Question 1

Who bankrolled the Conservative Party leading up to the 1874 federal election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hugh Allan 
B)  George Brown 
C)  Wilfrid Laurier 
D)  John A. Macdonald 
E)  Samuel Tilley 
A)  Hugh Allan 
B)  George Brown 
C)  Wilfrid Laurier 
D)  John A. Macdonald 
E)  Samuel Tilley

Question 2

How many seats did the Liberal Party of Canada win west of Ontario in 1980?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two 
B)  Three 
C)  13 
D)  23 
E)  43 
A)  Two 
B)  Three 
C)  13 
D)  23 
E)  43

Question 3

How do political parties help to "organize" government?

Accepted Answer

Governing parties propose; opposition pa

Question 4

Canada's major parties are ideologically opposite.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Discuss pre-Confederation Canadian political parties.

Accepted Answer

The origins of Canada's two historically

Question 6

How many Quebec voters cast a ballot for NDP candidates in the 2011 federal election?

Accepted Answer

A)  One out of 10 
B)  Two out of 10 
C)  Three out of 10 
D)  Four out of 10 
E)  Five out of 10 
A)  One out of 10 
B)  Two out of 10 
C)  Three out of 10 
D)  Four out of 10 
E)  Five out of 10

Question 7

What were the main developments of the 2004 federal election?

Accepted Answer

The 2004 election was a reminder that ca

Question 8

What does a realignment election produce?

Accepted Answer

A)  A change in the composition in the House of Commons 
B)  Confusing electoral boundaries 
C)  A durable change in the parties' bases of support 
D)  A change in change in political party positions 
E)  A change in the balance of power of government 
A)  A change in the composition in the House of Commons 
B)  Confusing electoral boundaries 
C)  A durable change in the parties' bases of support 
D)  A change in change in political party positions 
E)  A change in the balance of power of government

Question 9

How did western resentment affect the Liberal party of Canada under the leadership of Pierre Trudeau?

Accepted Answer

This sense of resentment toward Ottawa a

Question 10

How different were the early Liberal and Conservative parties? What policies did they disagree on? How were they similar?

Accepted Answer

It would be a mistake to make too much o

Question 11

Did the period from the election of 1993 to the election of 2011 produce a realignment in the Canadian party system? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

In predominantly English-speaking Canada

Question 12

The Reform Party began life as a strictly regional organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Janine Brodie and Jane Jenson, the two federal parties drew the bulk of their support from which social group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Renting farmers 
B)  New immigrants 
C)  Young men 
D)  Property-owning males 
E)  Women 
A)  Renting farmers 
B)  New immigrants 
C)  Young men 
D)  Property-owning males 
E)  Women

Question 14

After an election under the plurality system, the number of seats a party has is directly proportional to its percentage of votes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is a criticism of Canadian democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability of those with money to influence voter behaviour 
B)  Political parties' avoidance of important issues 
C)  The "dumbing down" of public life by political party spin doctors 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  The ability of those with money to influence voter behaviour 
B)  Political parties' avoidance of important issues 
C)  The "dumbing down" of public life by political party spin doctors 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 16

How have Canadian politicians used brokerage politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  By attempting to accommodate preferences of major interests, regions, and communities 
B)  By adopting a flexible policy style 
C)  By avoiding ideological appeals 
D)  By avoiding language of class politics 
E)  All of the above 
A)  By attempting to accommodate preferences of major interests, regions, and communities 
B)  By adopting a flexible policy style 
C)  By avoiding ideological appeals 
D)  By avoiding language of class politics 
E)  All of the above

Question 17

How many seats did the NDP win in Quebec in the 2015 federal election?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  39 
C)  59 
D)  29 
E)  16 
A)  10 
B)  39 
C)  59 
D)  29 
E)  16

Question 18

What were the origins of the Reform Party of Canada?

Accepted Answer

Students should mention Western alienati

Question 19

The Progressive Party was formed in 1920.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 2008 and 2015 the Conservative Party proposed a carbon tax.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Who bankrolled the Conservative Party leading up to the 1874 federal election?

How many seats did the Liberal Party of Canada win west of Ontario in 1980?

How do political parties help to "organize" government?

Canada's major parties are ideologically opposite.

Discuss pre-Confederation Canadian political parties.

How many Quebec voters cast a ballot for NDP candidates in the 2011 federal election?

What were the main developments of the 2004 federal election?

What does a realignment election produce?

How did western resentment affect the Liberal party of Canada under the leadership of Pierre Trudeau?

How different were the early Liberal and Conservative parties? What policies did they disagree on? How were they similar?

Did the period from the election of 1993 to the election of 2011 produce a realignment in the Canadian party system? Explain your answer.

The Reform Party began life as a strictly regional organization.

According to Janine Brodie and Jane Jenson, the two federal parties drew the bulk of their support from which social group?

After an election under the plurality system, the number of seats a party has is directly proportional to its percentage of votes.

Which of the following is a criticism of Canadian democracy?

How have Canadian politicians used brokerage politics?

How many seats did the NDP win in Quebec in the 2015 federal election?

What were the origins of the Reform Party of Canada?

The Progressive Party was formed in 1920.

In 2008 and 2015 the Conservative Party proposed a carbon tax.

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Exam 10: Parties and Elections

Who bankrolled the Conservative Party leading up to the 1874 federal election?

How many seats did the Liberal Party of Canada win west of Ontario in 1980?

How do political parties help to "organize" government?

Canada's major parties are ideologically opposite.

Discuss pre-Confederation Canadian political parties.

How many Quebec voters cast a ballot for NDP candidates in the 2011 federal election?

What were the main developments of the 2004 federal election?

What does a realignment election produce?

How did western resentment affect the Liberal party of Canada under the leadership of Pierre Trudeau?

How different were the early Liberal and Conservative parties? What policies did they disagree on? How were they similar?

Did the period from the election of 1993 to the election of 2011 produce a realignment in the Canadian party system? Explain your answer.

The Reform Party began life as a strictly regional organization.

According to Janine Brodie and Jane Jenson, the two federal parties drew the bulk of their support from which social group?

After an election under the plurality system, the number of seats a party has is directly proportional to its percentage of votes.

Which of the following is a criticism of Canadian democracy?

How have Canadian politicians used brokerage politics?

How many seats did the NDP win in Quebec in the 2015 federal election?

What were the origins of the Reform Party of Canada?

The Progressive Party was formed in 1920.

In 2008 and 2015 the Conservative Party proposed a carbon tax.

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

Interest Groups

The Media

Language Politics

Women and Politics

Indigenous Politics

Canada in the World

Filters