Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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

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

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

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

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

Approaching the Study of Politics

Institutional Foundations and the Evolution of the State

Regionalism

Aboriginal Peoples

French Canada and the Quebec Question

Ethnocultural Minorities

Gender

Class

Urbanrural Location, Religion, and Age

Canadas External Environment: The United States and the World

The Canadian Political Culture

Political Socialization, The Mass Media, and Public Opinion Polls

Elections and the Electoral System

Political Parties and the Party System

The Election Campaign, Voting, and Political Participation

Advocacy Groups, Social Movements, and Lobbying

The Canadian Constitution and Constitutional Change

The Federal System

The Policy-Making Process and Policy Instruments

The Executive: Crown, Prime Minister, and Cabinet

The Bureaucracy

Parliament

The Judiciary

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Exam 19: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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

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

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

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

Approaching the Study of Politics

Institutional Foundations and the Evolution of the State

Regionalism

Aboriginal Peoples

French Canada and the Quebec Question

Ethnocultural Minorities

Gender

Class

Urbanrural Location, Religion, and Age

Canadas External Environment: The United States and the World

The Canadian Political Culture

Political Socialization, The Mass Media, and Public Opinion Polls

Elections and the Electoral System

Political Parties and the Party System

The Election Campaign, Voting, and Political Participation

Advocacy Groups, Social Movements, and Lobbying

The Canadian Constitution and Constitutional Change

The Federal System

The Policy-Making Process and Policy Instruments

The Executive: Crown, Prime Minister, and Cabinet

The Bureaucracy

Parliament

The Judiciary

Filters