Exam 2: Institutional Foundations and the Evolution of the State

The Act of Union united Ontario and Quebec.

How is the British parliamentary system distinct from the U.S. presidential-congressional system?

Newfoundland and Labrador was the last province to be added to Canada.

Compare and contrast the British parliamentary system with the American congressional system.

Compare and contrast the principles of representative government and responsible government.

In terms of initiating a bill, individual members of the House or Representative and the Senate have much less power than the members of the British parliamentary system.

Which term refers to the form of government in which the political executive must maintain the confidence of the elected legislature?

In the Westminster model of government, what constitutes the core of the parliamentary system?

What did the Durham Report recommend?

The role of government in Canada was most extensive in the early 1980s.

Which of the following declared that a Dominion Parliament had the power to enact laws having extraterritorial operation?

The Westminster model is a system of government that provides for a strong legislature.

What were some of the challenges faced by Canada during its evolution from a British colony to an independent sovereign state?

What was the significance of Lord Durham's Report?

Which of the following was created under the 1774 Quebec Act?

What is the significance of the Royal Proclamation of 1763?

A form of government including an elected assembly is called a direct democracy.

Despite the implementation of the Constitution Act of 1867, the British still controlled Canadian foreign and trade policies.

Which position is associated with a judge's appointment process?

Which province was NOT part of the Maritime union consideration in the 1860s?