- Which of the following phrases correctly completes the diagram in this source (Source I)?
SS 9 Chapter 1 Quiz

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Report to the governor general
Are appointed by the prime minister
Form the official opposition in Parliament
Are members of the prime minister's cabinet
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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2. Taken together, Source II and Source III suggest that the current Senate selection process in Canada is
expected to increase stability in government
intended to enhance the effectiveness of Parliament
viewed both positively and negatively by Canadian citizens
considered to be beneficial to both politicians and the electorate
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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3. The ideas presented by the speaker in Source III highlight the
role of political parties in Canada
collective rights of Canadian citizens
significance of Canada's head of state
principles underlying political institutions in Canada
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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4. The central issue to which all three sources relate is the extent to which
representatives within Canada's government are accountable to citizens
the powers of the judicial branch of government should be reduced
a majority government is beneficial to Canadian citizens
election results should be comparable to popular vote
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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5. In Source I, the question mark under the heading “Membership” would be correctly replaced by which of the following statements?
multiple representatives are elected in each riding.
members may serve a maximum of one term in office.
representation by population determines the distribution of seats.
members must receive a minimum of one half of the votes in a riding to be elected.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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6. A supporter of the current electoral system in Canada would most likely view the information in Source II as positive because
the government encourages all citizens to vote
eligible voters have an impact on government legislation
the political party with the most seats will form a majority government
citizens who participate play an important role in determining which political party forms the government
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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7. An electoral system based on the ideas of Speaker Z in Source IV would have enabled which of the following pairs of political parties in Source III to acquire more seats in the 2008 election than they actually won?
New Democratic Party of Canada and Green Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada and Liberal Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada and Green Party of Canada
New Democratic Party of Canada and Bloc Quebecois
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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8. Taken together, all four sources relate most clearly to which of the following issues?
To what extent does the political party that forms the government reflect the choices of voters in federal elections?
Should the number of candidates that political parties can nominate in federal elections be limited?
Should the number of political parties be increased as Canada's population grows?
What extent should the media influence the political party in power in Canada?
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