Deck 4: The Nation

Question 1

It was the American Revolution that awakened the spirit of nationality in Europe.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Catalonia is a region in Spain where the inhabitants speak their own language and hold a separate cultural identity than the rest of the country.Catalonia would best be described as:

A) a nation-state
B) a substate nation
C) a civic nation
D) a state

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which term refers to states where many nations coexist under a single government?

A) multi-state nations
B) civic nations
C) ethnic nations
D) multinational states

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which term refers to the Indigenous or Aboriginal peoples of Canada?

A) First Tribes
B) First States
C) First Immigrants
D) First Nations

Question 5

In fall 2006,the Canadian House of Commons recognized that the Québécois form what?

A) an ethnic group
B) a government
C) a province
D) a nation

Question 6

The "deux nations" view of Canada sees the Canadian state as a partnership between English and French 'nations.' Which person,or movement,had the greatest influence in popularizing this view?

A) Pierre Trudeau
B) The Quiet Revolution
C) Stephen Harper
D) The French Revolution

Question 7

What is the major difference between a state and a nation?

A) A state must be sovereign; a nation need not be sovereign.
B) A nation must be sovereign; a state need not be sovereign.
C) A state must have one language and culture; a nation can include several cultural groups.
D) A nation must have clear territorial borders; A state need not have clear territorial borders.

Question 8

Which term best describes North and South Korea?

A) binational states
B) bistate nations
C) multi-state nations
D) multinational states

Question 9

The United Nations is an organization to which only states can belong.

Question 10

The term 'ethnic group' can refer to several types of groups within a nation-state.Which of the following refers to a group that has voluntarily moved to a new nation-state?

A) substate nation
B) indigenous peoples
C) immigrants
D) civic nation

Question 11

As defined by Michael Ignatieff,what is the difference between ethnic nations and civic nations?

A) Ethnic nations have an identity that depends primarily on acceptance of the political order, but civic nations do not.
B) Civic nations have an identity that depends primarily on acceptance of the political order, but ethnic nations do not.
C) Civic nations are based on objective factors, like language, but ethnic nations are not.
D) In ethic nations, newcomers may quickly take on the national identity, but in civic nations they may not.

Question 12

Which term best describes Canada in the eyes of French Canadians,particularly the Québécois?

A) multinational state
B) bistate nation
C) binational state
D) nation-state

Question 13

What desire of the Dene was expressed in the Dene Declaration of 1975?

A) their desire to be recognized as a tribe
B) their desire to be recognized as a state
C) their desire to be recognized as a government
D) their desire to be recognized as a nation

Question 14

In 2006,all the political parties in Canada,except the Conservative Party,supported a motion in the House of Commons recognizing that the Québécois form "a nation within a united Canada."

Question 15

If a leader wished to form a nation-state,what would be the best action to take?

A) Allow and encourage the practice of local religions in rural areas.
B) Allow strong, neighbouring powers to enter territorial bounds.
C) Maintain a strict class system to suppress less-wealthy individuals.
D) Enforce the use of one language within territorial bounds.

Question 16

Which term refers to an identity shared by a large number of people based on,but not reducible to,such factors as language,customs,and the expressed desire to continue life in common?

A) ethnicity
B) state
C) nation
D) society

Question 17

French Canadians are often regarded by English Canadians as an ethnic group,although at least in Quebec,they see themselves as the Québécois nation.

Question 18

Which phrase best describes multinational states?

A) states where multinational corporations exist under a single government
B) states where many ethnic groups clash
C) nations where many ethnic groups clash
D) states where many nations coexist

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of a nation-state?

A) An indigenous tribe with a complex, participatory political system, living in Brazil.
B) The Quebecois in Canada.
C) The country of Sweden.
D) The German-speaking peoples of Germany, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland.

Question 20

In theory,which of the following nations would be more accommodating to different cultural groups,and why?

A) Spain, because it is one of the oldest nations.
B) Australia, because it is an open, synthetic nation.
C) Democratic Republic of Congo, because formal national identities are not the most important type of identity.
D) Czech Republic, because it is a newer nation.

Question 21

Canada is a typical example of a multi-state nation.

Question 22

The Meech Lake Accord proposed to recognize Quebec as a "distinct society."

Question 23

The nation,like the participatory state,is a product of modern ________ history.

Question 24

There are social realities called nations,which are conceptually distinct from states.

Question 25

Canada is made up of a number of substate and indigenous national minorities.

Question 26

One of the great themes of European history since 1789 has been the emergence of __________ demanding their own ________.

Question 27

The Québécois regard themselves as a ________,one of the two founding ________ of Canada.

Question 28

There are more than 630 First Nations communities scattered across Canada.

Question 29

According to Kymlicka's classification of identity,Canada's aboriginal peoples,as well as the Québécois,can be called __________,while Italian Canadians or Chinese Canadians are __________.

Question 30

Briefly describe what Ernest Renan means when he says that the nation "is a daily plebiscite."

Question 31

Civic nations,as defined by Michael Ignatieff,are based on language and culture.

Question 32

___________ are those in which the national identity depends primarily on factors such as language,culture,and a common sense of history.

Question 33

There are social realities called _________,which are conceptually different from ________.

Question 34

___________ have an identity that depends primarily on the acceptance of political order.

Question 35

The nation is a product of modern European history.

Question 36

Compare the differences between ethnic nations and civic nations.

Question 37

French Canadians,and particularly the Québécois,have always seen Canada as an agreement or partnership between deux nations,or two founding nations.

Question 38

What is the difference between a nation and a state? Do nations have to become states?

Question 39

The defeat of the Meech Lake and Charlottetown accords can be seen as the rejection of a multinational view of Canada and the promotion of a single nation identity.

Question 40

Is Canada a nation or a state? Would you describe Canada as an ethnic nation or a civic nation? Is it a binational state or a multinational state?

Question 41

Why is it accurate to describe the Québécois as a substate nation rather than an ethnic group?

Question 42

Why is it politically accurate to describe the First Nations peoples in Canada as nations rather than as ethnic groups?

Question 43

Describe the effects that the major constitutional debates have had on Canadian sovereignty.Did the debates over the Meech Lake and the Charlottetown accords change the nature of Canadian politics?