Chapter 1 Practice Quiz

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. Which of the following is not defined as a major cleavage in Canadian politics today?

Geography correct incorrect

Religion correct incorrect

Demography correct incorrect

Ideology correct incorrect

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. In terms of understanding political cleavages and institutions, which of the following issues tends to dominate in discussions?

Proper distribution of federal transfer funds to provinces correct incorrect

Gender inequality correct incorrect

Income equality correct incorrect

Freedom of religion correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements best describes left-wing Canadians?

They favour government spending on social programs correct incorrect

They favour lower taxes on wealthy Canadians correct incorrect

They favour increased spending on the military correct incorrect

They favour more traditional moral practices correct incorrect

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. Which of the following federal parties have been in power more than any other parties?

Conservative Party correct incorrect

Liberal Party correct incorrect

New Democratic Party correct incorrect

Reform Party correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is a characteristic of the Conservative Party of Canada?

Its ideology ranges from the centre-right to the right correct incorrect

It has never formed government at the federal level correct incorrect

It is sometimes positioned in the centre-left correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was not a key event during the third and most recent era of Canadian politics?

September 11 attacks correct incorrect

The White Paper on Indian Policy correct incorrect

Afghanistan War correct incorrect

Great Recession correct incorrect

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. Which Canadian political party emerged from a formal partnership with Canada's largest trade union?

The New Democratic Party of Canada correct incorrect

The Liberal Party of Canada correct incorrect

The Conservative Party of Canada correct incorrect

The Bloc Québécois correct incorrect

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. Which four provinces were the original members of the Canadian federation?

Ontario, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia correct incorrect

Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia correct incorrect

Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia correct incorrect

Manitoba, British Columbia, Newfoundland, and New Brunswick correct incorrect

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. Which of the following became the first document to recognize self-governing status of Indigenous peoples in Canada?

Quebec Act, 1774 correct incorrect

Royal Proclamation, 1763 correct incorrect

British North America Act, 1867 correct incorrect

The Indian Act correct incorrect

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. Which of the following occurred most recently?

The establishment of the residential schools system correct incorrect

The adoption of the maple leaf flag correct incorrect

The establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission correct incorrect

The establishment of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms correct incorrect

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. Which province experienced the "The Quiet Revolution" in the 1960s?

Ontario correct incorrect

Alberta correct incorrect

Quebec correct incorrect

British Columbia correct incorrect

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. The notion that the political executive must maintain the confidence of the elected legislature in order to remain in power is known as:

Responsible Government correct incorrect

Party Discipline correct incorrect

Constitutional Monarchy correct incorrect

Rule of Law correct incorrect

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. Settler colonialism is:

The belief in the supremacy of European settler institutions over those of Indigenous groups correct incorrect

Reflected in the establishment of the residential schools system correct incorrect

Embodied in many Canadian political institutions correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following provides evidence of American influence on Canadian politics?

The adoption of federalism correct incorrect

The presence of Westminster parliamentary traditions correct incorrect

The use of the civil law system in Quebec correct incorrect

The gradual adoption of Indigenous principles and approaches correct incorrect

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. The choice of the Maple Leaf as Canada's national flag illustrated:

The value of referendums in making important national decisions correct incorrect

The influence of Indigenous thought on national symbols correct incorrect

The deep regional and cultural divisions that mark Canadian politics correct incorrect

The ideological differences between left and right in Canada correct incorrect