What does it mean to say that Canada is a constitutional monarchy?
Canada's Head of State is a hereditary Sovereign who is part of Parliament, reigning in accordance with the Constitution (ie, rule of law)
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Name two key documents that contain our rights and freedoms.
The British North America Act (BNA), the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms
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What are three examples of taking responsibility for yourself and your family?
Includes: getting a job, working hard, volunteering, protecting the environment, obeying the law
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Which was the last province to join confederation?
Newfoundland (1948 or 49)
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Which provinces form the Maritimes?
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island (PEI)
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Identify four rights that Canadians enjoy.
Mobility, Aboriginal People's, Official Language Rights, Multiculturalism
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What is the highest honour that Canadians can receive?
The Victoria Cross
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What are the three levels of government?
Federal, provincial, municipal
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What provinces are known as the Atlantic Provinces (or: which provinces form Atlantic Canada?)
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick
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What are four fundamental freedoms Canadians enjoy?
1 Conscience & religion 2 Thought, belief; freedom of speech & the press 3 Peaceful assembly 4 Association
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What is the difference between the role of the Queen and that of the Prime Minister?
The Queen is the Head of State and plays a non-partisan role as the focus of citizenship...the PM is the head of government (directing day-to-day governing)
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What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best?
Insulin, a hormone used to treat people suffering from diabetes, has saved over 16 million lives.
