Question 1

What year did the #MeToo movement gain momentum?

Accepted Answer

A)  2017 
B)  1917 
C)  1947 
D)  1967 
E)  1987 
A)  2017 
B)  1917 
C)  1947 
D)  1967 
E)  1987

Question 2

Discuss the roots of early feminism, focusing particularly on events and figures from Canadian history.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

What year was the Wartime Elections Act passed?

Accepted Answer

A)  1896 
B)  1949 
C)  1922 
D)  1870 
E)  1917 
A)  1896 
B)  1949 
C)  1922 
D)  1870 
E)  1917

Question 4

What is the premise of the second wave of the women's movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men, who tend to have more aggressive approaches, are better suited to politics. 
B)  Gender role differences are not inherent; they are socially constructed. 
C)  Anything men could do, women could do better. 
D)  Forgoing the need for full equality, partial gains for women were sufficient. 
E)  No more little white gloves 
A)  Men, who tend to have more aggressive approaches, are better suited to politics. 
B)  Gender role differences are not inherent; they are socially constructed. 
C)  Anything men could do, women could do better. 
D)  Forgoing the need for full equality, partial gains for women were sufficient. 
E)  No more little white gloves

Question 5

Approximately what percentage of all federally appointed judges are women?

Accepted Answer

A)  11 per cent 
B)  51 per cent 
C)  21 per cent 
D)  41 per cent 
E)  31 per cent 
A)  11 per cent 
B)  51 per cent 
C)  21 per cent 
D)  41 per cent 
E)  31 per cent

Question 6

What phrase did Sylvia Bashevkin use to describe the political participation gap between males and females?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rungs on the ladder are disappearing. 
B)  The lower, the fewer 
C)  A level playing field 
D)  The glass ceiling is about to shatter. 
E)  The higher, the fewer 
A)  The rungs on the ladder are disappearing. 
B)  The lower, the fewer 
C)  A level playing field 
D)  The glass ceiling is about to shatter. 
E)  The higher, the fewer

Question 7

What contributes to the under-representation of women in public life?

Accepted Answer

A)  The provisions in political party constitutions 
B)  The professional and political networking abilities of men and women 
C)  The potential earning power of men and women 
D)  The different roles played by men and women in the family and the social learning that prepares them for these roles 
E)  Supreme Court decisions 
A)  The provisions in political party constitutions 
B)  The professional and political networking abilities of men and women 
C)  The potential earning power of men and women 
D)  The different roles played by men and women in the family and the social learning that prepares them for these roles 
E)  Supreme Court decisions

Question 8

Most pre-Charter litigation on sexual equality resulted in defeats for women's claims, with the exception of which case?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vriend case 
B)  Morgentaler case 
C)  Chaoulli case 
D)  Persons case 
E)  Oakes case 
A)  Vriend case 
B)  Morgentaler case 
C)  Chaoulli case 
D)  Persons case 
E)  Oakes case

Question 9

In 1950 what percentage of the workforce was female?

Accepted Answer

A)  30 per cent 
B)  10 per cent 
C)  20 per cent 
D)  50 per cent 
E)  40 per cent 
A)  30 per cent 
B)  10 per cent 
C)  20 per cent 
D)  50 per cent 
E)  40 per cent

What year did the #MeToo movement gain momentum?

Discuss the roots of early feminism, focusing particularly on events and figures from Canadian history.

What year was the Wartime Elections Act passed?

What is the premise of the second wave of the women's movement?

Approximately what percentage of all federally appointed judges are women?

What phrase did Sylvia Bashevkin use to describe the political participation gap between males and females?

What contributes to the under-representation of women in public life?

Most pre-Charter litigation on sexual equality resulted in defeats for women's claims, with the exception of which case?

In 1950 what percentage of the workforce was female?

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

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

Indigenous Politics

Canada in the World

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Exam 14: Women and Politics

What year did the #MeToo movement gain momentum?

Discuss the roots of early feminism, focusing particularly on events and figures from Canadian history.

What year was the Wartime Elections Act passed?

What is the premise of the second wave of the women's movement?

Approximately what percentage of all federally appointed judges are women?

What phrase did Sylvia Bashevkin use to describe the political participation gap between males and females?

What contributes to the under-representation of women in public life?

Most pre-Charter litigation on sexual equality resulted in defeats for women's claims, with the exception of which case?

In 1950 what percentage of the workforce was female?

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

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

Indigenous Politics

Canada in the World

Filters