1.5 Citizenship Responsibilities – 🍁The Canadian Experience

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#1. It is a privilege but not a legal requirement to serve in the jury when called upon to do so.

TRUE

FALSE

#2. Who among the following is above the law in Canada?

Nobody

Canadian Citizens

Canada’s monarch

The Federal Government

#3. Every citizen has a responsibility to:

Avoid waste and pollution in protecting Canada’s natural, cultural and architectural heritage

Protect Canada’s cultural and architectural heritage

Protect Canada’s natural environment

Avoid waste and pollution

#4. Canadian citizens have a responsibility to vote in federal, provincial or territorial and local elections.

FALSE

TRUE

#5. Volunteering is a responsibility of Canadian citizens.

TRUE

FALSE

#6. How does a jury help the justice system in Canada?

Juries help make laws in Canada

Juries include people who know the defendant(s) very well and can help the defense lawyer

Juries made up of Canadian citizens provide an element of impartiality to the legal process

Juries are made up of lawyers who are well versed in Canadian Law and can provide great inputs to the prosecutors

#7. Working hard according to one’s abilities and taking care of one’s family is an important Canadian value.

False

True

#8. Which of the following is a founding principle of Canada?

Rule of Law

Protecting and enjoying our heritage and environment

Helping others in the community

Taking responsibility for oneself and one’s family

#9. Which of the following is not a responsibility of Canadian citizens?

Voting in elections

Going on yearly vacations

Protecting and enjoying our heritage and environment

Obeying the law

#10. Voting is a right but not a responsibility of citizenship.

FALSE

TRUE

#11. Canadian citizens have the right to vote in federal, provincial or territorial and local elections.

TRUE

FALSE

#12. Protecting Canada’s natural, cultural and architectural heritage and environment is important as it preserves them for the future generations of Canadians.

FALSE

TRUE

#13. Every Canadian has a responsibility to protect Canadian heritage and environment.

TRUE

FALSE

#14. Juries in Canada are made up of:

Canadian permanent residents

Canadian citizens

Judges appointed by the Supreme Court

Anyone living in Canada

#15. Volunteering is an excellent way to gain useful skills and develop friends and contacts.

False

True

#16. What does taking responsibility for oneself and one’s family entail?

Protecting and enjoying our heritage and environment

Getting a job and working hard in keeping with one’s abilities.

Serving in the jury

Obeying the law

#17. What does “rule of law” mean?

No person or group is above the law

Individuals, but not governments, are regulated by laws

Canada’s monarch and the Canadian Government is above the law

Governments can indulge in arbitrary actions without any legal consequences

#18. Canadian citizens enjoy fundamental rights with no responsibilities.

TRUE

FALSE

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