Grade 9 Social Studies Exam Review

Canada has never had a female prime minister.

Article one of the UDHR states that “all humans are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”

Provincial governments are responsible for their own postal service.

Fredericton is the capital city of which province?

The federal government is responsible for Aboriginal Affairs.

What is a fad?

You are not eligible for Canadian citizenship if you’ve previously been in prison.

Rights that do not impose a duty on the government.

Cabinet Ministers are chosen from what group of people?

The Official Opposition is the party that gets the second most votes in a federal election.

Everything EXCEPT this is an example of a pull factor.

What are bylaws?

Who was Canada’s first Prime Minister?

Pop culture is considered to be the culture of who?

The federal government is responsible for education.

The beliefs, values, behaviours and traditions of a community of people.

The citizenship quiz includes knowledge on this as well as other topics.

There are 4 branches in the federal government.

Which fact is not true of the Canadian Shield region?

Which fact is not true of the Arctic region?

The provincial governments are responsible for health care.

In order to become a citizen of Canada, a newcomer first has to become a

The Governor General is the Queen's representative in Canada.

Applicants for citizenship must have lived in Canada for 4 of the previous 5 years.

What is the capital city of Nova Scotia?

What is the capital city of Ontario?

In which province is the city of Edmonton?

The Canadian citizenship test must be written in

New people moving into a country is called this.

What does YCJA stand for?

The formal process of becoming a citizen of a country is known as this.

This is a government policy that guarantees all citizens their identity, heritage and language.

If an advertiser used Sidney Crosby in their ad, what advertising technique would it be?

A person under age 18 can be moved to adult court under certain circumstances.

This is the current system used by the government to determine eligibility of immigrants.

Copy-write laws are in place to protect what?

The forced removal of a person back to their country of origin is known as

How many provinces and territories are there?

These factors encourage someone to leave their country.

The name Manitoba comes from the Ojibway word Manitobau which means…

Which fact is not true of the Appalachian Mountains region?

What is Manitoba’s capital city?

The legislative branch of the federal government includes what/who?

Whitehorse is the capital city of which Territory?

The supreme court is Canada's highest court.

Mass media is various means of communication used to reach very large audiences.

In what landform region of Canada would you find Niagara Falls?

The Senate is chosen and appointed by the prime minister.

What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?

War crimes are sometimes also referred to as this.

The citizenship test is different based on which province you are living in.

A right is a claim to which all people are entitled to by moral/ethical principals or laws.

Which of the following is not one of Canada’s Charter Rights?

Most people believe that the crime rate is rising and blame the criminal justice system.

Which is not a primary goal of the justice system?

The executive branch of the gov't includes what/who?