p. 91-101; 110-124 Canada & Nationhood

Question 1

Multinational State

Answer 1

A State that contains more than one nation

Question 2

Define Nation

How can it be divided?

Answer 2

TEXT: A historical community with its own institutions, occupying a given territory or homeland, and sharing a distinct language and culture.

NOTES: can coincide with a state but does not have to. Is a psychological reality in the sense that it is an identification of people with each other.

Divided into ethnic or civic nation

Question 3

Polyethnic State

Answer 3

A state that contains many ethnic groups.

Question 4

Ethnic Nation

Answer 4

A community with a distinctive culture and history, which operates solely for the benefit of that cultural group. Members of the ethnic nation share common ancestry, language, custom, and traditions.

Question 5

Civic Nation

example

Answer 5

A community based on the common territory in which its members live and are governed and identify with shared political institutions

example:
- US constitution has a statement ‘e pluribus unum’- one people out of many backgrounds
- Swiss united by certain institutions.

Question 6

Identities

Answer 6

Individuals and group self-understanding of their traits and characteristics.

Question 7

Official Multiculturalism

Answer 7

A policy introduced in 1971 that encourage individuals to embrace the culture and tradition of their choice while retaining Canadian citizenship.

Question 8

National Minority

Answer 8

A culturally distinct and potentially self-governing society that has been incorporating into a larger

Question 9

Ethnic Groups

Answer 9

Groups of immigrants who have left their countries of origin to enter another society, but who do not occupy a separate territory in their new homeland.

Question 10

Differentiated citizenship

Answer 10

The granting of special group based legal or constitutional rights to national minorities and ethnic groups.

Question 11

self-government rights

Answer 11

group-based rights that grant a national minority some kind of territorial jurisdiction or autonomy over its political and cultural affairs.

Question 12

Polyethnic rights

Answer 12

group-based rights that allow ethnic groups and religious minorities to express their cultural distinctiveness without discrimination.

Question 13

Bi-national state

ex:

Answer 13

Two populations sharing boundaries and under political power

Ex: Canada -english or french

Question 14

Multinational State

Answer 14

contains more than one nation

ex: Aboriginal, English, French

Question 15

Polyethnic State

Answer 15

A multicultural state that more people identify with over the nation state

Question 16

has Canada ever been an ethnic nation?

Answer 16

NOPE

Question 17

What is the difference between Multi- national and polyethnic

Answer 17

a multi-national state is one where there are smaller nations (national minorities) within the larger state, whereas polyethnic states are composed of many ethnic groups

Question 18

Up until_________Canada targeted immigrants from_____________when seeking to expand population. Who changed this?

Answer 18

Up until 1967 Canada targeted immigrants from Britich Isles when seeking to expand population.

Robert Andras- liberal immigration minister

Question 19

What system did Robert Andras come up with and what are some of the defining features?

Answer 19

Changed immigration to be less discriminatory:

1. Points system- helped get certain people to the front of the line
2. Focused on reunifying families by allowing immigrants to welcome family over (husband here, invites wife here)
3. Offer sanctuary to refugee’s who also held democratic/similar values

Question 20

Multiculturalism Policy:
What? 4 major features
Who?
When?

Answer 20

Trudeau, 1971
All citizens encouraged to embrace the culture of their choice.
4 features:
1. assist new CDNs to acquire new language
2. assist new CDN’s to retain or foster their culture
3. encourage beneficial exchanges between diverse cultures
4. reduce barriers to full participation in CDN life (political social, economic etc)

Question 21

On average how many immigrants brought in each year and why

Answer 21

• 300,000+/- (have been for decades)

- our birth rate is declining and we are not replacing our aging population

Question 22

What kind of nation is Canada?

Answer 22

HOW MUCH OF THIS ANSWER COULD BE SUBJECTIVE?? I think it is a polyethnic, civic nation- Multicultural group that values specific institutions like Medicare over specific/single cultural identification.

Question 23

State must have

Answer 23

territory
sovereign power
population

Question 24

Nation can coincide with …but…

Answer 24

can coincide with a state but does not have to.

Question 25

The difference between a nation and a state is..

Answer 25

a nation is a psychological reality, instead of a tangible territory with sovereign power .