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Course Introduction
Introduction to Canadian Politics provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental structures, processes, and issues that shape political life in Canada. The course examines the countrys constitutional framework, including the roles of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as the relationship between federal and provincial governments. Key topics include political parties, electoral systems, Indigenous governance, public policy, civil liberties, and Canadian political culture. Through lectures, readings, and discussions, students will gain insight into the historical evolution of Canadas political system and analyze current debates and challenges facing Canadian democracy.
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Chapter 1: Approaching the Study of Politics
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Q1) Describe how power resolves political issues.
Answer: Power resolves political issues by influencing decision-making and shaping the outcomes of conflicts or disputes. In politics, power can be exercised through various means such as coercion, persuasion, negotiation, and manipulation. Those in positions of authority or with access to resources can use their power to enforce their will, suppress opposition, or incentivize cooperation. Power dynamics also play a significant role in shaping the agendas of political actors and determining the distribution of resources and benefits within society. Ultimately, the use and distribution of power can determine the resolution of political issues by determining who has the ability to shape policies, make decisions, and enforce their preferences.
Q2) In the class analysis approach, the political elite takes orders from the capitalist elite and the state is an instrument of bourgeois domination.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Institutional Foundations and the Evolution of the State
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Q1) What is the significance of the Royal Proclamation of 1763?
A)It transferred control of Quebec from France to Britain.
B)It created a legislative assembly in Quebec.
C)It attempted to protect the interests of Aboriginal peoples.
D)It combined French civil law with British criminal law.
Answer: C
Q2) What did the Durham Report recommend?
A)the creation of Prince Edward Island
B)municipal governing policies
C)official bilingualism
D)responsible government
Answer: D
Q3) 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.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Regionalism
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Q1) In the 1980s, Newfoundland fought the federal government over the ownership of fish stocks.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Quebec remains below the average in per capita income.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Globalization is one of the reasons for a decline in the manufacturing industry in Ontario.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) John A. Macdonald's 1879 National Policy saw free trade with the United States as a means of promoting and protecting the industrial heartland of Ontario.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Aboriginal Peoples
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Q1) The armed standoff at Oka was related to a dispute over land to be used for a golf course.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the Indian Act, which term refers to those Aboriginal Canadians registered with the federal government?
A)status Indians
B)non-status Indians
C)enfranchised Indians
D)North American Indians
Q3) Who is represented by the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples advocacy group?
A)status Indians
B)non-status Indians
C)Métis
D)Inuit
Q4) Before 1985, Aboriginal women lost their Indian status if they married a white man.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is meant by the term "Aboriginal self-government"?
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Chapter 5: French Canada and the Quebec Question
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Q1) Which statement best describes Quebec nationalism before 1960?
A)French nationalism was largely subconscious.
B)French nationalism was inward looking and defensive.
C)French nationalism was loosely connected with the Roman Catholic Church.
D)French nationalism had strong ties to France.
Q2) What are some of the characteristics that make Quebec distinct?
Q3) Compare and contrast the values, attitudes, and demands of the Québécois before and after the Quiet Revolution.
Q4) What did the federal Official Languages Act do?
A)It allowed the public to deal with government offices in Ottawa in either English or French.
B)It allowed the public to deal with federal government offices anywhere in Canada in English or French.
C)It required all new federal employees to be bilingual.
D)It required all federal employees to receive language training in either French or English.
Q5) Quebec has had two referendums on sovereignty issues.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Ethnocultural Minorities
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Q1) Which provincial government passed a law in 2010 that required Muslim women to remove their niqab when dealing with provincial government authorities?
A)Quebec
B)Ontario
C)Alberta
D)Saskatchewan
Q2) Which province instituted a heritage languages policy in the school system?
A)Ontario
B)Quebec
C)New Brunswick
D)British Columbia
Q3) Why was there a backlash toward immigrants and visible minorities in the 1990s?
Q4) Trace the history of immigration patterns in Canada from the 1860s to the present.
Q5) Canada does not have an official multicultural policy.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What were the basic objectives of Pierre Trudeau's multiculturalism policy?
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Chapter 7: Gender
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Q1) Martha Black was the first woman elected to the House of Commons.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When was the first woman appointed to the Federal Cabinet?
A)1935
B)1957
C)1959
D)1963
Q3) How was sexual orientation added to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
A)through the Parliament of Canada
B)through the Supreme Court of Canada
C)through the constitutional amending formula
D)sexual orientation was not added to the Charter
Q4) What province became the first to enact legislation prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation?
A)Ontario
B)Alberta
C)British Columbia
D)Quebec
Q5) What were the main concerns of first-wave feminists?
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Chapter 8: Class
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Q1) Why are the corporate elite thought to wield so much political power in Canada?
Q2) Even though the House of Commons passed a resolution in 1989 to eliminate child poverty in Canada by 2000, the number of children living in poverty increased by 50 percent during the 1990s.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is NOT usually a demand of the corporate elite?
A)tax cuts for individuals
B)cutting transfer payments to provinces
C)deregulation
D)removing the tax advantages of income trusts
Q4) Class-consciousness in Canada is weakest among the new middle class.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The Canadian social safety net reached its height in the 1960s.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What are some of the significant differences between the "old" and the "new" middle class?
Q7) What is the significance of the social safety net?
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Chapter 9: Urbanrural Location, Religion, and Age
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Q1) Which of the following was protected by the Constitution Act, 1867?
A)separate protestant school minority rights in Quebec
B)separate school minority rights in both Quebec and Ontario
C)separate Catholic school minority rights in Ontario
D)separate school minority rights in Manitoba
Q2) Which two provinces were the last to handle divorces in their own courts?
A)Ontario and Quebec
B)Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador
C)Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador
D)Ontario and British Columbia
Q3) Why was gun control legislation opposed by a majority of rural voters?
A)Many rural residents rely on hunting as a food source.
B)Hunting is a traditional part of rural culture.
C)It was felt registration would lead to confiscation.
D)Most rural residents reject state involvement in their daily lives.
Q4) As early as the 1980s, the recital of the Lord's Prayer in Ontario public schools was outlawed unless it was accompanied by readings from other religious groups.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Canadas External Environment: The United
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Q1) GATT replaced the Foreign Investment Review Agency in 1984.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following strongly supported the Free Trade Agreement?
A)organized labour
B)western resource industries
C)the federal Liberal party
D)nationalist groups
Q3) Which international organization ordered Canada to discontinue a federal excise tax and postal subsidies following a complaint by the American government?
A)World Trade Organization
B)International Monetary Fund
C)G8
D)G20
Q4) Which of the following is a Crown corporation?
A)National Energy Program
B)Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
C)Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
D)Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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Q5) What have been the results of the Free Trade Agreement and NAFTA for Canada?
Chapter 11: The Canadian Political Culture
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Q1) What is NOT considered a fundamental freedom?
A)freedom to vote
B)freedom of religion
C)freedom of peaceful assembly
D)freedom of thought
Q2) What do current advocates of direct democracy promote?
A)the initiative, recall, and referendum
B)more town-hall style meetings
C)one person, one vote
D)stricter party discipline in the House of Commons
Q3) What are some of the main differences between fragment and formative event theories?
Q4) How is popular sovereignty normally expressed in Canada?
A)referendums
B)appointment of judges
C)elections at specified intervals
D)mass protests
Q5) Explain the concept of limited identities and their importance for Canadian political values.
Q6) How can Canadians achieve a balance between individualism and collectivism?
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Chapter 12: Political Socialization, The Mass Media, and Public Opinion Polls
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Q1) The merging of different companies, cultures, and technologies is a mark of globalization often called convergence.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What percentage of Canadian homes subscribe to cable or satellite television?
A)50
B)65
C)85
D)90
Q3) The Toronto Star is read by more than 90 percent of media executives.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What term is used to describe the sum total of opinions held by members of the public on any subject?
A)political culture
B)public interest
C)public opinion
D)public sector
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Q5) Explain the class-analysis approach toward political socialization.
Q6) How is public opinion in Canada measured?
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Chapter 13: Elections and the Electoral System
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Q1) The Conservatives had virtually no members from Quebec before 1984.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is NOT necessary for an individual to be nominated as a party's candidate?
A)being endorsed by the party leader
B)filing a financial statement
C)getting 100 local names on his or her nomination papers
D)paying a $1000 deposit
Q3) A province cannot have fewer Commons seats than it has provincial legislators.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Jean Chrétien's new election finance reforms virtually eliminated corporate contributions.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The percentage of all votes cast that is won by a candidate or a party, regardless of who was elected, is called the qualified majority.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What are the primary functions of an election in the Canadian political system?
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Chapter 14: Political Parties and the Party System
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Q1) Which Prime Minister was disgraced by the Pacific Scandal?
A)McKenzie
B)Borden
C)MacDonald
D)Meighen
Q2) Which of the following is considered to be a part of the "extra-parliamentary party"?
A)the bureaucracy
B)senators
C)local and national party executives
D)pollsters
Q3) Liberals can be divided into two very distinct categories: welfare and business.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss two of the following interpretations of party politics in Canada: the broker system, the concept of ideological or class-based parties, and one-party dominance.
Q5) What were some of the issues and factors that moved Canada from a third to a fourth party system?
Q6) Explain the term "the iron law of oligarchy" as it relates to political parties.
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Chapter 15: The Election Campaign, Voting, and Political Participation
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Q1) The leader's tour is primarily designed to generate national media coverage
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe how an individual candidate competes for office at the local level?
Q3) In 2000, there was little evidence of class-based voting, but the government's performance was a significant factor.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the sociodemographic bases of political party support in Canada.
Q5) How do core values and beliefs influence how Canadians vote?
Q6) Why are leadership debates felt to be important in a national campaign?
Q7) Which party do French Canadians (from both in and out of Quebec) traditionally vote for?
A)Conservative
B)Bloc Québécois
C)NDP
D)Liberal
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Q8) One of the Liberals greatest campaign assets in 1993 was their Red Book.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Advocacy Groups, Social Movements, and Lobbying
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Q1) Discuss three explanations for why advocacy groups are sometimes successful and sometimes not.
Q2) Under whose administration did lobbyist efforts switch from the minister's office to the level of senior bureaucracy?
A)Mulroney
B)Chrétien
C)Martin
D)Harper
Q3) The Gomery Report on the Quebec sponsorship scandal under Chrétien supported further revisions to the lobbying registration scheme.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which term refers to any organized attempt to influence the authorities?
A)campaigning
B)political participation
C)lobbying
D)socializing
Q5) How do interest groups try to influence the bureaucracy and the executive branch of the government?
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Chapter 17: The Canadian Constitution and Constitutional Change
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Q1) The 1982 constitutional amending formula requires that Parliament and provincial voters approve amendments.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In 1993, Chrétien's liberal party was elected not because of constitutional issues, but rather on the promise of improving the economy.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What were the major reforms proposed by the Charlottetown Accord, 1992?
Q4) Which Prime Minister had a vision of a centralized, symmetrical, and bilingual federation?
A)Brian Mulroney
B)Paul Martin
C)Pierre Trudeau
D)Jean Chretien
Q5) What concerns were raised regarding the Meech Lake Accord, 1982?
Q6) The JCPC was Canada's final court of appeal until 1949.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: The Federal System
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Q1) What is NOT a characteristic of cooperative federalism?
A)federal-provincial taxation agreements
B)federal-provincial grant programs
C)federal-provincial conferences
D)federal-provincial conflicts are referred to the courts
Q2) What were the division of powers between the provinces and the federal government as outlined in the Constitution Act, 1867?
Q3) The Canada Health Act allows the federal government to penalize provinces that do not cover all necessary health services provided by hospitals and medical practitioners.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The federally-appointed lieutenant governor has an alternative to giving royal assent to a provincial law.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The Social Union Framework Agreement was embraced by Quebec.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 19: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Q1) In which case did the Supreme Court find that the abortion law infringed with a woman's security of the person?
A)Drybones
B)Morgentaler
C)Daigle
D)Rivard
Q2) Freedom of expression, security from search and seizure, and freedom of religion have all been extended by judicial interpretation to trade unions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following are democratic, mobility, and linguistic rights in the Charter NOT subject to?
A)the reverse onus clause
B)the reasonable limits clause
C)the notwithstanding clause
D)the Oakes test
Q4) What were some of the significant events or issues that led to the creation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
Q5) How are language rights protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedom?
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Chapter 20: The Policy-Making Process and Policy Instruments
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT considered a policy instrument?
A)tax expenditures
B)referendum
C)regulation
D)state of emergency
Q2) Explain the six phases of the policymaking process.
Q3) Explain the advantages and disadvantages for citizens of governments' use of tax expenditures.
Q4) Which of the following best describes the policymaking process in Canada?
A)priority-setting, initiation, policy formation, legitimation, implementation, interpretation
B)initiation, priority-setting, policy formation, legitimation, implementation, interpretation
C)initiation, priority-setting, policy formation, implementation, legitimation, interpretation
D)priority-setting, initiation, policy formation, implementation, interpretation, legitimation
Q5) Describe and explain the significance of policy instruments?
Q6) What are stakeholders and what is their role in determining public policy?
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Q1) The speech from the throne is written and delivered by the governor general.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the monarchy?
Q3) An order in council is a formal decision taken by the Canada Council.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Individual ministerial responsibility means that all ministers must publicly defend all Cabinet policies or else resign.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Parliamentary secretaries are Cabinet ministers.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Since 1867, how many Prime Ministers have served at least a four-year term in office? A)9 B)12 C)13 D)14
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Chapter 22: The Bureaucracy
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Q1) The principle of individual ministerial responsibility means that ministers must resign for mistakes made by their officials.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What has helped to penetrate "the cloak of secrecy" within the Canadian bureaucracy?
A)the Access to Information Act and Information Commissioner
B)the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Commissioner
C)the Sunshine doctrine and the Sunset clause
D)the Ombudsman
Q3) Who provides an annual report of government funds that have been unlawfully or unwisely spent?
A)Auditor General
B)Information Commissioner
C)Environmental Commissioner
D)Comptroller of the Treasury
Q4) What is the purpose of Crown corporations?
Q5) The Auditor General is considered an agent of Parliament.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 23: Parliament
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Q1) A parliamentary session always begins with the speech from the throne prepared by the prime minister and read by the governor general.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What does either side of the House request when they want a formal recorded vote?
A)a closure
B)a division
C)a count
D)a debate
Q3) What are the functions and powers of the House of Commons?
Q4) If a nonconfidence motion passes, the government must do one of two things. One option is to resign. What is the second option?
A)Ask the governor general for another chance.
B)Ask the Opposition for another chance.
C)Hold a referendum.
D)Call an election.
Q5) Explain the concept of party discipline.
Q6) Explain the relevance and significance of the Canadian senate.
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Chapter 24: The Judiciary
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Q1) What are the powers of the Supreme Court of Canada?
Q2) Which of the following is NOT considered public law?
A)company law
B)constitutional law
C)administrative law
D)taxation law
Q3) The federal Cabinet appoints provincial superior court judges.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is NOT considered an aspect of adjudication?
A)mediating differences between two disputing parties
B)interpreting the law in cases of dispute
C)applying the law to settle disputes
D)making a judgment
Q5) How many cases per day does the Supreme Court of Canada usually hear when it is in session? A)1
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