QUIZ#1: Concepts and Material

Question 1

In what year did Canada’s political system undergo significant changes?

Answer 1

1867

Question 2

Which four British colonies came together to form the state now known as Canada?

Answer 2

Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

Question 3

Which four British colonies came together to form the state now known as Canada?

A) Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
B) Alberta, Quebec, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia
C) Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island
D) Newfoundland, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Alberta

Answer 3

Answer: A) Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

Question 4

Who is the head of the Canadian government that leads each province and territory?

Answer 4

Premier

Question 5

Who is the head of the Canadian government that leads each province and territory?

A) Governor General
B) Lieutenant Governor
C) Premier
D) Prime Minister

Answer 5

Answer: C) Premier

Question 6

Who is the head of the Canadian government that leads the country?

Answer 6

Prime Minister

Question 7

What type of government exists when the Prime Minister’s party lacks a majority of seats in the House of Commons and must rely on support from other parties to pass legislation?

Answer 7

Minority Government

Question 8

What term refers to the activities involving the pursuit and exercise of collective decision making?

Answer 8

Politics

Question 9

What term refers to a structured political community with a single source of ultimate authority over its territory?

Answer 9

State

Question 10

In Canadian politics, where do the most prominent power struggles typically occur?

Answer 10

State-level

Question 11

What term refers to a political system where authority is constitutionally divided between 2 or more levels of government?

Answer 11

Federation

Question 12

How many sovereign governments make up the Canadian federation?

Answer 12

11

Question 13

How many sovereign governments make up the Canadian federation?

A) 10
B) 11
C) 12
D) 9

Answer 13

B) 11

Question 14

What level of government in the Canadian federation has jurisdiction over the Armed Forces and defense?

A) Provincial government
B) Federal (central) government
C) Municipal government
D) Territorial government

Answer 14

Federal (central) government

Question 15

What level of government in the Canadian federation has jurisdiction over the Armed Forces and defense?

Answer 15

Federal (central) government

Question 16

What are the 3 cleavages in Canadian Politics?

Answer 16

Geography, Demography, Ideology

Question 17

What cleavages in Canadian politics divide Canadians based on factors like gender, ethnicity, age, and education?

Answer 17

Demography

Question 18

What term that is known as an political ideological belief focuses on individual responsibility, traditional values, and limited government intervention, In addition to supporting market-based competition, lower taxes, and tougher law enforcement?

Answer 18

Right-Wing Ideology

Question 19

What term that is known as an political ideological belief focuses on equality, social inclusion, and an active government role in promoting the public good, In addition to advocating for social programs, support marginalized groups, and believe in rehabilitation over punishment?

Answer 19

Left-Wing Ideology

Question 20

What term within Canadian politics refers to a political system where the authority is constitutionally divided between 2 or more levels of government?

Answer 20

Federation

Question 21

What term within Canadian Politics refers to political discontent in areas west of Ontario, normally encompassing frustration with perceived political favoritism to areas east of Manitoba?

Answer 21

Western Alienation

Question 22

What are five institutions that possess public authority in Canadian politics?

Answer 22

State Government, Police, Bureaucracy, Courts, Armed Forces

Question 23

What term within Canadian Politics refers to a political movement that seeks to reduce elite authority over ordinary people, and which is often led by a charismatic figure?

Answer 23

Populism

Question 24

What term within Canadian Politics refers to an emotional connection with one’s regional homeland, more than with one’s country?

Answer 24

Sectionalism

Question 25

What term within Canadian Politics refers to a unifying ideology among people who share a common homeland, ancestry, and language or culture?

Answer 25

Nationalism

Question 26

What term within Canadian Politics refers to a widely held sentiment that a province or territory should leave the Canadian federation?

Answer 26

Secessionism

Question 27

What movement within Canadian Politics refers to an early 1960s modernizing movement in Quebec, geared toward a stronger provincial government and outward nationalism?

Answer 27

Quiet Revolution