Chapter 3-Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom-Vocabulary

Fundamental Rights- a generally-regarded set of entitlements in the context of a legal system, wherein such system is itself said to be based upon this same set of basic, fundamental, or inalienable entitlements or "rights."

Legal Rights-political and legal system, and therefore relative to specific cultures and governments.

Mobility Rights- is a human right concept that the constitutions of numerous states respect. It asserts that a citizen of a state in which that citizen is present has the liberty to travel, reside in, and/or work in any part of the state where one pleases within the limits of respect for the liberty and rights of others.

Democratic Rights-Everyone has the right to freedom of expression without any interference. This right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any media of his choice.

Equality Rights- is a social state of affairs in which all people within a specific society or isolated group have the same status in a certain respect.

Discrimination-is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their membership in a certain group or category. It involves the actual behaviors towards groups such as excluding or restricting members of one group from opportunities that are available to another group.

Prejudice- is making a judgment or assumption about someone or something before having enough knowledge to be able to do so with guaranteed accuracy.

Diversity- A point of difference.

Constitution-is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.

Indian Act-is a Canadian statute that concerns registered Indians, their bands, and the system of Indian reserves.



Labour Unions-is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions.