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