Society and Government

Question 1

Campaign (Cam-paign)

Answer 1

noun | A series of actions for a specific purpose
E.g., Although the candidate was
ultimately successful in the election, their
campaign ran far over budget.

Question 2

Campaign (Cam-paign)

Answer 2

verb | To take a series of actions for a specific purpose

E.g., During the premier’s bid for reelection, his opponents campaigned
against him.

Question 3

Civil

Civ-il

Answer 3

Adjective
Definition: Related to people or citizens
E.g., The second half of the twentieth
century saw an increase in civil rights
movements.

Question 4

Facilitate

Fac-il-i-tate

Answer 4

To help or make things easier
to progress
E.g., The financial officer helped facilitate
a trade agreement between the two
nations.

Question 5

Federal

Fed-er-al

Answer 5

\: Relating to the central form of
government
E.g., In Canada, the federal government
oversees all national matters, while the
provincial government handles affairs at
the province level.

Question 6

Hierarchy

Hi-er-ar-chy

Answer 6

Noun
 A system in which items are
ranked above or below each other
E.g., There are many levels to the
hierarchy of Canada’s government, but at
its top is the Prime Minister.

Question 7

Ideology
(I-de-ol-o-gy)
Noun

Answer 7

A system of ideas or beliefs
held by a group of people
E.g., Although the two nations had
conflicting ideologies, they still
maintained good relations.

Question 8

Infrastructure
(In-fra-struc-ture)
Noun

Answer 8

The underlying network or
features of a system or organization
E.g., The proposal to construct a subway
system was rejected because the city
didn’t have the infrastructure to support
the project.

Question 9

Legislate
(Leg-is-late)
Verb

Answer 9

To make a set of laws
E.g., The council just legislated for stricter
local control over natural resources.

Question 10

Regime

Re-gime

Answer 10

A system of government
E.g., The leader’s regime was
characterized by censorship of the
press.

Question 11

Legislation
(Leg-is-la-tion)
Noun

Answer 11

The process of making laws
E.g., The legislation surrounding a ban on
texting while driving took years to become
a law.

Question 12

Legislation
(Leg-is-la-tion)
Noun

Answer 12

A set of laws
E.g., The proposed legislation would mean
longer prison sentences for those found
guilty of tax evasion.

Question 13

Representative
(Rep-re-sen-ta-tive)
Noun

Answer 13

A person or thing that acts on
behalf of someone or something else
E.g., She took a seat in the House of
Commons as a representative of her party.

Question 14

Representative
(Rep-re-sen-ta-tive)
Adjective

Answer 14

Acting on behalf of others
E.g., The local business leader acted in a
representative capacity at his local town
hall meeting.