PAT Social Studies Practice

Which of the following rights or freedoms from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees parents the right to have their child educated in a Francophone school?

• Freedom of association

• Official languages rights

• Minority language education rights

• Freedom of conscience and religion

According to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the publication of the cartoon shown above in a newspaper is an example of

• the freedom of association

• the freedom of expression

• a democratic right

• a legal right

The best example of mobility rights as described in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is

• transferring to a new school

• moving to another province

• having wheelchair access

• getting a driver’s license

What right in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is being demonstrated in the photographs and caption?

• A. A democratic right

• B. An equality right

• C. A mobility right

• D. A legal right

Which of the following titles best describes the activities in the photographs?

• A. Collective rights

• B. Petition gathering

• C. Active citizenship

• D. Consensus building

What is the most likely reason that Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan would be voting in an Alberta election?

• A. Modelling their democratic rights for locals

• B. Following the directions of their commander

• C. Voting to make changes in the Afghanistan government

• D. Exercising individual rights and responsibilities as citizens

One characteristic of democracy is that

• by law, citizens are required to vote

• the government is accountable to the people

• only property owners have a say in decision making

• social standing determines a person’s level of influence

A similarity between a direct democracy and a representative democracy is that

• only citizens who belong to a political party are entitled to vote

• issues must be agreed upon by a majority of the decision makers

• individual rights are more important than collective responsibility

• class structure affects the influence a citizen has when making decisions

Enforcement of a bylaw by police is an example of which of the following principles of democracy?

• Representation

• Freedom

• Equality

• Justice

Locations which represent local government operations are shown in pictures

• I and II

• I and IV

• II and III

• III and IV