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Question 1:

Political culture refers to the fundamental ________ of a political system.
a) institutions and processes
b) parties and actors
c) issues and challenges
d) values and beliefs
e) policies and legislation

Question 2:

The ________ is recognized as a symbol of the sovereignty of Canada by Parliament.
a) igloo
b) inukshuk
c) beaver
d) Peace Tower
e) Canadian anthem

Question 3:

Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba proposed three categories of political culture: ________.
a) parochial, subject, and participant
b) parochial, subject, and authoritative
c) parochial, participant, and authoritative
d) identity, participant, and authoritative
e) identity, subject, and participant

Question 4:

Public opinion is strongly influenced by ________.
a) religious beliefs
b) education level
c) location
d) economic status
e) all of the above

Question 5:

The four “estates” are the ________.
a) media, government, nobles, and commoners
b) media, clergy, nobles, and commoners
c) media, clergy, government, and commoners
d) media, clergy, nobles, and government
e) government, clergy, nobles, and commoners

Question 6:

Media baron Rupert Murdoch owns ________.
a) Cable News Network
b) News Corporation
c) American Broadcasting Corporation
d) Australian Broadcasting Corporation
e) British Broadcasting Corporation

Question 7:

A collection of actors who have a direct or indirect interest in a certain issue are referred to as a(n) ________.
a) humanitarian organization
b) interest group
c) non-profit organization
d) policy community
e) pressure group

Question 8:

The “anti-globalization” movement originated in 1988 with demonstrations against the ________.
a) International Monetary Fund
b) World Trade Organization
c) Political Action Committee
d) Peoples’ Global Action
e) G8

Question 9:

Greenpeace, Amnesty International, and Doctors Without Borders are examples of ________.
a) NGOs
b) IMFs
c) MNCs
d) WTOs
e) PACs

Question 10:

Interest groups convey their point of view primarily through ________.
a) television commercials
b) lobbying
c) election campaigns
d) door-to-door campaigns
e) mail-outs

Question 11:

Some suggest the term “lobbying” originated in the ________.
a) British House of Commons
b) New York State Capitol building
c) Willard Hotel
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

Question 12:

Corporatism involves close co-operation among ________.
a) government, business, and labour
b) government, business, and political parties
c) government, political parties, and labour
d) political parties, business, and labour
e) citizens, business, and labour

Question 13:

In the 1990s, ________ was strongly against free trade in the United States.
a) Bill Clinton
b) George H.W. Bush
c) Ross Perot
d) Rupert Murdoch
e) Al Gore

Question 14:

In “Citizen Kane,” the character Charles Foster Kane was based on ________.
a) Orson Welles
b) William Hearst
c) Rupert Murdoch
d) Conrad Black
e) Izzy Asper

Question 15:

The “fourth estate” acts as a check on the power of ________.
a) religion
b) society
c) business
d) the electorate
e) government

Question 16:

An investigation conducted by interviewing a sample of citizens is known as ________.
a) lobbying
b) an editorial line
c) policy analysis
d) an opinion poll
e) populism

Question 17:

In Alberta there is a ________ political culture than in Saskatchewan.
a) more language-based
b) less “Northern”
c) more interventionist
d) less interventionist
e) more agricultural

Question 18:

The Canadian national anthem ________.
a) has never been made “official”
b) was written in the early twentieth century
c) was written in the nineteenth century
d) was written in English
e) was based on an American tune

Question 20:

The process through which individuals are educated and assimilated into the political culture of a community is known as ________.
a) political socialization
b) public opinion
c) media in politics
d) civil society
e) policy community

Question 21:

The Canadian flag was officially adopted in 1965.
a) True
b) False

Question 22:

The Canadian anthem, approved in its current version in 1972, was originally written in French.
a) True
b) False

Question 23:

Gallup, Zogby, Ipsos, and MORI are all news corporations in the United Kingdom.
a) True
b) False

Question 24:

Opinion polls are widely held in the days leading up to a major election in order to help the public decide how to vote.
a) True
b) False

Question 25:

William Randolph Hearst tried to have “Citizen Kane” nominated for an Academy Award.
a) True
b) False

Question 26:

Interest groups are also known as pressure groups or political action committees.
a) True
b) False

Question 27:

Canadian political development has been gradual, not revolutionary.
a) True
b) False

Question 28:

One of the most powerful arguments in favour of corporatism is that it will include and benefit a broader section of society.
a) True
b) False

Question 29:

Faith-based organizations cannot be NGOs.
a) True
b) False

Question 30:

The introduction of new campaign finance laws has made lobbying less expensive.
a) True
b) False

Question 31:

Rupert Murdoch began his media business with a single newspaper in Australia.
a) True
b) False

Question 32:

Language and identity are key elements of political socialization in Quebec.
a) True
b) False

Question 33:

Large corporations have an advantage over environmental protection groups in their influence over government.
a) True
b) False

Question 34:

Red and white are not “official” Canadian colours.
a) True
b) False

Question 35:

The beaver became a symbol of Canada in part because it reflects the tradition of the fur trade.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Politics: An Introduction, Second Edition: Chapter 8