Social 30 Illiberalism

affirmative action

American policy recognizing that in order for all citizens to enjoy equality of opportunity, members of certain groups need to be treated differently.

assimilation

trying to get people to become part of a different culture

Bill of Rights

legislation protecting the rights of individuals in the United States. passed in 1789.

cabinet

part of executive branch along with PM

civil liberties

freedoms that are upholded by the law

Charter of Rights and Freedoms

legislation protecting the rights of individuals in Canada. Passed in 1982. Enshrined in the constitution

Emergencies Act

defines emergencies as national catastrophe, disease in humans/animals/plants, accident or pollution. limits the powers of govt because measures are subject to approval by parliament, must specify which parts of Canada apply. Must take rights into consideration, compensation must be given to anyone suffering injury/damage as a result

Enfranchisement

giving the right to vote

enemy alien

people living in canada during WW1 who were from Germany, Austria-Hungary, or the Ottoman Empire. required to register and carry ID with them at all times. their rights were severely restricted.

dissent

dissagreeing with the law/protesting

FLQ

group that wanted faster social change in Quebec and would resort to terrorism to produce change. led to the October Crisis

internment camps

used in WWI and WWII in canada. In WWI, enemy aliens were sent there (germans, austria-hungarians, ottoman empire). In WWII Japanese Canadians were sent there. property was not returned or compensated for. rights were very much restricted

Guantanamo Bay

a prison for terrorists

October Crisis

happened at a time when many things were changing in the world (women's rights, anit-war movement, pressures to end poverty and discrimination, etc). some people wanted change to happen faster and were willing to resort to terrorism to get the change. War Measures Act was invoked.

USA Patriot Act

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruce Terrorism Act. goal was to strengthen security after 9/11 and broaden the powers of law-enforcement.

Privy Council

a council that supports the PM and the cabinet

Red Paper

aboriginal response to the White Paper

rule of law

everyone is accountable to the law, no one is exepted.

tyranny of the majority

when the majority have the power and can do whatever they want, even if a lot of people disagree. as long as they have the majority, they have the power.

War Measures Act

an act that was used in WWI WWII and the October Crisis that gave the government more power in order to protect people

White Paper

tried to abolish treaties, the department of Indian Affairs, and everything else that separated First Nations and Inuit people separate from the rest of Canadians.

section 25

section of the charter that recognizes that the charter will not take away or revoke aboriginal rights

section 37

section of the charter that recognizes that aboriginal rights/questions/opinions were not considered at all when forming the constitution. future constitutional conference which would include aboriginal representatives

freedom paradox

freedom is not absolute. limits mst be set on what can be accepted or freedoms will be lost. freedom can be used against us by enemies of the state.

Americans are free to disagree with the law but not to disobey it

quote by JFK which argues that there is no guaruntee people would only disobey unjust laws, if someone is allowed to disobey a law then other epopel should be able to disobey any law, if it is ok to disobey some laws, it undermines the willingness to obey all laws.

It is permissable to disobey unjust laws

quote by MLK which argued that most unjust laws were passed by undemocratic govts that didn't consult the people they were affecting, some laws seem fair but can be applied in an unjust way, this led to the end of legal segregation (can produce change)

passive resistance

non-violent regusal to obey the laws and regualations of a state and the refusal to cooperate with govt offiials/representatives

apartheid

political system in South Africa under which black people had to live in segregated townships where they were supposedly permitted to form their own culture. abolished in 1993

Nelson Mandela

an ANC leader and lawyer who used civil disobedience to fight against apartheid, but eventually resorted to violence to abolish segregation

Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act

met with much controversy due to incompatability with the charter of rights and freedoms, specifically the allowance for secret trials, pre-emptive detention, and expansive security and surveillance powers

Bill C-51

gave CSIS new powers to disrupt potential terrorist plots before they happen. goes against the some rights in the charter

Chicago 10

protested the vietnam war. went to chicago to protest the National Democratic Convention. Police said they started a riot (violence) and the 10 said the police started the violence

viola desmond

refusede to sit in the balcony where black people were supposed to sit. She sat on the ground floor and was arrested because she 'didn't pay the theater tax'