Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Term
Definition
right   A legal, moral, or social entitlement due to all people because they are human beings  
🗑
freedom   the ability to conduct one's affairs without being hampered or frustrated  
🗑
inalienable rights   guaranteed entitlements that cannot be transferred because they are part of our intrinsic nature  
🗑
franchise   the right to vote  
🗑
entrench   in a general sense, to include or incorporate one thing into another. In a constitutional sense, to protect and guarantee a right or freedom by ensuring that it can only be changed by an amendment to the Constitution  
🗑
override   To prevail over  
🗑
invoke   to put into effect  
🗑
notwithstanding clause   section 33 of the charter of rights and freedoms which allows federal and provincial governments to pass legislation that is exempt from section 2 and subsection 7 to 15 of the charter  
🗑
dissemination   the act of spreading something, especially information, widely; circulation.  
🗑
extradition   surrendering an accused person to another jurisdiction to stand trial  
🗑
capital offence   a crime punishable by death in some jurisdiction  
🗑
ameliorate   To make better or improve  
🗑
abrogate   to abolish or annul  
🗑
derogate   to take away or detract  
🗑
respondent   a party against whom a petition is filled especially one in an appeal or a divorce case.  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: slslozzy
Popular Law sets