Question 1

The Constitution Act, 1867 states that the legislature must meet at least once every five years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The preamble to the Constitution Act, 1867 states that Canada has adopted "a Constitution similar in Principle" to which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  United Kingdom 
B)  United States 
C)  France 
D)  Russia 
E)  Ireland 
A)  United Kingdom 
B)  United States 
C)  France 
D)  Russia 
E)  Ireland

Question 3

What is parliamentary supremacy?

Accepted Answer

Parliamentary supremacy refers to the no

Question 4

Most Canadians have a strong and accurate idea of what is included in their country's constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is seen as the executive's main function?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interpreting the law 
B)  Holding elections 
C)  Obstructing the public service 
D)  Making the law 
E)  Implementing the law 
A)  Interpreting the law 
B)  Holding elections 
C)  Obstructing the public service 
D)  Making the law 
E)  Implementing the law

Question 6

What are guaranteed in sections 3-5 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mobility rights 
B)  Fundamental freedoms 
C)  Democratic rights 
D)  Legal rights 
E)  Language rights 
A)  Mobility rights 
B)  Fundamental freedoms 
C)  Democratic rights 
D)  Legal rights 
E)  Language rights

Question 7

A constitution is a necessary condition for democratic politics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How many provinces are required to amend the constitution as it relates to the composition of the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  Six 
B)  Seven 
C)  Eight 
D)  Nine 
E)  10 
A)  Six 
B)  Seven 
C)  Eight 
D)  Nine 
E)  10

Question 9

What year was the Charlottetown Accord defeated?

Accepted Answer

A)  1982 
B)  1987 
C)  2006 
D)  1992 
E)  1968 
A)  1982 
B)  1987 
C)  2006 
D)  1992 
E)  1968

Question 10

What did the 1982 Constitution Act accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  It transformed Canada's written Constitution from a set of British laws into Canadian constitutional laws that could only be changed by Canadians. 
B)  It entrenched the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the Constitution. 
C)  It established formal mechanisms for changing the Constitution. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  It transformed Canada's written Constitution from a set of British laws into Canadian constitutional laws that could only be changed by Canadians. 
B)  It entrenched the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the Constitution. 
C)  It established formal mechanisms for changing the Constitution. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 11

How many documents comprise the Canadian constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two 
B)  A series 
C)  One 
D)  Five 
E)  Nine 
A)  Two 
B)  A series 
C)  One 
D)  Five 
E)  Nine

Question 12

How is a constitution significant to political life?

Accepted Answer

A constitution is the fundamen

Question 13

In 2006, who appointed Michael Fortier to the Senate and then to the cabinet position of Minister of Public Works and Government Services?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stephen Harper 
B)  Paul Martin 
C)  Jean Chrétien 
D)  Parliament 
E)  The Supreme Court 
A)  Stephen Harper 
B)  Paul Martin 
C)  Jean Chrétien 
D)  Parliament 
E)  The Supreme Court

Question 14

"Canada has gone from a situation where the rules for amending the constitution were not entirely clear to one where the rules are clear, but it is now almost impossible to change the constitution in significant ways." Discuss this statement, explaining why you mainly agree or disagree with it.

Accepted Answer

Students should explain the situation be

Question 15

Which provincial governments asked their provincial supreme courts if Trudeau's attempt to unilaterally patriate the Constitution was constitutional?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newfoundland 
B)  Manitoba 
C)  Quebec 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Newfoundland 
B)  Manitoba 
C)  Quebec 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 16

Which governor general granted Stephen Harper's request to prorogue Parliament?

Accepted Answer

A)  Michaëlle Jean 
B)  Lord Byng 
C)  Romeo LeBlanc 
D)  David Johnston 
E)  Adrienne Clarkson 
A)  Michaëlle Jean 
B)  Lord Byng 
C)  Romeo LeBlanc 
D)  David Johnston 
E)  Adrienne Clarkson

Question 17

Explain how ministerial responsibility works.

Accepted Answer

The accountability of the government to

Question 18

In 1998 the Supreme Court of Canada issued a ruling on the question of whether secession by Quebec would be constitutional. What did the court decide?

Accepted Answer

The decision set forth what th

Question 19

Section 52(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982 states that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and that all government action must be in conformity with the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Mobility rights were not explicitly ment

The Constitution Act, 1867 states that the legislature must meet at least once every five years.

The preamble to the Constitution Act, 1867 states that Canada has adopted "a Constitution similar in Principle" to which country?

What is parliamentary supremacy?

Most Canadians have a strong and accurate idea of what is included in their country's constitution.

What is seen as the executive's main function?

What are guaranteed in sections 3-5 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

A constitution is a necessary condition for democratic politics.

How many provinces are required to amend the constitution as it relates to the composition of the Supreme Court?

What year was the Charlottetown Accord defeated?

What did the 1982 Constitution Act accomplish?

How many documents comprise the Canadian constitution?

How is a constitution significant to political life?

In 2006, who appointed Michael Fortier to the Senate and then to the cabinet position of Minister of Public Works and Government Services?

"Canada has gone from a situation where the rules for amending the constitution were not entirely clear to one where the rules are clear, but it is now almost impossible to change the constitution in significant ways." Discuss this statement, explaining why you mainly agree or disagree with it.

Which provincial governments asked their provincial supreme courts if Trudeau's attempt to unilaterally patriate the Constitution was constitutional?

Which governor general granted Stephen Harper's request to prorogue Parliament?

Explain how ministerial responsibility works.

In 1998 the Supreme Court of Canada issued a ruling on the question of whether secession by Quebec would be constitutional. What did the court decide?

Section 52(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982 states that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and that all government action must be in conformity with the Constitution.

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

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The Social and Economic Setting

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Regionalism and Canadian Politics

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The Machinery of Government

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Exam 5: The Constitution

The Constitution Act, 1867 states that the legislature must meet at least once every five years.

The preamble to the Constitution Act, 1867 states that Canada has adopted "a Constitution similar in Principle" to which country?

What is parliamentary supremacy?

Most Canadians have a strong and accurate idea of what is included in their country's constitution.

What is seen as the executive's main function?

What are guaranteed in sections 3-5 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

A constitution is a necessary condition for democratic politics.

How many provinces are required to amend the constitution as it relates to the composition of the Supreme Court?

What year was the Charlottetown Accord defeated?

What did the 1982 Constitution Act accomplish?

How many documents comprise the Canadian constitution?

How is a constitution significant to political life?

In 2006, who appointed Michael Fortier to the Senate and then to the cabinet position of Minister of Public Works and Government Services?

"Canada has gone from a situation where the rules for amending the constitution were not entirely clear to one where the rules are clear, but it is now almost impossible to change the constitution in significant ways." Discuss this statement, explaining why you mainly agree or disagree with it.

Which provincial governments asked their provincial supreme courts if Trudeau's attempt to unilaterally patriate the Constitution was constitutional?

Which governor general granted Stephen Harper's request to prorogue Parliament?

Explain how ministerial responsibility works.

In 1998 the Supreme Court of Canada issued a ruling on the question of whether secession by Quebec would be constitutional. What did the court decide?

Section 52(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982 states that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and that all government action must be in conformity with the Constitution.

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

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