Exam 17: The Canadian Constitution and Constitutional Change

A distinct society clause was NOT part of the Canada clause.

Opponents of the Meech Lake Accord included women's, labour, and left-wing groups.

A unanimous federal and provincial consent is required to amend the use of English or the French language at the federal level.

What province refused to accept the Constitution Act, 1982?

The 1982 constitutional amending formula requires that Parliament and provincial voters approve amendments.

Explain the significance of the Clarity Act.

Which of the following requires unanimous federal and provincial consent in order to amend?

Which of the following contained guaranteed equalization payments, constitutionalized bill of rights, and provincial consultations on Supreme Court appointments?

The unwritten parts of the Canadian Constitution are referred to as oral interpretations.

Which section of the Charter ensures that Aboriginal and treaty rights are not diminished by the Charter?

What concerns were raised regarding the Meech Lake Accord, 1982?

The Canada clause was part of the Charlottetown Accord.

How have the constitutional changes affected Aboriginal Canadians?

What province was NOT part of the new Dominion of Canada formed through the Constitution Act of 1867?

What were the major reforms proposed by the Charlottetown Accord, 1992?

The Supreme Court ruled that the rest of Canada would be obliged to negotiate with Quebec if 50 percent + 1 voted in favour of a clear question.

The JCPC was Canada's final court of appeal until 1949.

Which of the following declared Canada to be totally independent of Britain?

Which Prime Minister had a vision of a centralized, symmetrical, and bilingual federation?

What was the 1982 British statute that officially terminated all British authority over Canada?