Deck 9: Urbanrural Location, Religion, and Age

Question 1

Historically, religious cleavages and identities within Canada coincided to a considerable extent with those of language and ethnicity. The interests of French-Catholics were often at odds with those of the Anglo-Protestants.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

Answer 2

B

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The current fertility rates in Canada average at 1.5 births per woman.

Question 5

What group usually supports mandatory retirement?

A)young people
B)seniors
C)trade unions
D)the political elite

Question 6

Which city is NOT one of the largest three cities in Canada?

A)Toronto
B)Vancouver
C)Calgary
D)Montreal

Question 7

Quebec has maintained a separate school system based on religious affiliation.

Question 8

Seniors were one of the last groups in society identified for public support by the federal government.

Question 9

The Liberal party has essentially been a rural party for generations.

Question 10

What was the first main religious demand in Canada?

A)establishing the Roman Catholic religion as the main dominant religion in Canada
B)establishing separate school systems for Roman Catholics and Protestants
C)establishing the Protestant religion as the main dominant religion in Canada
D)establishing a Roman Catholic-based constitution

Question 11

What percentage of the Canadian population lives in Ontario and Quebec?

A)52
B)55
C)62
D)72

Question 12

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.

Question 13

The current fertility rate should continue to increase the population indefinitely.

Question 14

After the Quebec Revolution, language superseded religion as the key to the identity of the great majority of Quebeckers.

Question 15

Rural Canada is partly agricultural and the number of people engaged in farming is increasing.

Question 16

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

Question 17

Which group is currently least likely to experience political conflict with each other?

A)Christians and non-Christians
B)religious and non-religious groups
C)Christians and Muslims
D)Catholics and Protestants

Question 18

How did the Mulroney government try to reduce governmental support of seniors?

A)by decreasing the age of mandatory retirement
B)by partially de-indexing the Old Age Security from cost-of-living increases
C)by eliminating the Guaranteed Income Supplement
D)by reducing eligibility for the spouse's allowance

Question 19

What issue will be most pressing for seniors in the future?

A)health care
B)Old Age Security
C)housing
D)mandatory retirement

Question 20

Rural Canada is overrepresented in the House of Commons.

Question 21

How is party preference split between urban and rural areas?

Question 22

What are the key characteristics of rural Canada today?

Question 23

What are some of the historical concerns of seniors within the Canadian political system?

Question 24

What is the future for Canada's population?

Question 25

Explain the historical basis for a separate school system in Canada.