Social Studies Unit Exam

Question 1

Define constitution

Answer 1

A formal document that describes how decision-making in a community will take place

Question 2

What does the constitution of a country define AND describe?

Answer 2

It defines how a government will work and describes how powers will be distributed between different levels of government

Question 3

What does democracy mean? What does it mean in Greek?

Answer 3

A form of government that is elected and controlled by the people under it. “Rule by the people”.

Question 4

Canada has what type of government?

Answer 4

Representative Democracy

Question 5

What does Representative Democracy mean?

Answer 5

Where citizens elect a person to represent their views and beliefs in a government

Question 6

What 2 countries have influenced the Canadian Constitution?

Answer 6

Britain and the USA

Question 7

Know the 3 levels of government in Canada

Answer 7

Federal
Provincial
Municipal

Question 8

Be able to provide 5 responsibilitites of each level of government

Answer 8

Federal: Post Offices
Passports
War and peace
Social insurance numbers
Immigration
Provincial: Legal names
Courts and civil laws
Highways
Health services and hospitals
Education
Municipal: Municipal parks
School boards
Libraries
Snow removal
Garbage pick-up