📜 Chapter 1: Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
Rule of law means that both people and governments answer to what?
Correct answer: The law, not arbitrary decisions
A The decisions of senior officials
✓ The law, not arbitrary decisions
C Long-standing local customs
D Agreements between political parties
💡 Explanation
This is one of Canada's founding principles: nobody stands above the law. Citizens and the state alike are bound by it, so power cannot be used on a whim.
Key facts to remember
- The rule of law is a founding principle of Canada
- People and governments are ruled by law, not arbitrary actions
- No individual or group stands above the law
Why this is the answer
From the official Discover Canada study guide — 1.4.1 Obeying the Law:
Rights in Canada come with duties, and the first duty is to obey the law. The rule of law is one of Canada's founding principles. It means that people and governments alike are regulated by law, not by arbitrary decisions. A government cannot simply do as it pleases; it has to act within the law. No individual and no group sits above the law. Obeying the law is therefore the most basic responsibility a citizen carries.
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