USA & CANADA

Which of the following is limited in a limited government?

• The power of leaders

• The rights of citizens

• The number of elections

• The influence of political parties

In Canada, just as in the United States, voting in an election is considered

• an illegal act

• a civic responsibility

• a requirement by law

• an act of civil disobedience

Development of alternative energy sources in the United States and Canada will most

likely help to —

• produce low wage service jobs

• support large urban populations

• create more trade opportunities

• 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 way 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.

Which of the following bodies of water creates borders in both the United States and

Mexico?

• Bering Straits

• Hudson Bay

• Gulf of Mexico

• Gulf of California

How are the governments of Canada and the United States similar?

• Both have parliaments led by a president.

• Both are limited governments with constitutions.

• Both allow every citizen to vote in national elections.

• Both allow the government to censor newspapers.