Canadian Citizenship Test Review

What are the three main things you swear to in the Canadian Oath of Citizenship?

Bearing allegiance to King Charles III, observing Canadian laws, and fulfilling duties as a Canadian citizen

In Canada, loyalty is professed to ________

the Sovereign (Queen or King)

What type of government does Canada have?

Constitutional Monarchy

For how many years have settlers and immigrants contributed to the diversity of Canada?

400 years

What are the two aspects of Canada’s constitutional monarchy?

Parliamentary democracy and federal state

If you pass your citizenship test, what three things happen at the ceremony that follows?

You take the Oath of Citizenship, sign the oath form, and receive your Canadian Citizenship Certificate

What are the four different sources for Canadian law?

Laws passed by Parliament and the provincial legislatures, English common law, the civil code of France, and the unwritten constitution inherited from Great Britain

What is the Magna Carta otherwise known as?

The Great Charter of Freedoms

When and where was the Magna Carta signed?

1215 in England

What four freedoms does the Magna Carta give Canadian citizens?

Freedom of conscience and religion, freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression (including freedom of speech and of the press), freedom of peaceful assembly, and freedom of association

What right does the habeas corpus give Canadians?

The right to challenge unlawful detention by the state

Where did habeas corpus originate from?

English common law

The Constitution of Canada was amended in 1982 to entrench the ____________.

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

What two things does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms state that Canada is founded upon?

Recognizing the supremacy of God and the rule of law

True or False: Religious traditions are not important within Canadian society.

False

What are the four most important additional rights that the Charter adds on to the core fundamental rights?

Mobility rights, aboriginal peoples’ rights, official language rights and minority language educational rights, and multiculturalism

What are the mobility rights established within the Charter?

Canadians have the right to live and work anywhere they choose in Canada, can enter and leave the country freely, and can apply for a passport.

What are the aboriginal peoples’ rights established in the Charter?

The rights defined within the Charter will not negatively affect any treaty or other rights and freedoms of Aboriginal peoples.

What are the official language rights and minority language educational rights established in the Charter?

French and English have equal status in Parliament and throughout the Canadian government.

What are the multiculturalism rights established in the Charter?

A fundamental characteristic of Canadian heritage and identity - Canadians celebrate the gift of one another’s presence and work hard to respect pluralism and live in harmony.

True or False: Men and women are equal under the law.

True

What are the six man responsibilities that Canadians must take on in return for rights?

Obeying the law, taking responsibility for oneself and one’s family, serving on a jury, voting in elections, helping others in the community, and protecting and enjoying the Canadian heritage and environment

Is serving in the military required by law in Canada?

No, it is not.

Canada inherited the _______ ___________ constitutional tradition in the world.

oldest continuous

Canada is the only __________ __________ in North America.

constitutional monarchy

Canada’s institutions uphold a commitment to a key phrase mentioned in its original constitutional document called the British North America Act. What is this phrase?

Peace, Order, and Good Government

What was Canada’s original constitutional document from 1867 called?

The British North America Act

Poets and songwriters have often hailed Canada as the _____________

Great Dominion

What are the three founding peoples of Canada?

Aboriginal, French, and British

Aboriginal peoples cultures were rooted in _______ _______ about their relationship to the Creator, the natural environment and each other.

religious beliefs

Territorial rights were first guaranteed through the _______ _________ of 1763

Royal Proclamation

Why were Aboriginal children placed into residential schools?

To educate and assimilate them into mainstream Canadian culture

What was wrong with the residential schools Aboriginal children were placed into?

They were poorly funded, abused students, and prohibited their cultural practices

What are the three distinct groups the term Aboriginal peoples refers to today?

Indians (First Nations), Inuits, and Metis

What does the Inuit mean?

“The people” in the Inukitut language

Where do the Inuits generally live?

Scatted across the Arctic

Where did the Aboriginal peoples migrate from?

Asia, but migrated to North America before the explorers from Europe

What dialect do Metis speak?

Michif

What two backgrounds make up Metis ancestry?

Aboriginal and European

Where do the Metis live?

In the Prairie provinces

What percent of Aboriginal people are First Nations?

65%

What percent of Aboriginal people are Metis?

30%

What percent of Aboriginal people are Inuits?

4%

What governor of Canada stated that immigrant groups should retain their individuality and contribute to national character?

John Buchan

True or False: English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish settlers, soldiers, and migrants from the 1600s'‘s to the 20th century are the reason for English-speaking canadians.

True

True or False: The majority of Canadians were not born in Canada

False

Since the 1970’s, where have the majority of Canadian immigrants come from?

Asian countries

In two of Canada’s biggest cities, what is the second most-spoken at home after English?

Chinese languages

What religion do the greater majority of Canadians identify with?

Christians (specifically Catholics)

Is civil marriage legal for gay and lesbian couples in Canada?

Yes

What was common amongst Aboriginal groups as they competed for land, resources, and prestige?

Warfare

True or False: Aboriginals and Europeans formed strong economic, religious, and military bonds when first settling together.

True

What was the first to draw a map of Canada’s East Coast

John Cabot

What First Nations Iroquoian word did the name “Canada” originate from and what did it means?

Kanata, meaning village

What did the French an the Aboriginal people collaborate on trading?

Beaver pelts

During what Battle were the French conquered by the British and there rule in America ended?

1759 Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec City

What was Quebec city renamed to by Great Britain following the war?

The Province of Quebec

To better govern the French Roman Catholic majority of Canada, the British Parliament passed what foundational, constitutional act?

The Quebec Act of 1774

What were the three main things the Quebec Act establish?

Right to religious freedom for Catholics, right for Catholics to hold public office, and restored French civil law while maintaining British criminal law

What were the 40,000 people loyal to the Crown who fled the oppression of the American Revolution to settle in Nova Scotia and Quebec called?

Loyalists

What did the Constitutional Act of 1791 do to Canada’s geography?

Divided the Province of Quebec into Upper Canada, which was mainly Loyalist, Protestant, and English-speaking, and Lower Canada, which was heavily-Catholic and French-speaking

What did the Constitutional Act of 1791 establish in Canadian government?

Legislative assemblies elected by the people

For centuries, what was Canada’s economy based on?

Farming and exporting natural resources through roads and waterways

Why did the American’s decide to invade Canada in 1812?

They were upset that the British Royal Navy had taken over the waterways surrounding Canada and the US, creating issues with American shipping

True or False: The present-day USA border is partly an outcome of the War of 1812.

True

Who recommended that Upper and Lower Canada be merged and given responsible government?

Lord Durham of Great Britain

What does “responsible government” mean?

The ministers of the Crown must have the support of the majority of the elected Canadian representatives to govern

What was the united version of Upper and Lower Canada called after merging?

The Province of Canada

What was the first British North American colony to attain full responsible government?

Nova Scotia

What was the group of men who established the Dominion of Canada known as?

Fathers of Confederation

What happened to Canada’s levels of government when it became the Dominion of Canada?

It split into federal and provincial

What four regions formed the Dominion of Canada?

Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

What was Canada Day originally known as and why?

Dominion Day because it marked the day the provinces of Canada unified and became the Dominion of Canada, signed into law by British Parliament

What day is Canada Day

July 1st

What was the name of the act that established the Dominion of Canada?

The British North America Act

Who suggested the name “Dominion of Canada”?

Sir Leonard Tilley, a Father of Confederation

Who was Canada’s first prime minister?

Sir John Alexander Macdonald, a father of confederation

Today, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or “The Mounties) are the _______ _________ _______ and one of Canada’s best-known symbols.

national police force

What two peoples helped build the Canadian Pacific Railway?

Europeans and Chinese

Who was the director of the Canadian Pacific Railway?

Donald Smith

During WWI, were most Canadian’s proud to be a part of the British Empire, or were they not?

They were

Who was the founder of the women’s suffrage movement in Canada?

Dr. Emily Stowe

What was the first Canadian province to grant voting rights to women?

Manitoba

When were voting rights granted to most Canadian females over the age of 21?

1918

Who was the first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament in Canada?

Agnes Macphail

When is Remembrance Day?

November 11th

Why is a red poppy worn on Remembrance Day?

To honor the sacrifices of those who have served and given their lives (110,000) fir Canada in wars

True or False: Canada is not a leading member of the British Commonwealth.

False

What was the name of the bank Canada established during the Great Depression and what was its purpose?

The Bank of Canada, as it was called, was meant to manage money supply and bring stability to Canada’s financial system.

At the end of WW2, Canada had the ____ largest navy in the world.

3rd

What act ensured common elements of healthcare and a basic standard of coverage?

The Canada Health Act

What province has a debate over whether it should become independent from Canada?

Quebec

Who can vote in Canada today?

Anyone over the age of 18

What was the name of the visual artistry group Canada is best known for and what type of art did they produce?

The Group of Seven, as they were called, painted the wilderness landscapes in Canada.

What sport was invented by a Canadian?

Basketball

What was the name of the Canadian who invented basketball?

James Naismith

What is Canada’s national sport?

Ice Hockey

What was the name of the Canadian inventor who made the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell

What was the name of the Canadian inventor who created word-wide time zones?

Sir Sandford Fleming

What type of phone did Canadian’s Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie famously invent?

The BlackBerry