Question 1

What does the concept of majority rule mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 percent 
B)  50 percent plus one 
C)  51 percent 
D)  more votes than the other candidate 
A)  50 percent 
B)  50 percent plus one 
C)  51 percent 
D)  more votes than the other candidate

Question 2

Which thinker would NOT be surprised by Quebec's use of the notwithstanding clause?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socrates 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  Patrick Boyer 
D)  James Mill 
A)  Socrates 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  Patrick Boyer 
D)  James Mill

Question 3

Even though a political party won only 36% of the votes in a national election,they form government.What is the most likely explanation for this in a liberal democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are working in a plurality electoral system. 
B)  They are a junta. 
C)  They changed electoral laws and regulations by amending the constitution. 
D)  They represent the elites in a consociational democracy. 
A)  They are working in a plurality electoral system. 
B)  They are a junta. 
C)  They changed electoral laws and regulations by amending the constitution. 
D)  They represent the elites in a consociational democracy.

Question 4

What ideology would have influenced Sir Wilfred Laurier's decision to repeal the Electoral Franchise Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Classical liberalism. 
B)  Conservatism. 
C)  Socialism. 
D)  Reform liberalism 
A)  Classical liberalism. 
B)  Conservatism. 
C)  Socialism. 
D)  Reform liberalism

Question 5

Sir John A.Macdonald did not agree with provinces expanding the franchise beyond property-owners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which trait is an infallible test for political freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  The will of the people is never blocked by minorities. 
B)  democratic centralism 
C)  the legitimacy of opposition 
D)  public opinion polls 
A)  The will of the people is never blocked by minorities. 
B)  democratic centralism 
C)  the legitimacy of opposition 
D)  public opinion polls

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of liberal democratic government?

Accepted Answer

A)  constitutionalism 
B)  equality of right 
C)  liberty under law 
D)  rule of men, not of law 
A)  constitutionalism 
B)  equality of right 
C)  liberty under law 
D)  rule of men, not of law

Question 8

Which of the following examples would NOT be considered a democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  A state where people were free to vote and run for office, but had no freedom of language, religion, or movement. 
B)  A state where people had constitutionally protected rights of religion, expression, language, and antidiscrimination laws were in place, but the ruler cancelled elections and suppressed political opposition. 
C)  A state where the majority of the population supported oppressive laws towards a minority population 
D)  A state which holds free and fair elections, but regulates the economy and assigns professions to its citizens. 
A)  A state where people were free to vote and run for office, but had no freedom of language, religion, or movement. 
B)  A state where people had constitutionally protected rights of religion, expression, language, and antidiscrimination laws were in place, but the ruler cancelled elections and suppressed political opposition. 
C)  A state where the majority of the population supported oppressive laws towards a minority population 
D)  A state which holds free and fair elections, but regulates the economy and assigns professions to its citizens.

Question 9

The vast majority of citizens of country A wish to buy cheap resources from a neighbouring country that has been boycotted by the international community.The government of country A is a member of the international organization that imposed the boycott.What would this situation most likely lead to?

Accepted Answer

A)  recall 
B)  crisis of governability 
C)  referendum 
D)  revolution 
A)  recall 
B)  crisis of governability 
C)  referendum 
D)  revolution

Question 10

What is one of the characteristics of liberal democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  equality of political rights 
B)  equality of income 
C)  separation of the head of state and the head of government 
D)  equality of condition 
A)  equality of political rights 
B)  equality of income 
C)  separation of the head of state and the head of government 
D)  equality of condition

Question 11

Very few countries use recall for the heads of state or heads of government.By not allowing this practice,is liberal democracy undermined? Why,or why not?

Accepted Answer

The use of recall for heads of state or

Question 12

Is a liberal democracy truly possible with protection for political and not personal rights? Why,or why not?

Accepted Answer

A liberal democracy is based on the prin

Question 13

In terms of equality of political rights,which country is generally regarded as being the first democracy of modern times?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia 
B)  France 
C)  United States 
D)  Canada 
A)  Russia 
B)  France 
C)  United States 
D)  Canada

Question 14

Going down to your local MP's office to voice your concern about recent reforms to environmental policies is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  democratic participation 
B)  representative democracy 
C)  direct democracy 
D)  initiative 
A)  democratic participation 
B)  representative democracy 
C)  direct democracy 
D)  initiative

Question 15

Which term refers to liberal democracies with different sources of power,in which autonomous groups compete freely and openly in the political process?

Accepted Answer

A)  corporatist 
B)  consociationalist 
C)  pluralist 
D)  liberal democracy 
A)  corporatist 
B)  consociationalist 
C)  pluralist 
D)  liberal democracy

Question 16

Which of the following might be considered a traditional elite?

Accepted Answer

A)  military aristocracy 
B)  political aristocracy 
C)  commercial aristocracy 
D)  agrarian/landed aristocracy 
A)  military aristocracy 
B)  political aristocracy 
C)  commercial aristocracy 
D)  agrarian/landed aristocracy

Question 17

Which of the following examples demonstrates a qualified majority requirement accomplishing its purpose?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amendments to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms requires the support of two-thirds of the provinces. 
B)  Election to office requires the support of three-fourths of the population. 
C)  The appointment of public officials requires the support of three-fourths of cabinet ministers. 
D)  Passing any legislation requires the support of two-thirds of MPs in the House of Commons. 
A)  Amendments to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms requires the support of two-thirds of the provinces. 
B)  Election to office requires the support of three-fourths of the population. 
C)  The appointment of public officials requires the support of three-fourths of cabinet ministers. 
D)  Passing any legislation requires the support of two-thirds of MPs in the House of Commons.

Question 18

Robert Dahl's term for the pluralist form of liberal democracy is polyarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A concerned citizen group who opposed the city's dog by-law presented to city council a petition containing 50,000 signatures.According to another city by-law,the signatures were enough to trigger a vote on the dog by-law at the next election.What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  referendum 
B)  initiative 
C)  representative democracy 
D)  recall 
A)  referendum 
B)  initiative 
C)  representative democracy 
D)  recall

Question 20

What is the term for when electors vote directly on legislation that originates in a legislative body?

Accepted Answer

A)  coup d'état 
B)  referendum 
C)  initiative 
D)  recall 
A)  coup d'état 
B)  referendum 
C)  initiative 
D)  recall

Exam 17: Liberal Democracy

What does the concept of majority rule mean?

Which thinker would NOT be surprised by Quebec's use of the notwithstanding clause?

Even though a political party won only 36% of the votes in a national election,they form government.What is the most likely explanation for this in a liberal democracy?

What ideology would have influenced Sir Wilfred Laurier's decision to repeal the Electoral Franchise Act?

Sir John A.Macdonald did not agree with provinces expanding the franchise beyond property-owners.

Which trait is an infallible test for political freedom?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of liberal democratic government?

Which of the following examples would NOT be considered a democracy?

The vast majority of citizens of country A wish to buy cheap resources from a neighbouring country that has been boycotted by the international community.The government of country A is a member of the international organization that imposed the boycott.What would this situation most likely lead to?

What is one of the characteristics of liberal democracy?

Very few countries use recall for the heads of state or heads of government.By not allowing this practice,is liberal democracy undermined? Why,or why not?

Is a liberal democracy truly possible with protection for political and not personal rights? Why,or why not?

In terms of equality of political rights,which country is generally regarded as being the first democracy of modern times?

Going down to your local MP's office to voice your concern about recent reforms to environmental policies is an example of what?

Which term refers to liberal democracies with different sources of power,in which autonomous groups compete freely and openly in the political process?

Which of the following might be considered a traditional elite?

Which of the following examples demonstrates a qualified majority requirement accomplishing its purpose?

Robert Dahl's term for the pluralist form of liberal democracy is polyarchy.

A concerned citizen group who opposed the city's dog by-law presented to city council a petition containing 50,000 signatures.According to another city by-law,the signatures were enough to trigger a vote on the dog by-law at the next election.What is this an example of?

What is the term for when electors vote directly on legislation that originates in a legislative body?

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