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Citizenship Test overview

Citizenship Test flashcards

Flip through the key rules from our handbook notes, one card at a time. Mark each card "Got it" or "Review again"; your progress stays on this device.

  • 399 cards
  • 16 topics
Card 1 of 399Got it 0 · Review again 0

Keyboard: Space flips, ← → move, 1 = Review again, 2 = Got it. On a phone, swipe left or right.

The first 10 of 399 cards

Front and back of each card, as in the deck above. The cards come from our own notes on the official handbook; check anything you are unsure of with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

  1. Rights and freedoms · introduction

    introduction — key rule 1

    Citizens' rights and responsibilities come from Canada's history, are secured by Canadian law and reflect shared traditions, identity and values.

  2. Rights and freedoms · introduction

    Canadian law draws on four sources

    laws passed by Parliament and the provincial legislatures, English common law, the civil code of France, and the unwritten constitution inherited from Great Britain.

  3. Rights and freedoms · Magna Carta

    Magna Carta — key rule 1

    Together these sources secure an "ordered liberty" tradition about 800 years old, going back to Magna Carta, signed in England in 1215 (also called the Great Charter of Freedoms).

  4. Rights and freedoms · Magna Carta

    The four fundamental freedoms listed

    (1) conscience and religion; (2) thought, belief, opinion and expression, including speech and the press; (3) peaceful assembly; (4) association.

  5. Rights and freedoms · Magna Carta

    Magna Carta — key rule 3

    Habeas corpus = the right to challenge unlawful detention by the state; it comes from English common law.

  6. Rights and freedoms · the Charter

    the Charter — key rule 1

    In 1982 the Constitution of Canada was amended to entrench the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  7. Rights and freedoms · the Charter

    the Charter — key rule 2

    The Charter opens by saying Canada is founded on principles recognizing the supremacy of God and the rule of law (guide: shows the importance of religious traditions and the dignity and worth of the human person).

  8. Rights and freedoms · the Charter

    the Charter — key rule 3

    The guide shows Queen Elizabeth II proclaiming the amended Constitution in Ottawa, 1982.

  9. Rights and freedoms · the Charter

    the Charter — key rule 4

    The Charter summarizes fundamental freedoms and adds other rights. Most important, per the guide:

  10. Rights and freedoms · the Charter

    Mobility rights

    live and work anywhere in Canada, enter and leave the country freely, apply for a passport.

FAQ

Citizenship Test flashcards: questions

Where do these flashcards come from?

Each of the 399 cards is one point from our study notes, which we write from the official Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship. The front names the rule; the back states it. Nothing on the cards is added beyond those notes.

How should I use the flashcards?

Read the front, answer in your head, then flip. Choose "Got it" only if you knew it; otherwise choose "Review again". At the end, go through the "Review again" cards once more, or pick a single topic from the list to focus on it.

Is my progress saved?

Yes, on this device only. Cards marked "Review again" stay in the "Needs review" list, and every card you rate counts towards your topic map on the exam overview. Nothing is sent to us with your name; you can clear it from the overview page.

Are flashcards enough to pass the Citizenship Test test?

No. Flashcards help you remember the rules, but the test asks multiple-choice questions. Use our practice tests and mock exams as well, and study the official material from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

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