Canada 2 Question Preview (ID: 41641)


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Because Canada is a parliamentary democracy, its political leader
a) is whoever is the eldest child of the current reigning monarch.
b) is elected by the majority of the popular votes of its citizens.
c) is chosen by the party with the majority of members in the legislature.
d) is elected by an electoral college chosen by the unicameral legislature.

Canada has two distinct levels of political authority. It has the Canadian Parliament and the legislative assemblies in ten provinces and three northern territories. This statement shows that Canada has a(n)
a) autocracy
b) federal system
c) oligarchy
d) presidential system

All of the following Canadians would be allowed to vote EXCEPT
a) an 18-year old male.
b) an African-Canadian woman.
c) a man on an Indian reservation.
d) a prisoner serving a life sentence.

Canada is a member of the Commonwealth. This membership is a result of Canada having once been a part of which empire?
a) the Dutch Empire
b) the British Empire
c) the Spanish Empire
d) the Napoleonic Empire

In 1995 citizens of one Canadian province voted on whether or not to secede from Canada. Which province was this?
a) Quebec
b) Ontario
c) British Columbia
d) Northwest Territory

In the eighteenth century the French and the English both hoped to gain control of Canada because of the resources available. These resources included
a) tobacco
b) natural gas
c) coal and oil
d) furs and fisheries

In 1995 a vote was held in Quebec on the issue of independence for Quebec. The results showed that
a) the majority of voters supported union with the United States.
b) an overwhelming number of voters supported separation from Canada.
c) a slight majority of voters supported Quebec remaining politically united with Canada.
d) most voters were in support of more cultural assimilation with English-speaking Canada.

What international economic agreement was set up among the United States, Canada, and Mexico which removed trade barriers and increased competition?
a) NAFTA
b) OPEC
c) NATO
d) WTO

Water pollution is a major problem resulting from the ______ industry in eastern Alberta, Canada
a) coal
b) oil
c) steel
d) sugar

Canada loses over 500,000 hectares of Boreal Forest each year due to
a) pine beetles.
b) suburban sprawl.
c) clear-cutting for consumer products.
d) the expansion of the cattle industry.

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