Deck 3: Historical Foundations

Question 1

If you participated in the On to Ottawa Trek,which of the following describes your journey?

A)started in Vancouver and ended in Ottawa
B)started in Regina and ended in Regina
C)started in Vancouver and ended in Regina
D)started in Regina and ended in Ottawa

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which term relates to the belief that citizens have a right to minimum levels of health and well-being?

A)social justice
B)social citizenship
C)social minimum
D)social safety net

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Many social movements have taken place in Canada.Which of the following did NOT occur?

A)women's rights
B)child welfare
C)labour reform
D)civil rights

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which scenario describes the consequences of New France's social welfare supports after the British conquered New France in 1759?

A)The social welfare supports previously established by the French government disintegrated,causing great hardship.
B)The social welfare supports previously established by the French government continued to be administered by the British colonists.
C)New social welfare supports were established by the British because the French government had yet to implement meaningful programs.
D)A new universal social welfare system was implemented by the British,correcting the hardship that had existed under the French government.

Question 5

Mothers' allowance legislation provided women with dependants a small but guaranteed income.Which province legislated Canada's first Mothers' Allowance in 1916?

A)Prince Edward Island
B)Quebec
C)Manitoba
D)Ontario

Question 6

The federal government established a system of relief to help soldiers returning home after serving in the First World War.What did the Soldier Settlement provide to veterans?

A)employment opportunities
B)land
C)rehabilitation services
D)training

Question 7

Unemployment rates soared during the Great Depression.By 1933,approximately what percent of Canadian workers were out of work?

A)10 percent
B)18 percent
C)27 percent
D)53 percent

Question 8

The work of which of the following individuals led to the enactment of the Act for the Prevention of Cruelty to and Better Protection of Children?

A)Leonard Marsh
B)Nellie McClung
C)R)B.Bennett
D)John Joseph Kelso

Question 9

What piece of legislation was passed in 1914,and is considered to be Canada's first comprehensive and compulsory social insurance plan?

A)Workmen's Compensation Act
B)Unemployment Insurance Act
C)Old Age Pension
D)Mothers' Allowance

Question 10

Which term would describe the process that occurred when the government classified people as being either "deserving" or "undeserving" of public assistance?

A)categorical
B)conditional
C)residual
D)reciprocal

Question 11

Many of the principles underlying Canada's current social welfare system are based on which of the following?

A)English Civil Laws
B)English Poor Laws
C)Quebec's Royal Decree
D)Dominion of Canada Act

Question 12

Only certain Canadian settlements adopted the English Poor Laws in colonial times.Which two provinces enacted the Poor Laws during the 1700s?

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

Question 13

In what year was the Act to Confer the Electoral Franchise upon Women enacted?

A)1914
B)1918
C)1929
D)1933

Question 14

Which piece of legislation specifically supported the development of workhouses?

A)Quebec's Royal Decree
B)the English Poor Laws
C)the English Civil Laws
D)the British North American Act

Question 15

According to the British North America Act (1867),the provinces were responsible for eleemosynary institutions.What does an eleemosynary institution provide?

A)medical care
B)alms or charity
C)education
D)religious comfort

Question 16

When the British North America (BNA)Act was enacted in 1867,which of the following describes who became the Dominion of Canada?

A)New Brunswick,Manitoba,Ontario,and Québec
B)New Brunswick,Nova Scotia,Ontario,and Québec
C)New Brunswick,Newfoundland,Ontario,and Québec
D)New Brunswick,Upper Canada ,Ontario,and Québec

Question 17

The On to Ottawa Trek of 1935 was possibly the largest and most famous protest of the Depression years.How many people participated in this protest?

A)1000
B)4000
C)5000
D)10 000

Question 18

All of the following statements describe initiatives done by the National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC)EXCEPT which?

A)The NCWC was not involved the child welfare movement because they had not yet gained political power.
B)Members of the NCWC were involved in the 1929 court case that concluded that women were indeed "persons."
C)In the late 1800s,the NCWC choose to become involved advocating for improvements in living conditions for female prisoners.
D)The NCWC was instrumental in the passage of legislation in 1918 that gave white women the right to vote in federal elections.

Question 19

Which of the following describes who participated in the On to Ottawa Trek of 1935?

A)men from all parts of Canada except Quebec
B)men who had once lived on the East Coast of Canada,and where forced to relocate during the building of the railroad
C)all Chinese immigrants
D)men from work camps

Question 20

In what year was the Act for the Prevention of Cruelty to and Better Protection of Children enacted?

A)1863
B)1868
C)1888
D)1893

Question 21

The basic principles of the English Poor Laws influenced the provision of public relief to Canadians in the 1700s.Explain what is meant by each of the following four principles:
a)Public relief should be residual.__________________________________
b)Public relief should be categorical.__________________________________
c)Public relief should be conditional.__________________________________
d)Public relief should be calculated according to the principle of less eligibility.__________________________________

Question 22

Which prime minister was responsible for introducing Canada's first Unemployment Insurance Act?

A)Pierre Trudeau
B)John A.MacDonald
C)Robert Borden
D)Mackenzie King

Question 23

Marsh believed that three main programs could meet social security and human welfare needs.Which area did he NOT identify?

A)children's allowances to help with the additional costs of raising a child
B)national health insurance to provide health services
C)support postsecondary education to increase skills and knowledge as required
D)a contributory old-age pension scheme

Question 24

In the 1960s,the United States government declared a war on poverty.During the same period,which Canadian prime minister introduced a plan to eliminate poverty in Canada?

A)Mackenzie King
B)Pierre Trudeau
C)Lester B.Pearson
D)John Diefenbaker

Question 25

The Marsh report indicated that Canada was lagging behind all English-speaking countries in all of the following areas EXCEPT which?

A)health insurance
B)sickness benefits
C)unemployment insurance
D)widows' and orphans' pensions

Question 26

During the Great Depression,most provinces provided some form of direct and indirect relief.Direct relief was available in various forms including cash,vouchers to purchase basic necessities,and goods such as food and clothing.Briefly describe what indirect relief consisted of.

Question 27

In 1968,the Senate Committee on Poverty was appointed to look at the extent of poverty in Canada and to recommend policy changes.What were the two findings that raised concerns?

Question 28

In the late 1930s,the federal government intervened in the unemployment crisis even though Canada's constitution made public relief a provincial responsibility.Briefly explain the rationale behind the federal government's decision to set up work camps for unemployed men.

Question 29

In 1968,the Senate Committee on Poverty was appointed by the federal government to look into the problem of poverty in Canada.How many Canadians made up the working poor population,according to the Committee's findings?

A)0)5 million
B)1 million
C)1)5 million
D)2 million

Question 30

The Canada/Quebec Pension Plan was the first income security program in Canada to be fully indexed.What does this mean?

A)benefits may be increased if applicants meet basic residency requirements
B)benefits are clawed back from high-income earning seniors
C)benefits increase automatically as the cost of living rises
D)benefits may be extended to a married or common-law spouse

Question 31

What year did each of the following key events take place? Enter the correct date in the space provided.Your choices are limited to the date options listed below.
a)The Act for the Protection and Reformation of Neglected Children in Ontario was passed in _______.
b)When the Old Age Pensions Act was passed in _______,it established pensions as a right to which all older Canadians were entitled.
c)The On to Ottawa Trek of ______ was possibly the largest and most famous protest of Canada's Depression years.
d)Canada's first Unemployment Insurance Act was passed in ________.
e)The Family Allowances Act,which created Canada's first universal social security program,was enacted in _______.
f)In ______,the federal government introduced the Canada Assistance Plan (CAP)which increased the amount of federal funds to provincial/territorial social welfare programs.

Question 32

In what year did the implementation of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada begin,and in what year was the final report submitted?
a)1967;1969
b)1967;1970
c)1968;1969
d)1968;1970

Question 33

What document did historian Michael Bliss consider to be the "most important single document in the history of the development of the welfare state in Canada"?

A)the Beveridge Report
B)the Marsh Report
C)the Royal Commission on the Status of Women
D)Income Security for Canadians

Question 34

During the 1940s,the federal government had to seek two constitutional amendments before it could pass legislation that was outside its jurisdiction.Which two pieces of social legislation required a constitutional amendment?

A)Unemployment Insurance Act and the Family Allowances Act
B)Canada Assistance Plan Act and the Canada Pension Plan Act
C)Unemployment Insurance Act and Workmen's Compensation Act
D)Mothers' Allowance Act and the Canada Pension Plan Act

Question 35

Who was the social researcher and professor who in 1943 released a ground-breaking blueprint for social security in Canada?

A)Nellie McClung
B)Mackenzie King
C)J)J.Kelso
D)Leonard Marsh