SS 9 Chapter 1 Quiz

1. Which of the following phrases correctly completes the diagram in this source (Source I)?

• 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

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

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. 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?