Question 1

What are some of the factors contributing to the choice of federalism?

Accepted Answer

Describe both common interests

Question 2

What was the impact of the Employment and Social Insurance Act Reference (1937) decision?

Accepted Answer

Negotiations between the feder

Question 3

Which country is a federal state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  United States 
C)  Canada 
D)  Austria 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Germany 
B)  United States 
C)  Canada 
D)  Austria 
E)  All of the above

Question 4

In the Constitution Act, 1867, what level of government was given jurisdiction over customs and excise taxes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provincial 
B)  Local 
C)  Regional 
D)  Municipal 
E)  Federal 
A)  Provincial 
B)  Local 
C)  Regional 
D)  Municipal 
E)  Federal

Question 5

The Constitution establishes a neat division of legislative and taxation powers between Ottawa and the provinces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the difference between conditional grants and unconditional grants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conditional grants can only be offered by provinces and unconditional grants can only be offered by the federal government. 
B)  The former describes transfers of federal funds that have no strings attached. The latter are transfers with conditions as to how it must be spent. 
C)  The former describes transfers of federal funds with conditions as to how it must be spent. The latter are transfers that have no strings attached. 
D)  Conditional grants can only be offered by the federal government and unconditional grants can only be offered by provincial governments. 
E)  The former describes transfers of federal funds with conditions as to how the money must be spent. The latter refers specifically to grants offered by provincial governments. 
A)  Conditional grants can only be offered by provinces and unconditional grants can only be offered by the federal government. 
B)  The former describes transfers of federal funds that have no strings attached. The latter are transfers with conditions as to how it must be spent. 
C)  The former describes transfers of federal funds with conditions as to how it must be spent. The latter are transfers that have no strings attached. 
D)  Conditional grants can only be offered by the federal government and unconditional grants can only be offered by provincial governments. 
E)  The former describes transfers of federal funds with conditions as to how the money must be spent. The latter refers specifically to grants offered by provincial governments.

Question 7

What case did the line of "trade and commerce" judicial interpretation begin on?

Accepted Answer

A)  Citizens' Insurance Co. v. Parsons (1881) 
B)  R. v. Crown Zellerbach Canada (1988) 
C)  Fort Frances Pulp and Power Co. v. Manitoba Free Press (1923) 
D)  Toronto Electric Commissioners v. Snider (1925) 
E)  Re Board of Commerce Act and Combines and Fair Prices Act 1919 (1922) 
A)  Citizens' Insurance Co. v. Parsons (1881) 
B)  R. v. Crown Zellerbach Canada (1988) 
C)  Fort Frances Pulp and Power Co. v. Manitoba Free Press (1923) 
D)  Toronto Electric Commissioners v. Snider (1925) 
E)  Re Board of Commerce Act and Combines and Fair Prices Act 1919 (1922)

Question 8

How did the Justin Trudeau government approach the challenge of health and federalism?

Accepted Answer

Faced with these numbers, the Trudeau go

Question 9

Quebec did not sign the Constitution Act, 1982.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What was the last time that the federal government used reservation or disallowance powers in respect to provincial legislation?

Accepted Answer

A)  1982 
B)  1961 
C)  1931 
D)  2014 
E)  1875 
A)  1982 
B)  1961 
C)  1931 
D)  2014 
E)  1875

Question 11

What was/were the threat(s) leading to the Canadian choice of federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic insecurity 
B)  Military insecurity 
C)  Cultural insecurity 
D)  Political instability 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Economic insecurity 
B)  Military insecurity 
C)  Cultural insecurity 
D)  Political instability 
E)  All of the above

Question 12

When were referenda on Quebec independence held?

Accepted Answer

A)  1980 and 1995 
B)  1992 and 2004 
C)  1981 and 1992 
D)  1982 and 1997 
E)  1968 and 1976 
A)  1980 and 1995 
B)  1992 and 2004 
C)  1981 and 1992 
D)  1982 and 1997 
E)  1968 and 1976

Question 13

At the time of Confederation, what did the French-Canadian representatives want to protect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quebec priests 
B)  Their cultural community 
C)  The farming industry 
D)  Montreal 
E)  The St. Lawrence River 
A)  Quebec priests 
B)  Their cultural community 
C)  The farming industry 
D)  Montreal 
E)  The St. Lawrence River

Question 14

What section of the Constitution Act, 1982 "commits Ottawa to the principle of equalizing public finance levels in the provinces"?

Accepted Answer

A)  33 
B)  92 
C)  36 
D)  91 
E)  93 
A)  33 
B)  92 
C)  36 
D)  91 
E)  93

Question 15

Half of the 193-member states of the United Nations have a federal system of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why were anglophone politicians from Ontario and Quebec less enthusiastic about federalism?

Accepted Answer

Although the anglophone politicians of O

Question 17

What was the Union Nationale party's slogan in the 1966 Quebec provincial election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provincial rights! 
B)  Our own house! 
C)  Quebec first! 
D)  Jurisdiction or else! 
E)  French now! 
A)  Provincial rights! 
B)  Our own house! 
C)  Quebec first! 
D)  Jurisdiction or else! 
E)  French now!

Question 18

Money is at the heart of intergovernmental relations between Ottawa and the provinces. How have these relations evolved over time?

Accepted Answer

Inequality in the revenue-raising powers

Question 19

"Canadian federalism," Alan Cairns has argued, "is about governments, governments that are possessed of massive human and financial resources, that are driven by purposes fashioned by elites, and that accord high priority to their own long-term institutional self-interest." What does Cairns mean by this?

Accepted Answer

Cairns offers an institutional or state-

Question 20

How did political scientist William S. Livingston describe federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a function of societies 
B)  As a function of politics 
C)  As a function of provinces 
D)  As a function of politicians 
E)  As a function of governments 
A)  As a function of societies 
B)  As a function of politics 
C)  As a function of provinces 
D)  As a function of politicians 
E)  As a function of governments

What are some of the factors contributing to the choice of federalism?

What was the impact of the Employment and Social Insurance Act Reference (1937) decision?

Which country is a federal state?

In the Constitution Act, 1867, what level of government was given jurisdiction over customs and excise taxes?

The Constitution establishes a neat division of legislative and taxation powers between Ottawa and the provinces.

What is the difference between conditional grants and unconditional grants?

What case did the line of "trade and commerce" judicial interpretation begin on?

How did the Justin Trudeau government approach the challenge of health and federalism?

Quebec did not sign the Constitution Act, 1982.

What was the last time that the federal government used reservation or disallowance powers in respect to provincial legislation?

What was/were the threat(s) leading to the Canadian choice of federalism?

When were referenda on Quebec independence held?

At the time of Confederation, what did the French-Canadian representatives want to protect?

What section of the Constitution Act, 1982 "commits Ottawa to the principle of equalizing public finance levels in the provinces"?

Half of the 193-member states of the United Nations have a federal system of government.

Why were anglophone politicians from Ontario and Quebec less enthusiastic about federalism?

What was the Union Nationale party's slogan in the 1966 Quebec provincial election?

Money is at the heart of intergovernmental relations between Ottawa and the provinces. How have these relations evolved over time?

How did political scientist William S. Livingston describe federalism?

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Exam 7: Federalism

What are some of the factors contributing to the choice of federalism?

What was the impact of the Employment and Social Insurance Act Reference (1937) decision?

Which country is a federal state?

In the Constitution Act, 1867, what level of government was given jurisdiction over customs and excise taxes?

The Constitution establishes a neat division of legislative and taxation powers between Ottawa and the provinces.

What is the difference between conditional grants and unconditional grants?

What case did the line of "trade and commerce" judicial interpretation begin on?

How did the Justin Trudeau government approach the challenge of health and federalism?

Quebec did not sign the Constitution Act, 1982.

What was the last time that the federal government used reservation or disallowance powers in respect to provincial legislation?

What was/were the threat(s) leading to the Canadian choice of federalism?

When were referenda on Quebec independence held?

At the time of Confederation, what did the French-Canadian representatives want to protect?

What section of the Constitution Act, 1982 "commits Ottawa to the principle of equalizing public finance levels in the provinces"?

Half of the 193-member states of the United Nations have a federal system of government.

Why were anglophone politicians from Ontario and Quebec less enthusiastic about federalism?

What was the Union Nationale party's slogan in the 1966 Quebec provincial election?

Money is at the heart of intergovernmental relations between Ottawa and the provinces. How have these relations evolved over time?

How did political scientist William S. Livingston describe federalism?

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Regionalism and Canadian Politics

The Constitution

Rights and Freedoms

The Machinery of Government

The Administrative State

Parties and Elections

Interest Groups

The Media

Language Politics

Women and Politics

Indigenous Politics

Canada in the World

Filters