Question 1

An act or threat of violence perpetrated by an ideological group that is intended to produce fear or change is called terrorism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What is the dispute-settlement mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) a provision of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement to settle trade disputes 
B) a provision of the Parliament of Canada Act to settle disputes between the House of Commons and the Senate 
C) a provision of the Canadian Constitution to settle federal-provincial disputes 
D) a provision of the UN Charter to settle disputes among nation states 
A) a provision of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement to settle trade disputes 
B) a provision of the Parliament of Canada Act to settle disputes between the House of Commons and the Senate 
C) a provision of the Canadian Constitution to settle federal-provincial disputes 
D) a provision of the UN Charter to settle disputes among nation states A

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a means of combating the extent of U.S. ownership of Canadian industry?

Accepted Answer

A) Crown corporations 
B) the Free Trade Agreement 
C) regulatory and funding agencies 
D) tax incentives 
A) Crown corporations 
B) the Free Trade Agreement 
C) regulatory and funding agencies 
D) tax incentives B

Question 4

The Canadian Auto Workers union was originally part of the United Auto Workers Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is a Crown corporation?

Accepted Answer

A) National Energy Program 
B) Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRT
C)  
C) Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 
D) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CB
C)  
A) National Energy Program 
B) Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRT
C)  
C) Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 
D) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CB
C)

Question 6

Which statement is a criticism of foreign investment?

Accepted Answer

A) Less capital may leave the country than was initially invested. 
B) Research and development occurs outside the parent plant. 
C) It lowers the standard of living for Canadians. 
D) It increases the number of jobs in sciences in Canada. 
A) Less capital may leave the country than was initially invested. 
B) Research and development occurs outside the parent plant. 
C) It lowers the standard of living for Canadians. 
D) It increases the number of jobs in sciences in Canada.

Question 7

According to the CRTC, what percentage of Canadian content is required to be shown by television stations?

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 50 
C) 60 
D) 90 
A) 25 
B) 50 
C) 60 
D) 90

Question 8

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is a Crown corporation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The principle government response to the Gray Report was the creation of The National Energy Board.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What have been the results of the Free Trade Agreement and NAFTA for Canada?

Accepted Answer

After 15 years or so, the results of the

Question 11

Canadian Anglophones spend about 72 percent of their television viewing time watching local programs

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which international organization ordered Canada to discontinue a federal excise tax and postal subsidies following a complaint by the American government?

Accepted Answer

A) World Trade Organization 
B) International Monetary Fund 
C) G8 
D) G20 
A) World Trade Organization 
B) International Monetary Fund 
C) G8 
D) G20

Question 13

Chapter 21 is the clause in the NAFTA treaty that allows a foreign company to sue a country on the ground that government policies reduced its profits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

By 2014, Canada exported the most to the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which Prime Minister entirely dismantled the National Energy Policy?

Accepted Answer

A) Pierre Trudeau 
B) Brian Mulroney 
C) Jean Chrétien 
D) Paul Martin 
A) Pierre Trudeau 
B) Brian Mulroney 
C) Jean Chrétien 
D) Paul Martin

Question 16

GATT replaced the Foreign Investment Review Agency in 1984.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How have international terrorism events, such as 9/11, affected Canadian domestic and foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

In response to 9/11, Canada passed a com

Question 18

The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement was not supposed to affect existing cultural programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) comprehensive free trade agreements 
B) mega-mergers of large transnational corporations 
C) removal of state controls on corporate behaviour 
D) decreasing the mobility of capital 
A) comprehensive free trade agreements 
B) mega-mergers of large transnational corporations 
C) removal of state controls on corporate behaviour 
D) decreasing the mobility of capital

Question 20

What are some of the benefits for Canada to establish a free trade agreement with the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

There are several benefits for Canada to

Exam 10: Canadas External Environment: The United States and the World

An act or threat of violence perpetrated by an ideological group that is intended to produce fear or change is called terrorism.

What is the dispute-settlement mechanism?

Which of the following is NOT a means of combating the extent of U.S. ownership of Canadian industry?

The Canadian Auto Workers union was originally part of the United Auto Workers Union.

Which of the following is a Crown corporation?

Which statement is a criticism of foreign investment?

According to the CRTC, what percentage of Canadian content is required to be shown by television stations?

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is a Crown corporation.

The principle government response to the Gray Report was the creation of The National Energy Board.

What have been the results of the Free Trade Agreement and NAFTA for Canada?

Canadian Anglophones spend about 72 percent of their television viewing time watching local programs

Which international organization ordered Canada to discontinue a federal excise tax and postal subsidies following a complaint by the American government?

Chapter 21 is the clause in the NAFTA treaty that allows a foreign company to sue a country on the ground that government policies reduced its profits.

By 2014, Canada exported the most to the United States.

Which Prime Minister entirely dismantled the National Energy Policy?

GATT replaced the Foreign Investment Review Agency in 1984.

How have international terrorism events, such as 9/11, affected Canadian domestic and foreign policy?

The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement was not supposed to affect existing cultural programs.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of globalization?

What are some of the benefits for Canada to establish a free trade agreement with the U.S.?

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