Unit 2 - Freedom For All: United States and Canada

Which factor most contributed to creating the human geographic characteristics of Canada and the United States?

• Cultural diffusion resulting from manifest destiny
• Migration of people from South America to North America
• Colonization of the region in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
• Spanish conquest of the region in the early half of the sixteenth century

Which of the following is a responsibility expected of U.S. citizens? 

• Voting in elections
• Checking on neighbors
• Visiting Washington, D.C.
• Caring for one's property

Which of the following did Adam Smith fear would be missing if businesses were allowed to set their own standards?

• Ethics
• Profits
• Capital
• Entrepreneurship

The U.S. system for issuing patents is an example of how government regulations can - 

• decrease the price of products
• advance economic development
• increase to cost of doing business
• provide protection for consumers

Development of alternative energy sources in the United States and Canada will most likely help to - 

• produce low wage service job
• support large urban populations
• create more economic tension between the two countries
• address increasing demands for water

Which of the following technological innovations most helped Canadians and Americans settle westward across North America?

• Telegraphs
• Railroads
• Electricity
• Interstate highways

In the United States and Canada representatives are chosen to make the laws.
Both governments would be an example of - 

• rule by one
• rule by a few
• rule by many

Because economic freedom is valued In the United States and Canada, the two societies have chosen to - 

• restrict the number of businesses
• limit the power of the government
• impose barriers to importing goods
• control the amount of money in banks

What feature is missing from many unlimited governments that is often used to limit governments?

• Censorship
• Constitution
• Controlled elections
• Economic freedom

What is one was that limited governments are different from unlimited governments?

• Elections in limited governments are open to all eligible voters
• News media in limited governments do not report about politics
• Leaders in limited governments are restricted from spending too much
• Political candidates in limited governments are from the same political party