Chapter 4 Practice Quiz

The Role of Government
. The "Westminster" form of government was established in ________.

. The famous book Leviathan was written by ________.

. In basic terms, governments exist to provide ________ for citizens.

. The two "houses" of the Canadian Parliament are the ________.

. The Peace of Westphalia ended the ________.

. The idea that the powers of the state should be limited to providing citizens with basic security was popularized by ________.

. Equalization was formalized in Canada in 1957 under Prime Minister ________.

. Examples of the "macro economy" include ________.

. The "welfare state" combines elements of ________.

. An example of totalitarian rule is ________.

. Canada's constitution is made up of the Constitution Act of ________ and the Constitution Act of ________.

. A Canadian constitutional "residual" clause that has come to represent Canadian society is ________.

. In Greek, kratos means ________.

. Ancient Greeks saw the ________ as the potential failure for democracy.

. In Canada, the role of the ________ is largely symbolic.

. Authoritarian systems are ideologically ________.

. The Hungarian secret police during the Cold War were known as the ________.

. Parliament in Canada is ________.

. Canada is best described as a ________ system.

. According to Freedom House, most current political systems in the world are not ________.

. Many British colonies saw and obtained independence in the aftermath of________.

. A neoliberal policy agenda may include privatization of some government activities, tax reduction, and ________.

. Genocide entails a deliberate and systematic destruction of the community based on its ________, nationality, culture, or race.

. In addition to external recognition, state sovereignty depends on domestic ________.

. Canada's three territories receive funds through a federal program called ________.

. Political systems include political structures and key actors that shape government action.

. In Canada, cabinet ministers cannot be members of Parliament.

. Taiwan is also known as the People's Republic of China.

. The American defence budget accounts for 19 per cent of the total yearly budget.

. Free markets and laissez-faire policies are part of a "capitalist" system.

. The Canadian government made a one-time payment of $250 million to fund housing in northern Aboriginal communities.

. The Republic was written by Socrates.

. The United Kingdom has an "unwritten" constitution.

. Canada's three territories have a commissioner instead of a lieutenant governor.

. The Supreme Court must provide royal assent to federal statutes in order for them to become law in Canada.

. The 2008 constitutional crisis in Canada was termed the "King-Byng" affair.

. More than 90 per cent of the Canadian population lives within 160 kilometres of the US border.

. China has been criticized for restricting information about political protests in Tibet.

. Totalitarianism is a variant of authoritarianism.

. The first "constitution of Canada" was the Constitutional Act of 1791.

. Canada's welfare state is maintained through a redistributive tax system.

. A military government that rules as a dictatorship is call a theocracy.

. Only democracies have constitutions.

. The German constitution is called Magna Carta.

. Canada received legislative authority equal to the United Kingdom with the Constitutional Act of 1791.

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