Question 1

The 1960 Canadian Bill of Rights applied to both federal and provincial levels of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which minister resigned in solidarity with Jody Wilson-Raybould?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marc Garneau 
B)  Bill Morneau 
C)  Scott Brison 
D)  Chrystia Freeland 
E)  Jane Philpott

Question 3

Who said, "A nation is not more and no less than the entire population of a sovereign state"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brian Mulroney 
B)  Lester Pearson 
C)  John A. Macdonald 
D)  Sir Wilfrid Laurier 
E)  Pierre Trudeau

Question 4

Quebec is the only officially bilingual province in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are guaranteed in section 2 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fundamental freedoms 
B)  Language rights 
C)  Mobility rights 
D)  Legal rights 
E)  Democratic rights

Question 6

The Quebec Act of 1774 recognized the rights of Catholics in Quebec.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What year was the Meech Lake Accord introduced?

Accepted Answer

A)  1987 
B)  1992 
C)  1960 
D)  1972 
E)  1867

Question 8

What is found in section 33 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fundamental freedoms 
B)  Language rights 
C)  Mobility rights 
D)  Democratic rights 
E)  The notwithstanding clause

Question 9

A 2018 IPSOS poll found that 90% of respondents remembered being taught about the constitution in school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How are indigenous rights recognized in the Constitution Act, 1982?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How are indigenous rights recognized in the...

Question 11

Which of the following provinces is officially bilingual?

Accepted Answer

A)  Manitoba 
B)  Quebec 
C)  New Brunswick 
D)  Nova Scotia 
E)  Ontario

Question 12

What are the fundamental political freedoms guaranteed in section 2 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the fundamental political freedoms guaranteed...

Question 13

What is section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms described as?

Accepted Answer

A)  The federal section 
B)  The legislative section 
C)  The equality section 
D)  The unamendable section 
E)  The economic section

Question 14

The 1992 Charlottetown Accord guaranteed group representation in parliament.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What was described in a 1991 report as "a major constraint on the effectiveness of elected officials in representing constituents' views and in controlling a government agenda which may be out of touch with citizens' concerns"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bureaucracy 
B)  Voter turnout 
C)  Senate appointments 
D)  The Supreme Court 
E)  Party discipline

Question 16

What Canadian city is SNC-Lavalin based in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Toronto 
B)  Montreal 
C)  Calgary 
D)  Quebec City 
E)  Vancouver

Question 17

How many Senate seats are the Maritime provinces guaranteed by the constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  15 
B)  24 
C)  50 
D)  10 
E)  4

Question 18

What is seen as the legislature's main function?

Accepted Answer

A)  Holding elections 
B)  Obstructing the public service 
C)  Interpreting the law 
D)  Making the law 
E)  Implementing the law

Question 19

Party discipline is very weak in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Who made the five demands to which Brian Mulroney responded with the Meech Lake Accord?

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Hatfield 
B)  Robert Bourassa 
C)  Peter Lougheed 
D)  Pierre Trudeau 
E)  Bill Davis

Exam 5: The Constitution

The 1960 Canadian Bill of Rights applied to both federal and provincial levels of government.

Which minister resigned in solidarity with Jody Wilson-Raybould?

Who said, "A nation is not more and no less than the entire population of a sovereign state"?

Quebec is the only officially bilingual province in Canada.

What are guaranteed in section 2 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

The Quebec Act of 1774 recognized the rights of Catholics in Quebec.

What year was the Meech Lake Accord introduced?

What is found in section 33 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

A 2018 IPSOS poll found that 90% of respondents remembered being taught about the constitution in school.

How are indigenous rights recognized in the Constitution Act, 1982?

Which of the following provinces is officially bilingual?

What are the fundamental political freedoms guaranteed in section 2 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

What is section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms described as?

The 1992 Charlottetown Accord guaranteed group representation in parliament.

What was described in a 1991 report as "a major constraint on the effectiveness of elected officials in representing constituents' views and in controlling a government agenda which may be out of touch with citizens' concerns"?

What Canadian city is SNC-Lavalin based in?

How many Senate seats are the Maritime provinces guaranteed by the constitution?

What is seen as the legislature's main function?

Party discipline is very weak in Canada.

Who made the five demands to which Brian Mulroney responded with the Meech Lake Accord?