Question 1

What is the central argument of those who see federalism as a contract among provinces?

Accepted Answer

Provinces each have the right

Question 2

Federalism divides political authority along territorial lines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is a fiscal gap?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provinces' legislative responsibilities prove to be much less extensive and expensive than anticipated. 
B)  The difference in cost between what the federal government wants provinces to spend and what the provinces are capable of spending on a policy area. 
C)  The difference in cost between what the provinces want the federal government to give them in federal transfers and what the federal government is willing to give them to spend on a policy area. 
D)  Provinces' health care responsibilities prove to be much more extensive and expensive than anticipated. 
E)  Provinces' legislative responsibilities prove to be much more extensive and expensive than anticipated. 
A)  Provinces' legislative responsibilities prove to be much less extensive and expensive than anticipated. 
B)  The difference in cost between what the federal government wants provinces to spend and what the provinces are capable of spending on a policy area. 
C)  The difference in cost between what the provinces want the federal government to give them in federal transfers and what the federal government is willing to give them to spend on a policy area. 
D)  Provinces' health care responsibilities prove to be much more extensive and expensive than anticipated. 
E)  Provinces' legislative responsibilities prove to be much more extensive and expensive than anticipated.

Question 4

What piece of legislation was referred to the Supreme Court for an advisory opinion on its constitutionality in 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  The National Securities Act 
B)  The Economic Security Act 
C)  The Canadian Securities Act 
D)  The Clarity Act 
E)  The Financial Crisis Act 
A)  The National Securities Act 
B)  The Economic Security Act 
C)  The Canadian Securities Act 
D)  The Clarity Act 
E)  The Financial Crisis Act

Question 5

How many of the 193-member states of the United Nations have a federal system of government?

Accepted Answer

A)  About 50 
B)  About 150 
C)  About two dozen 
D)  About 100 
E)  None 
A)  About 50 
B)  About 150 
C)  About two dozen 
D)  About 100 
E)  None

Question 6

What does "CHT" stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canadian Harmonized Tax 
B)  Canada Health Tax 
C)  Canada Health Transfer 
D)  Canadian Health Trade 
E)  Canadian Health Trust 
A)  Canadian Harmonized Tax 
B)  Canada Health Tax 
C)  Canada Health Transfer 
D)  Canadian Health Trade 
E)  Canadian Health Trust

Question 7

Canada's federal Constitution was not a compromise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

"With the exceptions of defence and monetary policy, there is hardly any policy field in which only Ottawa or only the provinces can find some constitutional justification to legislate." What does this statement refer to?

Accepted Answer

Students should mention concurrent power

Question 9

Who said that "Canadian Confederation is the result of a contract between the two races in Canada, French and English"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wilfrid Laurier 
B)  Pierre Trudeau 
C)  Henri Bourassa 
D)  Jean Chrétien 
E)  John A. Macdonald 
A)  Wilfrid Laurier 
B)  Pierre Trudeau 
C)  Henri Bourassa 
D)  Jean Chrétien 
E)  John A. Macdonald

Question 10

What section of the Constitution Act, 1867 provided the federal government with the exclusive preserve to "[raise] Money by any Mode or System of Taxation"?

Accepted Answer

A)  35 
B)  41 
C)  91 
D)  92 
E)  15 
A)  35 
B)  41 
C)  91 
D)  92 
E)  15

Question 11

What is executive federalism?

Accepted Answer

Executive federalism is a term sometimes

Question 12

What is outlined in sections 91 and 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agriculture and immigration 
B)  Powers of the Senate 
C)  Taxation 
D)  Education 
E)  Federal and provincial division of powers 
A)  Agriculture and immigration 
B)  Powers of the Senate 
C)  Taxation 
D)  Education 
E)  Federal and provincial division of powers

Question 13

Which area of provincial jurisdiction has affected the ability of the federal government to act on issues of trade and commerce?

Accepted Answer

A)  Education 
B)  Property and civil rights 
C)  Municipalities 
D)  Hospitals 
E)  Environment 
A)  Education 
B)  Property and civil rights 
C)  Municipalities 
D)  Hospitals 
E)  Environment

Question 14

The 1995 Quebec referendum finished with a large majority (over 60 per cent) of people voting for the "no" side of the ballot, thus remaining part of Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What did the Re Board of Commerce Act and Combines and Fair Prices Act 1919 (1922) JCPC decision involve?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Local matters" 
B)  "Normal dimensions" 
C)  "National rights" 
D)  "Provincial dimensions" 
E)  "National dimensions" 
A)  "Local matters" 
B)  "Normal dimensions" 
C)  "National rights" 
D)  "Provincial dimensions" 
E)  "National dimensions"

Question 16

Oliver Mowat was premier of Quebec.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the division of powers under the Constitution Acts concerning cultural policy?

Accepted Answer

Answers should include referen

Question 18

What percentage of Canada's population did Quebec account for in 2018?

Accepted Answer

A)  12 per cent 
B)  41 per cent 
C)  15 per cent 
D)  23 per cent 
E)  50 per cent 
A)  12 per cent 
B)  41 per cent 
C)  15 per cent 
D)  23 per cent 
E)  50 per cent

Question 19

Which province imposed its own provincial income tax in 1954?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ontario 
B)  New Brunswick 
C)  Alberta 
D)  British Columbia 
E)  Quebec 
A)  Ontario 
B)  New Brunswick 
C)  Alberta 
D)  British Columbia 
E)  Quebec

Question 20

What are shared-cost programs?

Accepted Answer

To an important degree this provincial d

What is the central argument of those who see federalism as a contract among provinces?

Federalism divides political authority along territorial lines.

What is a fiscal gap?

What piece of legislation was referred to the Supreme Court for an advisory opinion on its constitutionality in 2010?

How many of the 193-member states of the United Nations have a federal system of government?

What does "CHT" stand for?

Canada's federal Constitution was not a compromise.

"With the exceptions of defence and monetary policy, there is hardly any policy field in which only Ottawa or only the provinces can find some constitutional justification to legislate." What does this statement refer to?

Who said that "Canadian Confederation is the result of a contract between the two races in Canada, French and English"?

What section of the Constitution Act, 1867 provided the federal government with the exclusive preserve to "[raise] Money by any Mode or System of Taxation"?

What is executive federalism?

What is outlined in sections 91 and 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867?

Which area of provincial jurisdiction has affected the ability of the federal government to act on issues of trade and commerce?

The 1995 Quebec referendum finished with a large majority (over 60 per cent) of people voting for the "no" side of the ballot, thus remaining part of Canada.

What did the Re Board of Commerce Act and Combines and Fair Prices Act 1919 (1922) JCPC decision involve?

Oliver Mowat was premier of Quebec.

What is the division of powers under the Constitution Acts concerning cultural policy?

What percentage of Canada's population did Quebec account for in 2018?

Which province imposed its own provincial income tax in 1954?

What are shared-cost programs?

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Exam 7: Federalism

What is the central argument of those who see federalism as a contract among provinces?

Federalism divides political authority along territorial lines.

What is a fiscal gap?

What piece of legislation was referred to the Supreme Court for an advisory opinion on its constitutionality in 2010?

How many of the 193-member states of the United Nations have a federal system of government?

What does "CHT" stand for?

Canada's federal Constitution was not a compromise.

"With the exceptions of defence and monetary policy, there is hardly any policy field in which only Ottawa or only the provinces can find some constitutional justification to legislate." What does this statement refer to?

Who said that "Canadian Confederation is the result of a contract between the two races in Canada, French and English"?

What section of the Constitution Act, 1867 provided the federal government with the exclusive preserve to "[raise] Money by any Mode or System of Taxation"?

What is executive federalism?

What is outlined in sections 91 and 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867?

Which area of provincial jurisdiction has affected the ability of the federal government to act on issues of trade and commerce?

The 1995 Quebec referendum finished with a large majority (over 60 per cent) of people voting for the "no" side of the ballot, thus remaining part of Canada.

What did the Re Board of Commerce Act and Combines and Fair Prices Act 1919 (1922) JCPC decision involve?

Oliver Mowat was premier of Quebec.

What is the division of powers under the Constitution Acts concerning cultural policy?

What percentage of Canada's population did Quebec account for in 2018?

Which province imposed its own provincial income tax in 1954?

What are shared-cost programs?

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