social studies

• When was the Charter of Rights enacted?

  1984
• one reason the charter was created?

  To convince Quebec to stay as a Canadian province
• Name 4 of the 7 categories in the charter


  Fundamental freedoms

  Democratic right

  Mobility rights

  Legal Rights

  Equality Rights

  Language rights

  Minority language Educational rights
• What are the 4 fundamental freedom?

  Freedom of conscience and religion

  Freedom to belief, thought and expression

  freedom to peaceful assembly

  Freedom to association
• What are two of the four democratic rights?

  Right to vote

  Right to run for office
• Canada officially became a country in 1867
• In 1871, Manitoba became a province
• Scott Gillingham is the mayor of Winnipeg
• Justin Trudeau is the liberal leader of Canada
• Who is the conservative leader of Canada?

  Pierre Poilievre
• Jagmeet Singh is the leader of the NDP in Canada
• Name two legal rights


  Be secure against unreasonable search and seizure

  Right to a fair trial

  Not be compelled as a witness and to remain silent
• A citizen is someone who legally belongs to a country
• Treaties were intended as formal agreements to encourage peaceful relations
• There are 11 numbered treaties signed
• Treaties were meant to only benefit the british
• Wampums were used as a visual record of agreements
• Children were taken from their families during the sixties scoop
• Indian act was passed in 1876 and was a law that gave the government control over native people
• Sayisi Dene were relocated in the 1950's and lived in harsh conditions
• when did the Sayisi Dene sue the Canadian government?


  1993
• The pass system made it difficult for people to move around the city and the poor were forced to live in slums
• There are 12 jurors in a criminal court case
• There are 8 jurors in a Civil court case and only 6 of them need to agree on a decision
• Civil cases with a monetary claim of 25,000 or less are heard in small claims court.
• Civil Court


  Two people or groups cant come to an agreement
• Criminal court


  Person is accused of breaking the law
• 5 parts of justice system


  Citizens

  Police

  Courts

  Prisons

  Government
• YCJA applies to youths aged 12 to 17
• Principles of YCJA

  • Rehabilitation and reintegration
  • Fair and proportionate accountability
  • Enhanced procedural protection Timely intervention and prompt enforcement
• A youths identity cannot be published
• The YCJA foucuses more on rehabilitation than on punishment
• Immigration in Canada peaked in 1952 because of the economic boom after WW2
• The immigration and refugee act makes categories of who can come to Canada
• IRPA objectives 


  Refugee protection

  family reunification

  facilitate immigration
• Mens rea refers to the intention of a crime
• Actus rea refers to the action of commiting the crime