Exam 11: The Canadian Political Culture

One of the elements incorporated into the "Tory Touch" is elitism.

What ideology argues that each person should have maximum freedom or liberty?

Which statement does NOT describe political freedom?

Canadian demonstration of respect toward the law, judges, and police is called political efficacy.

According to Horowitz, which ideology dominates Canadian political culture?

What is NOT considered a fundamental freedom?

How is popular sovereignty normally expressed in Canada?

Canadians are more egalitarian than Americans.

Which two parties do NOT have an equal counterpart to any American parties?

Which concept is often expressed as the sanctity of individual economic freedom?

Separatists centre on the "limited identities" and subcultures that characterize Canadian society.

In traditional Canadian terms, popular sovereignty means frequent referenda.

How can Canadians achieve a balance between individualism and collectivism?

What do current advocates of direct democracy promote?

Seymour Martin Lipset coined the "fragment theory."

What are thought to be the distinguishing features between Canadian and U.S. values?

Pluralists deride the notion of "one person, one vote" as a genuine measure of political equality.

What are some of the main differences between fragment and formative event theories?

Which of the following best describes political equality in a democracy?

Which term describes distinctive collections of values, beliefs, attitudes, and orientations held by smaller groups within the society?