Chapter 6 Practice Quiz

Political Systems
. In some unitary systems, certain powers may be given to subnational authorities in a process called ________.

. In the European Union, the central government is located in ________.

. In 1997, the British government decided to give limited authority to the legislatures in ________.

. In a system of devolution, ultimate authority is ________.

. In Switzerland, regions are divided into ________.

. In Canada, the federal government has power over ________.

. The world's most populous democracy is ________.

. Upper and Lower Canada united into the Province of Canada in ________.

. The American Monroe Doctrine sought to ________.

. Sharing control between provincial and federal levels of government is referred to as ________.

. Funds given to provinces with controls on how they are to be spent are called ________.

. The ________ Accord of 1992 sought to redefine the federal-provincial bargain.

. First Ministers' Meetings take place among ________.

. The Constitution Act of 1867 gave provinces "concurrent powers" for ________.

. Canadian Confederation in 1867 included ________.

. John A. Macdonald, George Brown, and George-Étienne Cartier formed ________.

. "Lower Canada" is now known as ________.

. In Russia, the culture of power centralization means that the national government ________.

. The American Civil War took place during ________.

. Chile, Rwanda, Honduras, and Ukraine are all examples of ________.

. Section 35 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Canada recognizes ________.

. ________ of power is increasingly proposed as a solution to many of these problems of unitary government.

. The provinces control over ________ has always been a fundamental element in their portfolio of rights and responsibilities.

. BC Premier John Horgan opposes the expansion of the ________ largely for environmental reasons.

. ________ refusal to assent to the patriation of the Constitution Act, 1982 was seen as significantly weakening the legitimacy of the federal government and the Constitution Act itself.

. In France, most political power is distributed among regional authorities.

. In federal states, sovereignty is divided between the national government and the subnational governments.

. In Canada, education is considered a federal responsibility.

. Federal states are often large in territory and have linguistic or cultural differences.

. In the Senate of the United States, each state is represented by two senators.

. At the time of Confederation in Canada, education and health care were key issues.

. The European Union is best described as a federal system.

. India's population is estimated to be over 1.2 billion people.

. The War of 1812 was between the United States and Great Britain.

. Queen Victoria chose Ottawa to be Canada's national capital.

. The Great Depression took place in the 1940s.

. The Bloc Québécois is a nationalist provincial party.

. Equalization payments involve transferring funds from richer provinces to poorer ones.

. Since the 1960s, the relationship between Canada's federal government and the provinces has been more conflictive.

. The founders of Canada became known as the "Fathers of Confederation."

. The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh met for the first time 1999.

. The Meech Lake Accord was successfully ratified by all Canadian government in 1990.

. The modern separatist movement in Québec originated in the 1990s with the Quiet Revolution.

. The "No" side narrowly lost the 1980 Quebec referendum.

. The inherent flexibility of federalism allows for innovative approaches to dealing with the Quebec question without necessarily dissolving the Canadian union.

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