Chapter 3 Practice Quiz

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. Which of the following policy areas falls under concurrent jurisdiction in Canada?

Education correct incorrect

Immigration correct incorrect

Public hospitals correct incorrect

Property and civil rights correct incorrect

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. Which of the following allows the federal government to withhold the passage of provincial legislation, so as to cause short-term or permanent delay?

Devolution correct incorrect

Disallowance correct incorrect

Reservation correct incorrect

Parliamentary supremacy correct incorrect

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. Which one of the following is not true of Canadian federalism?

The federal government can spend funds on areas of provincial jurisdiction correct incorrect

Collectively, provincial governments generate more revenue than the federal government correct incorrect

Canada is among the world's most decentralized federations correct incorrect

The Canadian provinces are creatures of the federal government correct incorrect

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. Some sections of the constitution stipulate that federal laws would prevail in the event of conflict with provincial laws. What is this known as?

Federal paramountcy correct incorrect

Declaratory power correct incorrect

POGG correct incorrect

Residual power correct incorrect

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. Which of the following scenarios best describes co-operative federalism?

The federal government creates a new national income support program and flows funds through the provincial governments. correct incorrect

The federal government repeals the Canada Health Act. correct incorrect

The federal government provides the Quebec government enhanced input on Supreme Court appointments. correct incorrect

First ministers meet with First Nations leaders on an annual basis. correct incorrect

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. Which federal transfers are designed to reduce the horizontal fiscal imbalance in Canada?

Equalization correct incorrect

Conditional grants correct incorrect

Per capita transfers correct incorrect

Fiscal stabilization correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not a part of the conditions of the Canada Health Act?

health services must be publicly administered correct incorrect

health services must be accessible to all correct incorrect

health services must be delivered by Health Canada correct incorrect

health services must be portable across the country correct incorrect

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. Which of the following falls exclusively under provincial jurisdiction?

Education correct incorrect

Criminal Law correct incorrect

Immigration correct incorrect

Agriculture correct incorrect

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. What type of federalism stipulates that provincial governments take the lead to solve public policy problems together?

Symmetrical federalism correct incorrect

Collaborative federalism correct incorrect

Emergency federalism correct incorrect

Classical federalism correct incorrect

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. Which of the following situations apply when Quebec is granted unprecedented jurisdiction over immigration?

Emergency federalism correct incorrect

Treaty federalism correct incorrect

Asymmetrical federalism correct incorrect

Symmetrical federalism correct incorrect

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. Which of the following sections of the constitution deals with federal powers?

Section 91 correct incorrect

Section 92 correct incorrect

Section 55 correct incorrect

Section 33 correct incorrect

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. What type of federalism was blamed, in part, for the failure of the Charlottetown Accord?

Cooperative federalism correct incorrect

Collaborative federalism correct incorrect

Executive federalism correct incorrect

Classical federalism correct incorrect

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. What is a defining characteristic of classical federalism?

Federal government leads while working with provinces. correct incorrect

Federal government takes the lead in a national crisis. correct incorrect

Provincial and territorial governments collaborate to provide leadership. correct incorrect

Federal and provincial governments look after their separate jurisdictions. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following describes the idea that the federal government has an excess of revenue, and the provinces have an excess of responsibilities, with respect to their constitutional obligations and fiscal capacities?

Equalization correct incorrect

Vertical fiscal imbalance correct incorrect

Horizontal fiscal imbalance correct incorrect

Vertical fiscal gap correct incorrect

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. When was Canadian federalism at its highest level of centralization?

during World War II correct incorrect

at patriation correct incorrect

when the Council of the Federation was founded correct incorrect

between the two Quebec sovereignty referendums correct incorrect