9 Week Assessment Study Guide

Many people who live in Quebec are part of a movement that seeks?

• To rejoin England

• To rejoin the United States

• To become independent from the United States

• To become independent from Canada

Under which economic system would factors of production MOST LIKELY be owned by the government?

• Federal Economy

• Command Economy

• Traditional Economy

• Mixed Economy

Nearly 90% of Canada's population lives?

• In the Arctic

• Along the Rocky Mountains

• Near the US - Canada border

• Near the Alaskan border

Which country has two official languages, once part of the British Empire, a member of NAFTA, and world's second largest country (landmass)?

• Canada

• England

• U.S.

• France

How does a command economy differ from a market economy?

• Individuals have more economic freedom

• Individuals have less economic freedom

• Businesses have more economic freedom

• Consumers have more economic freedom

Canada is bordered to the east by which ocean?

• Pacific

• Indian

• Arctic

• Atlantic

What is the name of the treaty signed by Canada and the United States that was meant to help control pollution along a portion of their shared border?

• NAFTA

• CETA

• Oil Refineries Purity Negotiation

• Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

The head of state of the Canadian government is the?

• The Prime Minister

• The President

• The Queen of England

• The King of France

Because Canada is a parliamentary democracy, its political leader is chosen by?

• The US President

• The Canadian Congress

• The majority members in the legislature

• The minority members in the legislature

Canada has two distinct levels of political authority. It has the Canadian Parliament and the legislative assemblies in ten provinces and three northern territories. This statement shows that Canada has a(n)?

• Traditional System

• Communist System

• Socialist System

• Federal System