2015?

What section of the Charter states that these rights and freedoms are "subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society"?

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What did U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously express individuals have the right to?

The Supreme Court was unwilling to apply the Bill of Rights in the ruling of the case of Hogan v. The Queen (1975).

What rights are protected in the Constitution Act, 1982?

What did the Supreme Court strike down as a result of The Queen v. Big M Drug Mart case in 1985?

The scope of the application Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the authority of the courts in applying the Charter have proven to be considerable. Discuss these features of the Charter's influence in Canadian politics.

Bill 101 prohibited commercial advertising in languages in Quebec other than French.

Which policy area was affected by Alberta's 2000 invoking of the "notwithstanding" clause?

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was passed in 1982.

What section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms did British Columbia's attorney general use to argue in the Reference re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act (1985) case?

Which hypothetical case was used by American Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes to explain the limits of free speech?

Under the influence of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), the term human rights has become commonly used designation for this bundle of rights and freedoms.

What were the details of R. v. Kapp (2008)?

What set of rights includes citizens' rights to clean air and water, to the preservation of wilderness areas, and to the protection of species diversity?

The Padlock Case was based on a law passed by the government of Quebec.

Which country's constitution includes, "Every person has a right to an environment that is conducive to health and to natural surroundings whose productivity and diversity are preserved"?

With regard to hate speech, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms stresses which of the following?

How many Charter cases a year were decided by Canadian courts during the first decade after the Charter's passage?

What percentage of Canadians surveyed in 1985 believed that sexual relations between two adults of the same sex was wrong?

What country's refugee crisis made front-page news in Canada in 2015?

What section of the Charter states that these rights and freedoms are "subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society"?

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Regionalism and Canadian Politics

The Constitution

Federalism

The Machinery of Government

The Administrative State

Parties and Elections

Interest Groups

The Media

Language Politics

Women and Politics

Indigenous Politics

Canada in the World

Filters