16) Choose the best answer. What is the importance of the 1982 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

A. The Charter serves much the same function as America's Bill of Rights. It protects basic
rights including voting, a fair court system, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and
right to assemble. The charter also protects the rights of First Nations people.

B. The Charter serves much the same function as America's Bill of Rights. It protects basic
rights including voting, a fair court system, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and
right to assemble. The charter also protects the rights of Second Nations people.

C. The Charter serves much the same function as China's Bill of Rights. It protects basic rights
including voting, a fair court system, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and right to
assemble. The charter also protects the rights of First Nations people.

D. The Charter serves much the same function as America's Constitution. It protects basic
rights including voting, a fair court system, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and
right to assemble. The charter also protects the rights of First Nations people.