Question 1

What is the Privy Council?

Accepted Answer

The power that resides formally in the m

Question 2

Where are language rights found in the Canadian constitution?

Accepted Answer

Section 133 of the Constitution Act, 186

Question 3

Constitutional conventions are those practices and understandings that emerge over time and are generally accepted as binding rules of the political system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What issue was at the centre of the 1926 constitutional crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The appropriate role of the governor general 
B)  Political party financing 
C)  Electoral fraud 
D)  Voting rights 
E)  The role of the senate 
A)  The appropriate role of the governor general 
B)  Political party financing 
C)  Electoral fraud 
D)  Voting rights 
E)  The role of the senate

Question 5

What concept did liberal thinkers like Thomas Hobbes and John Locke use to explain why people consent to be governed?

Accepted Answer

A)  "State of nature" 
B)  "State of society" 
C)  "State of government" 
D)  "State of being" 
E)  "State of governed" 
A)  "State of nature" 
B)  "State of society" 
C)  "State of government" 
D)  "State of being" 
E)  "State of governed"

Question 6

Explain the principle of federalism. How is the principle expressed in the federal and provincial governments?

Accepted Answer

"The principle of federalism," declares

Question 7

Canada's constitution guarantees seven seats in parliament to representation of Indigenous Canadians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What concept refers to the idea that judges are to be free from any and all interference in their decision-making?

Accepted Answer

A)  Separation of powers 
B)  Ministerial responsibility 
C)  Parliamentary supremacy 
D)  Judicial independence 
E)  Constitutional supremacy 
A)  Separation of powers 
B)  Ministerial responsibility 
C)  Parliamentary supremacy 
D)  Judicial independence 
E)  Constitutional supremacy

Question 9

Explain the principles of Canadian parliamentary democracy. Does the reality of how Parliament operates conform to these principles?

Accepted Answer

Students should explain responsible gove

Question 10

The Privy Council formally includes all members of the present and past cabinets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What are the democratic rights guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Accepted Answer

The basic democratic right is the opport

Question 12

How many of the 42 governments elected between 1867 and 2011 fell because of defeat in the legislature?

Accepted Answer

A)  16 
B)  36 
C)  26 
D)  6 
E)  10 
A)  16 
B)  36 
C)  26 
D)  6 
E)  10

Question 13

Which term refers to practices that emerge over time and are generally accepted as binding rules of the political system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constitutional practices 
B)  Constitutional laws 
C)  Constitutional rules 
D)  Constitutional conventions 
E)  Constitutional precedents 
A)  Constitutional practices 
B)  Constitutional laws 
C)  Constitutional rules 
D)  Constitutional conventions 
E)  Constitutional precedents

Question 14

Who is the head of the cabinet?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Minister of Finance 
B)  The Clerk of the Privy Council 
C)  The prime minister 
D)  The governor general 
E)  The House Leader 
A)  The Minister of Finance 
B)  The Clerk of the Privy Council 
C)  The prime minister 
D)  The governor general 
E)  The House Leader

Question 15

Canada has an elected Senate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Fundamental political freedoms are guaranteed in section 2 of the Charter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the structure of Parliament in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Identify the parts o

Question 18

What does section 24 of the Constitution Act, 1982 declare?

Accepted Answer

A)  That enforcement of the Charter shall be through the courts 
B)  The separation of powers 
C)  Constitutional supremacy 
D)  Ministerial responsibility 
E)  Judicial independence 
A)  That enforcement of the Charter shall be through the courts 
B)  The separation of powers 
C)  Constitutional supremacy 
D)  Ministerial responsibility 
E)  Judicial independence

Question 19

What was considered the most controversial part of the failed Meech Lake reforms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural resource revenues 
B)  Supreme Court appointments 
C)  Recognition of Quebec as a distinct society 
D)  Trade barriers 
E)  Senate reform 
A)  Natural resource revenues 
B)  Supreme Court appointments 
C)  Recognition of Quebec as a distinct society 
D)  Trade barriers 
E)  Senate reform

Question 20

What was the 1986 Supreme Court Charter decision on the democratic principle?

Accepted Answer

In a 1986 Charter decision, the Supreme

What is the Privy Council?

Where are language rights found in the Canadian constitution?

Constitutional conventions are those practices and understandings that emerge over time and are generally accepted as binding rules of the political system.

What issue was at the centre of the 1926 constitutional crisis?

What concept did liberal thinkers like Thomas Hobbes and John Locke use to explain why people consent to be governed?

Explain the principle of federalism. How is the principle expressed in the federal and provincial governments?

Canada's constitution guarantees seven seats in parliament to representation of Indigenous Canadians.

What concept refers to the idea that judges are to be free from any and all interference in their decision-making?

Explain the principles of Canadian parliamentary democracy. Does the reality of how Parliament operates conform to these principles?

The Privy Council formally includes all members of the present and past cabinets.

What are the democratic rights guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

How many of the 42 governments elected between 1867 and 2011 fell because of defeat in the legislature?

Which term refers to practices that emerge over time and are generally accepted as binding rules of the political system?

Who is the head of the cabinet?

Canada has an elected Senate.

Fundamental political freedoms are guaranteed in section 2 of the Charter.

What is the structure of Parliament in Canada?

What does section 24 of the Constitution Act, 1982 declare?

What was considered the most controversial part of the failed Meech Lake reforms?

What was the 1986 Supreme Court Charter decision on the democratic principle?

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Exam 5: The Constitution

What is the Privy Council?

Where are language rights found in the Canadian constitution?

Constitutional conventions are those practices and understandings that emerge over time and are generally accepted as binding rules of the political system.

What issue was at the centre of the 1926 constitutional crisis?

What concept did liberal thinkers like Thomas Hobbes and John Locke use to explain why people consent to be governed?

Explain the principle of federalism. How is the principle expressed in the federal and provincial governments?

Canada's constitution guarantees seven seats in parliament to representation of Indigenous Canadians.

What concept refers to the idea that judges are to be free from any and all interference in their decision-making?

Explain the principles of Canadian parliamentary democracy. Does the reality of how Parliament operates conform to these principles?

The Privy Council formally includes all members of the present and past cabinets.

What are the democratic rights guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

How many of the 42 governments elected between 1867 and 2011 fell because of defeat in the legislature?

Which term refers to practices that emerge over time and are generally accepted as binding rules of the political system?

Who is the head of the cabinet?

Canada has an elected Senate.

Fundamental political freedoms are guaranteed in section 2 of the Charter.

What is the structure of Parliament in Canada?

What does section 24 of the Constitution Act, 1982 declare?

What was considered the most controversial part of the failed Meech Lake reforms?

What was the 1986 Supreme Court Charter decision on the democratic principle?

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Regionalism and Canadian Politics

Rights and Freedoms

Federalism

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