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Residual powers are "leftover" powers that are not specifically listed in the constitution.
True
False
2
"A duty or obligation" is known as a...
Responsibility
Right
Freedom
Law
3
Students cannot influence political decision making.
False
True
4
Residual powers remain with the municipal government.
True
False
5
Public transit is under the jurisdiction of the...
Municipal government
Federal government
Provincial government
6
Minority right is the principle that the rights of the minority must be safeguarded.
True
False
7
The process of referring a political question to the people for a direct vote.
Direct Democracy
Referendum
Voting
Right
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What is the most common form of participation?
Voting
Civil Society Groups
Volunteering
Protesting
9
Greenpeace is an example of civil society.
False
True
10
Canada is a direct democracy.
False
True
11
"A decision- making system that has the power to make laws" is known as ?
Public Office
Government
Society
Parliament
12
A modern example of how global forces influence how Canada is governed is...
USA Election: Donald Trump
Medically Assisted Death
Invictus Games
Attawapiskat
13
Though we have our own constitution, who do we recognize as our own monarch and head of state?
Queen Elizabeth II
Senate
Prime Minister
Governor General
14
National defence is under the jurisdiction of the...
Federal government
Provincial government
Municipal government
15
A factor that shapes how Canada is governed is...
Global Forces
All of the above
Economics
Geography
16
Our fundamental rights are sometimes described in terms of "freedom from" and "freedom to."
True
False
17
Section 92 of the constitution outlines...
Municipal government
Provincial government
Federal government
18
When was the kind of democratic decision making we practice first used?
Ancient Greece
Medieval Times
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Rome
19
The authority to make and carry out laws is called a...
Values
Responsibilities
Rights
Jurisdiction
20
Autocracy is a system in which decisions are controlled by the people.
False
True
21
"Those things we are morally and legally entitled to have or to do" are called...
Bills
Rights and Freedoms
Laws
Responsibilities
22
Education is under the jurisdiction of the ...
Federal government
Municipal government
Provincial government
23
Under the Constitution Act, 1982 how can the constitution be changed?
Minority rights
The amending formula
By the municipal government
Rule of law
24
Who is Canada's Governor General?
Derek Jackson
Michelle Jean
Adrienne Clarkson
David Johnston
25
Our constitution was patriated in 1982, meaning that our constitution was...
Amended
Brought home
Written
Paid for
26
Common goals sometimes conflict with personal interests and individual rights.
True
False
27
Majority rule is the principle that the opinion of the lesser number should prevail.
False
True
28
Under the BNA Act, Canada's constitution was to be similar in principle to that of France.
False
True
29
What two things must work together to protect the needs or wishes of the minority?
Common law and Rule of law
Majority Rule and Minority Rights
Rights and Freedoms
Rights and Responsibilities
30
What is the amending formula?
Federal government and 7 of the 10 provinces agree on change
Federal government and 8 of the 13 provinces agree on change
Provincial government agrees on change
a+b=c
31
Justin Trudeau is ...
Bloc Quebecois
Liberal
NDP
Conservative
32
The federal government used their power to create municipal governments.
True
False
33
A government in which the monarch has only the powers explained in the constitution.
Autocracy
Constitutional Monarchy
Democracy
Representative Democracy
34
Section 91 of the Constitution Act outlines the ...
Provincial government
Municipal government
Federal government
35
A modern example of how Values, Beliefs and Ideologies shape Canada's government is...
Medically Assisted Death
Attawapiskat
NBA Playoffs
Invictus Games
36
"Beliefs about what is most important or valuable in life" are known as...
Beliefs
Rights
Values
Civics
37
A duty of the Governor General is...
All of the above
Award medals and honours
Greet foreign leaders
Open Parliament
38
"The principle that people are governed by laws and that no person is above the law" is called?
Minority Rights
Rule of law
Common Good
Majority Rule
39
What was Canada's first constitution called?
Canada Act
British North America Act
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Constitution Act
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Why did the government adopt a federal system of government?
To provide for the different needs of the provinces
Fathers of Confederation wanted it that way
To give more people power in government
Each province did not like Sir John A. Macdonald
