Question 1

In 2016, data suggested Canadians could expect to live this many years in full health?

Accepted Answer

A)  70 
B)  50 
C)  40 
D)  80 
E)  60 
A)  70 
B)  50 
C)  40 
D)  80 
E)  60

Question 2

According to an OECD study, which of the following is true about victimization rates in Canada for violent offences and crimes against property?

Accepted Answer

A)  Victimization rates are lower than in most other developed countries. 
B)  Victimization rates are significantly lower than in the United States. 
C)  Victimization rates are much higher than the United States. 
D)  Victimization rates are the same as all other OECD states. 
E)  Victimization rates are lower than in the United States for violent offences but higher for crimes against property. 
A)  Victimization rates are lower than in most other developed countries. 
B)  Victimization rates are significantly lower than in the United States. 
C)  Victimization rates are much higher than the United States. 
D)  Victimization rates are the same as all other OECD states. 
E)  Victimization rates are lower than in the United States for violent offences but higher for crimes against property.

Question 3

Since the mid-1990s, Canada has had the highest annual growth rate of any G7 economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The citizens of less affluent provinces have been much more dependent on various transfer payments from government for part of their incomes than have Canadians in wealthier provinces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Based on a CBC report, what percentage of Vancouver's homeless were Indigenous people?

Accepted Answer

A)  40 per cent 
B)  20 per cent 
C)  5 per cent 
D)  10 per cent 
E)  30 per cent 
A)  40 per cent 
B)  20 per cent 
C)  5 per cent 
D)  10 per cent 
E)  30 per cent

Question 6

In a 2016 Nanos poll, what percent of Canadians thought the military should be one of the government's two leading priorities?

Accepted Answer

A)  13 per cent 
B)  59 per cent 
C)  11 per cent 
D)  18 per cent 
E)  73 per cent 
A)  13 per cent 
B)  59 per cent 
C)  11 per cent 
D)  18 per cent 
E)  73 per cent

Question 7

Despite persistent inequalities in Canadian society, Canadians today hold on to the belief that their society is predominantly which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Libertarian 
B)  Middle class 
C)  Classless 
D)  Lower class 
E)  Affluent 
A)  Libertarian 
B)  Middle class 
C)  Classless 
D)  Lower class 
E)  Affluent

Question 8

Where did American celebrities say they would move if Donald Trump won the presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  United Kingdom 
C)  Russia 
D)  Sweden 
E)  Mexico 
A)  Canada 
B)  United Kingdom 
C)  Russia 
D)  Sweden 
E)  Mexico

Question 9

In 2016, what was the low-income cut-off for a four-person household in a Canadian rural area ?

Accepted Answer

A)  $24,915 
B)  $19,915 
C)  $25,970 
D)  $21,915 
E)  $29,915 
A)  $24,915 
B)  $19,915 
C)  $25,970 
D)  $21,915 
E)  $29,915

Question 10

What are some of the problems associated with the quality of life in Canada and how, if at all, are these problems reflected in Canadian politics?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will touch on the followin

Question 11

Statistics Canada's low-income cut-off (generally referred to as the poverty line) is set at a level where more than what percentage of household income is spent on food, clothing, and shelter?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 per cent 
B)  30 per cent 
C)  40 per cent 
D)  50 per cent 
E)  60 per cent 
A)  20 per cent 
B)  30 per cent 
C)  40 per cent 
D)  50 per cent 
E)  60 per cent

Question 12

What are the two reasons that the values of material well-being, equality, and quality of life are of special importance?

Accepted Answer

First, they represent public purposes th

Question 13

Indigenous people who live on a reserve are far more likely than those who do not to be unemployed and poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In which country do children born to immigrants experience more social mobility than their native-born counterparts?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  The United Kingdom 
C)  The Netherlands 
D)  Canada 
E)  Germany 
A)  France 
B)  The United Kingdom 
C)  The Netherlands 
D)  Canada 
E)  Germany

Question 15

Over the past 30 years, what has been the average of Canada's national level of unemployment?

Accepted Answer

A)  10-12 per cent 
B)  4-6 per cent 
C)  13-14 per cent 
D)  15-16 per cent 
E)  7-9 per cent 
A)  10-12 per cent 
B)  4-6 per cent 
C)  13-14 per cent 
D)  15-16 per cent 
E)  7-9 per cent

Question 16

What does it mean that, in 2012, Canada ranked eleventh worldwide in terms of per capita purchasing power parities?

Accepted Answer

It means that other countries

Question 17

A 2017 poll conducted by Ekos found that only 43 per cent of Canadians surveyed self-identified as middle class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In a 2016 Nanos poll, what percent of Canadians thought infrastructure should be one of the government's two leading priorities?

Accepted Answer

A)  11 per cent 
B)  73 per cent 
C)  59 per cent 
D)  13 per cent 
E)  18 per cent 
A)  11 per cent 
B)  73 per cent 
C)  59 per cent 
D)  13 per cent 
E)  18 per cent

Question 19

There are arguments that some of the real limitations on Canadian sovereignty have been imposed by economic dependence on Great Britain and the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Poverty assumes a very different character in an affluent society like Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In 2016, data suggested Canadians could expect to live this many years in full health?

According to an OECD study, which of the following is true about victimization rates in Canada for violent offences and crimes against property?

Since the mid-1990s, Canada has had the highest annual growth rate of any G7 economy.

The citizens of less affluent provinces have been much more dependent on various transfer payments from government for part of their incomes than have Canadians in wealthier provinces.

Based on a CBC report, what percentage of Vancouver's homeless were Indigenous people?

In a 2016 Nanos poll, what percent of Canadians thought the military should be one of the government's two leading priorities?

Despite persistent inequalities in Canadian society, Canadians today hold on to the belief that their society is predominantly which of the following?

Where did American celebrities say they would move if Donald Trump won the presidency?

In 2016, what was the low-income cut-off for a four-person household in a Canadian rural area ?

What are some of the problems associated with the quality of life in Canada and how, if at all, are these problems reflected in Canadian politics?

Statistics Canada's low-income cut-off (generally referred to as the poverty line) is set at a level where more than what percentage of household income is spent on food, clothing, and shelter?

What are the two reasons that the values of material well-being, equality, and quality of life are of special importance?

Indigenous people who live on a reserve are far more likely than those who do not to be unemployed and poor.

In which country do children born to immigrants experience more social mobility than their native-born counterparts?

Over the past 30 years, what has been the average of Canada's national level of unemployment?

What does it mean that, in 2012, Canada ranked eleventh worldwide in terms of per capita purchasing power parities?

A 2017 poll conducted by Ekos found that only 43 per cent of Canadians surveyed self-identified as middle class.

In a 2016 Nanos poll, what percent of Canadians thought infrastructure should be one of the government's two leading priorities?

There are arguments that some of the real limitations on Canadian sovereignty have been imposed by economic dependence on Great Britain and the United States.

Poverty assumes a very different character in an affluent society like Canada.

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In 2016, data suggested Canadians could expect to live this many years in full health?

According to an OECD study, which of the following is true about victimization rates in Canada for violent offences and crimes against property?

Since the mid-1990s, Canada has had the highest annual growth rate of any G7 economy.

The citizens of less affluent provinces have been much more dependent on various transfer payments from government for part of their incomes than have Canadians in wealthier provinces.

Based on a CBC report, what percentage of Vancouver's homeless were Indigenous people?

In a 2016 Nanos poll, what percent of Canadians thought the military should be one of the government's two leading priorities?

Despite persistent inequalities in Canadian society, Canadians today hold on to the belief that their society is predominantly which of the following?

Where did American celebrities say they would move if Donald Trump won the presidency?

In 2016, what was the low-income cut-off for a four-person household in a Canadian rural area ?

What are some of the problems associated with the quality of life in Canada and how, if at all, are these problems reflected in Canadian politics?

Statistics Canada's low-income cut-off (generally referred to as the poverty line) is set at a level where more than what percentage of household income is spent on food, clothing, and shelter?

What are the two reasons that the values of material well-being, equality, and quality of life are of special importance?

Indigenous people who live on a reserve are far more likely than those who do not to be unemployed and poor.

In which country do children born to immigrants experience more social mobility than their native-born counterparts?

Over the past 30 years, what has been the average of Canada's national level of unemployment?

What does it mean that, in 2012, Canada ranked eleventh worldwide in terms of per capita purchasing power parities?

A 2017 poll conducted by Ekos found that only 43 per cent of Canadians surveyed self-identified as middle class.

In a 2016 Nanos poll, what percent of Canadians thought infrastructure should be one of the government's two leading priorities?

There are arguments that some of the real limitations on Canadian sovereignty have been imposed by economic dependence on Great Britain and the United States.

Poverty assumes a very different character in an affluent society like Canada.

Political Culture

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Regionalism and Canadian Politics

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