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Question 1:

In Canada, “The Crown” is made up of the ________.
a) Queen, governor general, and prime minister
b) Queen, prime minister, and cabinet
c) Queen, governor general, and lieutenant governors
d) governor general, lieutenant governors, and prime minister
e) prime minister, cabinet, and premiers

Question 2:

In Canada, judges are chosen on the basis of judicial ________.
a) interpretation
b) arbitration
c) recommendation
d) independence
e) authority

Question 4:

During question period in the House of Commons, MPs must direct their questions ________.
a) through their party leader
b) to the sergeant-at-arms
c) through the Speaker of the House
d) directly to those being questioned
e) in writing, through the Parliamentary Page

Question 5:

The “set of attitudes, beliefs, and values that underpin any political system” refers to ________.
a) socialization
b) the electoral system
c) ministerial responsibility
d) legitimation
e) political culture

Question 6:

The “top level” of administration and authority in government is known as the ________.
a) legislature
b) judiciary
c) cabinet
d) executive
e) Speaker of the House

Question 7:

Mexico, Italy, the United Kingdom, Russia, India, and Brazil all have ________.
a) unitary systems
b) bicameral legislatures
c) unicameral legislatures
d) unelected upper houses
e) elected upper houses

Question 8:

Aside from representing citizens, the most important function of any legislative body is ________.
a) judicial interpretation
b) political appointments
c) law making
d) passing financial budgets
e) judicial review

Question 9:

The “hub” of the civil service for the Canadian federal government is the ________ Council Office (PCO).
a) Public
b) Privy
c) Parliamentary
d) Political
e) Partisan

Question 10:

The foundation of the parliamentary system is rooted in the ¬¬¬¬________.
a) Westminster model
b) American Revolution
c) party system
d) judicial system
e) bureaucratic system

Question 11:

In order to overturn a presidential veto of legislation in the United States, a ________ majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate is needed.
a) three-quarter
b) fifty per cent
c) simple
d) 50 + 1
e) two-thirds

Question 12:

The ________ was adopted in 1982.
a) Statute of Westminster
b) Charter of Rights and Freedoms
c) Declaration of Independence
d) Bill of Rights
e) Declaration of Human Rights

Question 13:

The United States government faced a “fiscal cliff” under the presidency of ________.
a) Bill Clinton
b) George H.W. Bush
c) George W. Bush
d) Ronald Reagan
e) Barack Obama

Question 14:

The civil code established in France is known as the ________.
a) Justinian Code
b) Parisian model
c) Code Napoléon
d) Code Civilian
e) droit français

Question 15:

An example of a power given to Congress in the US Constitution is ________.
a) foreign trade relations
b) declaring war
c) establishing post offices
d) creating militia
e) all of the above

Question 16:

Enfranchised citizens make up the ________.
a) electorate
b) opposition
c) government
d) leadership
e) elected representatives

Question 17:

Representative democratic institutions are created to _________.
a) serve the interests of citizens
b) permit orderly and fair mediation
c) present an alternative to other systems
d) ensure a level of political accountability
e) all of the above

Question 18:

“Ministerial responsibility” requires members of the political executive to remain accountable to the _________.
a) prime minister
b) provinces
c) bureaucracy
d) legislature
e) governor general

Question 19:

Of the following, the _________ has the lowest level of authority.
a) Supreme Court
b) Tax Court
c) Federal Court
d) Provincial and Territorial Courts
e) World Court

Question 20:

Canada has a ________ system of legislative authority.
a) centralized
b) mixed
c) unified
d) constitutionally prescribed
e) autonomously independent

Question 21:

In 2007, Bob Rae was named to Stéphane Dion’s “shadow cabinet” but was not permitted to speak in the House of Commons.
a) True
b) False

Question 22:

Question period in the Canadian House of Commons lasts for two hours.
a) True
b) False

Question 23:

The prime minister is Canada’s head of state.
a) True
b) False

Question 24:

The British model of parliamentary government is called the Whitehall system.
a) True
b) False

Question 25:

Caucuses are based exclusively on party membership.
a) True
b) False

Question 26:

Canada has declared war only once.
a) True
b) False

Question 27:

Same-sex marriage became fully legal in Canada in 2005.
a) True
b) False

Question 28:

The 1995 budget crisis in the United States led to a shutdown of the US federal government.
a) True
b) False

Question 29:

The US presidential system was a result of revolt against the parliamentary system.
a) True
b) False

Question 30:

Quebec follows a common law tradition.
a) True
b) False

Question 31:

Since Quebec did not sign the Constitution Act of 1982, the Act is not considered binding there.
a) True
b) False

Question 32:

The United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand all adhere to civil law.
a) True
b) False

Question 33:

“Peace, order, and good government” refers to a constitutional residual clause that grants power not allocated elsewhere to the federal government.
a) True
b) False

Question 34:

In Canada, over half a million people work directly for the federal government.
a) True
b) False

Question 35:

The courts are responsible for making laws in Canada.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Politics: An Introduction, Second Edition: Chapter 5