Question 1

Alberta felt that the National Energy Program was hostile to its interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How significant are the cultural differences between the regions of Canada? Are they different in ways that produce different political outlooks, which that may generate inter-regional conflict?

Accepted Answer

This question invites students to reflec

Question 3

What was the 1980 National Energy Program? What is its legacy?

Accepted Answer

A generation after it was abolished by t

Question 4

What do Debora VanNijnatten and her colleagues mean by cross-border regions?

Accepted Answer

They define a CBR as a distinc

Question 5

Discuss how provincial party systems differ from the federal party system in Canada.

Accepted Answer

Regionalism is also apparent when one lo

Question 6

What year was the Department of Regional Economic Expansion created?

Accepted Answer

A)  1867 
B)  1991 
C)  2001 
D)  1949 
E)  1968 
A)  1867 
B)  1991 
C)  2001 
D)  1949 
E)  1968

Question 7

What jurisdiction is part of the so-called Great Lakes-Heartland cross-border region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indiana 
B)  Ohio 
C)  Michigan 
D)  Ontario 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Indiana 
B)  Ohio 
C)  Michigan 
D)  Ontario 
E)  All of the above

Question 8

Where did the Conservative Party find a resurgence in the 2006 and 2008 federal elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saskatchewan 
B)  Ontario 
C)  Newfoundland 
D)  Alberta 
E)  British Columbia 
A)  Saskatchewan 
B)  Ontario 
C)  Newfoundland 
D)  Alberta 
E)  British Columbia

Question 9

What has been the political response to Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion?

Accepted Answer

Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline

Question 10

Not one province differs significantly from the national mean for the measure of efficacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What did a 2013 survey suggest about Canadian identity?

Accepted Answer

The 2013 General Social Survey, conducte

Question 12

What was Nova Scotia's average unemployment rate for 2013-2017?

Accepted Answer

A)  8.7 per cent 
B)  6.8 per cent 
C)  9.5 per cent 
D)  10.6 per cent 
E)  7.2 per cent 
A)  8.7 per cent 
B)  6.8 per cent 
C)  9.5 per cent 
D)  10.6 per cent 
E)  7.2 per cent

Question 13

When have the Conservatives been dominant in Western Canada since?

Accepted Answer

A)  1950s 
B)  1990s 
C)  1970s 
D)  1960s 
E)  1980s 
A)  1950s 
B)  1990s 
C)  1970s 
D)  1960s 
E)  1980s

Question 14

What was Ontario's average unemployment rate for 2013-2017?

Accepted Answer

A)  6.8 per cent 
B)  9.5 per cent 
C)  8.7 per cent 
D)  10.6 per cent 
E)  7.2 per cent 
A)  6.8 per cent 
B)  9.5 per cent 
C)  8.7 per cent 
D)  10.6 per cent 
E)  7.2 per cent

Question 15

What was a major disagreement between Alberta and British Columbia in 2013?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Senate 
B)  The Temporary Foreign Workers program 
C)  Tariffs 
D)  Speed limits 
E)  The Northern Gateway oil pipeline 
A)  The Senate 
B)  The Temporary Foreign Workers program 
C)  Tariffs 
D)  Speed limits 
E)  The Northern Gateway oil pipeline

Question 16

What is the connection between regionalism and Canada's party system?

Accepted Answer

Since the 1993 general electio

Question 17

What per cent of Ontario's provincial GDP is accounted for by provincial exports?

Accepted Answer

A)  95 per cent 
B)  20 per cent 
C)  50 per cent 
D)  30 per cent 
E)  40 per cent 
A)  95 per cent 
B)  20 per cent 
C)  50 per cent 
D)  30 per cent 
E)  40 per cent

Question 18

In what year did the Bloc Québécois elect more MPs in Quebec than any other party?

Accepted Answer

A)  1997 
B)  2004 
C)  1993 
D)  2006 
E)  All of the above 
A)  1997 
B)  2004 
C)  1993 
D)  2006 
E)  All of the above

Question 19

Westerners, in particular, have often seen Ottawa as insensitive to their region's interests and preferences and willing to exploit them for the benefit of central Canada. Are they right? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss the following po

Question 20

What per cent of Ontario's provincial GDP is accounted for by automotive vehicles and parts?

Accepted Answer

A)  30 per cent 
B)  20 per cent 
C)  95 per cent 
D)  40 per cent 
E)  50 per cent 
A)  30 per cent 
B)  20 per cent 
C)  95 per cent 
D)  40 per cent 
E)  50 per cent

Alberta felt that the National Energy Program was hostile to its interests.

How significant are the cultural differences between the regions of Canada? Are they different in ways that produce different political outlooks, which that may generate inter-regional conflict?

What was the 1980 National Energy Program? What is its legacy?

What do Debora VanNijnatten and her colleagues mean by cross-border regions?

Discuss how provincial party systems differ from the federal party system in Canada.

What year was the Department of Regional Economic Expansion created?

What jurisdiction is part of the so-called Great Lakes-Heartland cross-border region?

Where did the Conservative Party find a resurgence in the 2006 and 2008 federal elections?

What has been the political response to Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion?

Not one province differs significantly from the national mean for the measure of efficacy.

What did a 2013 survey suggest about Canadian identity?

What was Nova Scotia's average unemployment rate for 2013-2017?

When have the Conservatives been dominant in Western Canada since?

What was Ontario's average unemployment rate for 2013-2017?

What was a major disagreement between Alberta and British Columbia in 2013?

What is the connection between regionalism and Canada's party system?

What per cent of Ontario's provincial GDP is accounted for by provincial exports?

In what year did the Bloc Québécois elect more MPs in Quebec than any other party?

Westerners, in particular, have often seen Ottawa as insensitive to their region's interests and preferences and willing to exploit them for the benefit of central Canada. Are they right? Explain your answer.

What per cent of Ontario's provincial GDP is accounted for by automotive vehicles and parts?

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Exam 4: Regionalism and Canadian Politics

Alberta felt that the National Energy Program was hostile to its interests.

How significant are the cultural differences between the regions of Canada? Are they different in ways that produce different political outlooks, which that may generate inter-regional conflict?

What was the 1980 National Energy Program? What is its legacy?

What do Debora VanNijnatten and her colleagues mean by cross-border regions?

Discuss how provincial party systems differ from the federal party system in Canada.

What year was the Department of Regional Economic Expansion created?

What jurisdiction is part of the so-called Great Lakes-Heartland cross-border region?

Where did the Conservative Party find a resurgence in the 2006 and 2008 federal elections?

What has been the political response to Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion?

Not one province differs significantly from the national mean for the measure of efficacy.

What did a 2013 survey suggest about Canadian identity?

What was Nova Scotia's average unemployment rate for 2013-2017?

When have the Conservatives been dominant in Western Canada since?

What was Ontario's average unemployment rate for 2013-2017?

What was a major disagreement between Alberta and British Columbia in 2013?

What is the connection between regionalism and Canada's party system?

What per cent of Ontario's provincial GDP is accounted for by provincial exports?

In what year did the Bloc Québécois elect more MPs in Quebec than any other party?

Westerners, in particular, have often seen Ottawa as insensitive to their region's interests and preferences and willing to exploit them for the benefit of central Canada. Are they right? Explain your answer.

What per cent of Ontario's provincial GDP is accounted for by automotive vehicles and parts?

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

Diversity and Multiculturalism

The Constitution

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