Deck 14: Political Parties and the Party System

Question 1

Canada moved from a Conservative-dominant party system to a classic two-party system with the Liberal victory in 1896 under Mackenzie King.

Answer 1

False
Canada moved from a Conservative-dominant party system to a classic two-party system with the Liberal victory in 1896 under Wilfred Laurier.

Question 2

One-party dominant theory suggests that, rather than viewing the Canadian system as made up of two major parties, it has really been dominated by the Liberal party since 1900.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which ideology is NOT a characteristic of conservatism?

A)individualism
B)elitism
C)tradition
D)equality

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The "Parliamentary party" is made up of the party's members of Parliament.

Question 5

Liberalism emphasizes government planning, regulation, ownership of some of the major industries, progressive taxation, and redistribution of income via social programs.

Question 6

Which Prime Minister was disgraced by the Pacific Scandal?

A)McKenzie
B)Borden
C)MacDonald
D)Meighen

Question 7

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

Question 8

What is a variant of liberalism?

A)pluralist
B)welfare
C)religious
D)communist

Question 9

Liberals can be divided into two very distinct categories: welfare and business.

Question 10

Which term refers to an organized group that makes nominations and contests elections in the hope of influencing the policies and personnel of government?

A)pressure group
B)interest group
C)political party
D)public opinion polls

Question 11

The CCF party was less socialistic than the current NDP party.

Question 12

Paul Martin led the Liberal Party to defeat in 2008 and was forced to resign immediately.

Question 13

The first bilingual Quebecker to become leader of the Progressive Conservative party was Pierre Elliot Trudeau.

Question 14

What can be found in the right spectrum of the ideological continuum?

A)social democracy
B)egalitarianism
C)collectivism
D)individualism

Question 15

What party system categorized the decade between 1993 and 2003?

A)two-plus party system
B)two-plus-two party system
C)multiparty system
D)three party system

Question 16

Where in the ideological spectrum is the Liberal Party located?

A)left
B)centre
C)right
D)centre left

Question 17

Pre-Mulroney Conservatives used to exhibit a strong red Tory touch.

Question 18

Which theory suggests that the Liberal and Conservative parties have no central ideology and merely promise to satisfy the most important interests felt by the voters at any given time?

A)one-party dominant theory
B)broker theory
C)class-based theory
D)pluralist theory

Question 19

Which cleavage is NOT a factor contributing to the formation of minor parties in Canada?

A)regional
B)ethnic
C)class
D)religious

Question 20

The federal and provincial Conservative parties are essentially independent of each other.

Question 21

How does party ideology in Canada apply to the major Canadian political parties?

Question 22

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.

Question 23

Explain the term "the iron law of oligarchy" as it relates to political parties.

Question 24

Explain the ideological differences between conservatism, social democracy, and liberalism.

Question 25

What were some of the issues and factors that moved Canada from a third to a fourth party system?