Deck 2: Institutional foundations and the evolution of the state

Question 1

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

A)the legislative assembly
B)the bureaucracy
C)the prime minister and the Cabinet
D)the judiciary

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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 2

C

Question 3

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

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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.

Question 5

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

A)Balfour Declaration
B)Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
C)Statute of Westminster
D)Constitution Act 1982

Question 6

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

A)Prince Edward Island
B)Newfoundland and Labrador
C)Nova Scotia
D)New Brunswick

Question 7

Which of the following is associated with a judge's appointment process?

A)Cabinet
B)Auditor General
C)Chief of Staff
D)Governor General

Question 8

The ultimate independence of Canada is usually attributed to developments connected to the First World War.

Question 9

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

Question 10

The word "confederation" used by the Fathers of Confederation is actually the opposite of its intended meaning.

Question 11

Unlike the United States, the Canadian constitutional setup serves to inhibit government activity.

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

A)Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate have much more legislative power than their British system counterparts.
B)Party discipline is much more rigid in the United States than in the British system.
C)The U.S.presidential-congressional system lacks the power of judicial review.
D)The British system does not permit members to sit in more than one branch of government.

Question 14

The Act of Union united Ontario and Quebec.

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the fundamental principles of the Canadian constitution?

A)separation of powers
B)colonialism
C)multiculturalism
D)judicial review

Question 16

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

Question 17

Which of the following was a recommendation of the Durham Report?

A)the creation of Prince Edward Island
B)municipal governing policies
C)official bilingualism
D)responsible government

Question 18

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

A) an appointed council to advice the governor
B)the colony of Quebec
C)the double majority system
D)the Quebec conference

Question 19

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

Question 20

What is the form of government called in which the political executive must maintain the confidence of the elected legislature?

A)responsible government
B)representative government
C)federal government
D)democratic government

Question 21

Explain the six principles of the Canadian Constitution and how they were realized in Confederation.

Question 22

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

Question 23

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

Question 24

Compare and contrast the British parliamentary system with the American Congressional System.

Question 25

What was the significance of Lord Durham's Report?