Chapters 9-12

Question 1

Assimilation

Answer 1

The process of adapting or adjusting to the culture of a group or nation or the state of being so adapted.

Question 2

Humanitarianism

Answer 2

Trying to improve the lives of others and to reduce their suffering through various means, including social reform and aid.

Question 3

Indian Act

Answer 3

An act of parliament first passed in 1867 dealing with the governance of reserves and the rights and benefits of registered individuals. Included in the act are those First Nations peoples (and their descendants) who signed treaties or were otherwise registered in the act.

Question 4

Authoritarianism

Answer 4

A form of government with authority vested in an elite group that may or may not rule in the interests of the people.

Question 5

Consensus Decision Making

Answer 5

A process whereby a group of individuals share ideas, solutions, and concerns to find a resolution to a problem that all members of the group can accept.

Question 6

Direct Democracy

Answer 6

A form of government in which the people participate in deciding issues directly.

Question 7

Military Dictatorship

Answer 7

A form of government in which political power resides with the military leadership.

Question 8

Oligarchy

Answer 8

A form of government in which political power rests with a small elite segment of society.

Question 9

One-party state

Answer 9

A form of government where only one party forms the government and no other parties are permitted to run candidates for election.

Question 10

Proportional representation

Answer 10

A system of government in which people vote directly for a party, and then representatives are assigned based upon popular vote obtained.

Question 11

Party Solidarity

Answer 11

In the Candian system, a requirement that all party members vote with their party, except in rare instances when the party leadership explicitly frees them from this obligation, in what is known as a free vote.

Question 12

Representative Democracy

Answer 12

A form of government in which a small group of politicians are elected by a larger group of citizens. The people participate in deciding issues through elected officials who represent them and make laws in their interests.

Question 13

Responsible Government

Answer 13

In the Canadian system, a form of representative democracy in which the branch of government that proposes laws, the executive branch, is dependent on the direct or indirect support of the legislative branch.

Question 14

American Bill of Rights

Answer 14

The first 10 amendments to the US constitution. Ratified by the original 13 states by 1791, it is primarily on John Locke’s concept of “natural rights” for all individuals, including life, liberty, and the protection of property.

Question 15

Anti-Terrorism Act

Answer 15

A set of laws passed in December of 2001, in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks. It gave the Canadian government special powers, such as surveillance and detention, for dealing with people carrying out activities thought to be associated with terrorism.

Question 16

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Answer 16

A document entrenched in the Constitutional Act, 1982 that lists and describes the fundemental right and freedoms guarenteed to Canadians.

Question 17

Illiberal

Answer 17

Ideologies opposed to the values, beliefs, and, principles of liberalism; usually refers to undemocratic actions but may be found in democratic countries in times of crisis.

Question 18

Language Legislation

Answer 18

Laws regarding the official language of a state.

Question 19

Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Answer 19

A statutory bill of rights and human rights code that was passed by the National Assembly of Quebec in 1975.

Question 20

Respect for Law and Order

Answer 20

One of the responsibilities of citizens in a liberal democratic society, where people enjoy a high degree of individual rights and freedoms. Failure on the part of the population to demonstrate this type of respect could result in a state of chaos.

Question 21

Terrorism

Answer 21

The policy of various ideological groups to disrupt the affairs of an enemy state or culture by the use of violent acts against non-combatants, in order to create debilitating terror and confusion.

Question 22

Consumerism

Answer 22

A preoccupation with consumer goods and their acquisition.

Question 23

Environmentalism

Answer 23

A political and ethical ideology that focuses on protecting the natural environment and lessening the harmful effects that human activities have on the ecosystem.

Question 24

Extremism

Answer 24

A term used by others to describe the beliefs and actions of those perceived to be outside of the accepted norms of policial or social behaviour.

Question 25

Pandemics

Answer 25

Outbreaks of disease on a global scale.

Question 26

Postmodernism

Answer 26

A movement of thought, art, and criticism that raises questions about the faith that moderns have in reason and in progress, and tries to get people to rethink their assumptions about the meaning of modern life.

Question 27

The 1969 White Paper

Answer 27

Bill proposed by Trudeau Government that would have abolished the Indian act for being discriminatory.