Question 1

What is multiculturalism?

Accepted Answer

A value system based on the premise that

Question 2

Which of the following is a conservative political belief?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preservation of social order 
B)  Workers should control capital 
C)  Acceptance of equality between classes 
D)  Challenge to authority and institutions 
E)  Individualism above all 
A)  Preservation of social order 
B)  Workers should control capital 
C)  Acceptance of equality between classes 
D)  Challenge to authority and institutions 
E)  Individualism above all

Question 3

Which term do Marxists use to refer to the system of economic production and distribution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mode of economics 
B)  Mode of production 
C)  System of production 
D)  Method of production 
E)  Mode of distribution 
A)  Mode of economics 
B)  Mode of production 
C)  System of production 
D)  Method of production 
E)  Mode of distribution

Question 4

What year did the Progressive Conservative Party merge with the Canadian Alliance and was renamed the Conservative Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  2003 
B)  1993 
C)  1942 
D)  1867 
E)  1911 
A)  2003 
B)  1993 
C)  1942 
D)  1867 
E)  1911

Question 5

When it comes to individualism, what do recent surveys suggest about Canadians?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more like European than American populations. 
B)  They are more like Americans on some measures of individualism and more like Europeans on others. 
C)  They are more like American than European populations. 
D)  They are virtually identical to Americans. 
E)  They are unlike any other culture. 
A)  They are more like European than American populations. 
B)  They are more like Americans on some measures of individualism and more like Europeans on others. 
C)  They are more like American than European populations. 
D)  They are virtually identical to Americans. 
E)  They are unlike any other culture.

Question 6

Who said "there's no place for the state in the bedroom of the nation"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Margaret Thatcher 
B)  Justin Trudeau 
C)  Pierre Trudeau 
D)  David Bell 
E)  Karl Marx 
A)  Margaret Thatcher 
B)  Justin Trudeau 
C)  Pierre Trudeau 
D)  David Bell 
E)  Karl Marx

Question 7

Shortly after Justin Trudeau became prime minister he said, "There is no core identity, no mainstream in Canada."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What are three distinctive features of classical liberalism?

Accepted Answer

Any three of the following: individual f

Question 9

Libertarians believe that personal liberties should be restricted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is usually argued to be the "formative event" in the political history of English Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  American Independence, 1776 
B)  The Conquest, 1759 
C)  Patriation of the Constitution, 1982 
D)  The War of 1812 
E)  The British North America Act, 1867 
A)  American Independence, 1776 
B)  The Conquest, 1759 
C)  Patriation of the Constitution, 1982 
D)  The War of 1812 
E)  The British North America Act, 1867

Question 11

What do social democrats accept as they temper their advocacy of an egalitarian society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individualism 
B)  Communism 
C)  Capitalism 
D)  Democracy 
E)  Socialism 
A)  Individualism 
B)  Communism 
C)  Capitalism 
D)  Democracy 
E)  Socialism

Question 12

What would you say are the chief elements of Canada's political culture? Explain why you think the Canadian and American political cultures are mainly similar or mainly different.

Accepted Answer

The four headings used in this chapter-c

Question 13

Canada's official policy of multiculturalism introduced in 1971 was recognized in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The 1776 Declaration of Independence 
B)  The 1982 Constitution Act 
C)  The 1867 British North America Act 
D)  The 1987 Meech Lake Accord 
E)  The 1960 Canadian Bill of Rights 
A)  The 1776 Declaration of Independence 
B)  The 1982 Constitution Act 
C)  The 1867 British North America Act 
D)  The 1987 Meech Lake Accord 
E)  The 1960 Canadian Bill of Rights

Question 14

Western societies have been most greatly influenced by which three ideologies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feminism, multiculturalism, and environmentalism 
B)  Marxism, Leninism, and Stalinism 
C)  Liberalism, conservatism, and utopianism 
D)  Communism, fascism, and capitalism 
E)  Liberalism, conservatism, and socialism 
A)  Feminism, multiculturalism, and environmentalism 
B)  Marxism, Leninism, and Stalinism 
C)  Liberalism, conservatism, and utopianism 
D)  Communism, fascism, and capitalism 
E)  Liberalism, conservatism, and socialism

Question 15

How did French observer André Siegfried described Liberal and Conservative parties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Obsolete political forces 
B)  Vital enemies 
C)  Best political friends 
D)  Virtually indistinguishable in terms of their ideological principles 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Obsolete political forces 
B)  Vital enemies 
C)  Best political friends 
D)  Virtually indistinguishable in terms of their ideological principles 
E)  All of the above

Question 16

Seymour Martin Lipset argues that the United States has been shaped through revolutionary origins, whereas English speaking Canada has been defined through counter-revolutionary origins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A socialist attaches the most importance to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Material well-being 
B)  Preservation of law and order 
C)  Individual freedom 
D)  Equality 
E)  Tradition 
A)  Material well-being 
B)  Preservation of law and order 
C)  Individual freedom 
D)  Equality 
E)  Tradition

Question 18

What do advocates of communitarianism believe?

Accepted Answer

A)  That human freedom and dignity require public recognition of group identities 
B)  That communities matter 
C)  That Grant's "lament" was false 
D)  That private property must be abolished 
E)  That separatist opinions must be suppressed 
A)  That human freedom and dignity require public recognition of group identities 
B)  That communities matter 
C)  That Grant's "lament" was false 
D)  That private property must be abolished 
E)  That separatist opinions must be suppressed

Question 19

How many times have Quebecers been given the opportunity to register popular support for an independent Quebec?

Accepted Answer

A)  Once 
B)  Twice 
C)  Three times 
D)  Four times 
E)  Never 
A)  Once 
B)  Twice 
C)  Three times 
D)  Four times 
E)  Never

Question 20

Fragment theory argues that the ideology of the founders becomes what?

Accepted Answer

A)  A fragment culture 
B)  The dominant ideology 
C)  A divisive issue 
D)  The main political party 
E)  All of the above 
A)  A fragment culture 
B)  The dominant ideology 
C)  A divisive issue 
D)  The main political party 
E)  All of the above

What is multiculturalism?

Which of the following is a conservative political belief?

Which term do Marxists use to refer to the system of economic production and distribution?

What year did the Progressive Conservative Party merge with the Canadian Alliance and was renamed the Conservative Party?

When it comes to individualism, what do recent surveys suggest about Canadians?

Who said "there's no place for the state in the bedroom of the nation"?

Shortly after Justin Trudeau became prime minister he said, "There is no core identity, no mainstream in Canada."

What are three distinctive features of classical liberalism?

Libertarians believe that personal liberties should be restricted.

Which of the following is usually argued to be the "formative event" in the political history of English Canada?

What do social democrats accept as they temper their advocacy of an egalitarian society?

What would you say are the chief elements of Canada's political culture? Explain why you think the Canadian and American political cultures are mainly similar or mainly different.

Canada's official policy of multiculturalism introduced in 1971 was recognized in which of the following?

Western societies have been most greatly influenced by which three ideologies?

How did French observer André Siegfried described Liberal and Conservative parties?

Seymour Martin Lipset argues that the United States has been shaped through revolutionary origins, whereas English speaking Canada has been defined through counter-revolutionary origins.

A socialist attaches the most importance to which of the following?

What do advocates of communitarianism believe?

How many times have Quebecers been given the opportunity to register popular support for an independent Quebec?

Fragment theory argues that the ideology of the founders becomes what?

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

Women and Politics

Indigenous Politics

Canada in the World

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Exam 1: Political Culture

What is multiculturalism?

Which of the following is a conservative political belief?

Which term do Marxists use to refer to the system of economic production and distribution?

What year did the Progressive Conservative Party merge with the Canadian Alliance and was renamed the Conservative Party?

When it comes to individualism, what do recent surveys suggest about Canadians?

Who said "there's no place for the state in the bedroom of the nation"?

Shortly after Justin Trudeau became prime minister he said, "There is no core identity, no mainstream in Canada."

What are three distinctive features of classical liberalism?

Libertarians believe that personal liberties should be restricted.

Which of the following is usually argued to be the "formative event" in the political history of English Canada?

What do social democrats accept as they temper their advocacy of an egalitarian society?

What would you say are the chief elements of Canada's political culture? Explain why you think the Canadian and American political cultures are mainly similar or mainly different.

Canada's official policy of multiculturalism introduced in 1971 was recognized in which of the following?

Western societies have been most greatly influenced by which three ideologies?

How did French observer André Siegfried described Liberal and Conservative parties?

Seymour Martin Lipset argues that the United States has been shaped through revolutionary origins, whereas English speaking Canada has been defined through counter-revolutionary origins.

A socialist attaches the most importance to which of the following?

What do advocates of communitarianism believe?

How many times have Quebecers been given the opportunity to register popular support for an independent Quebec?

Fragment theory argues that the ideology of the founders becomes what?

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

Women and Politics

Indigenous Politics

Canada in the World

Filters