Canada Today Retest Study

Coming into effect in 1994, NAFTA encouraged free trade between the United States and which two other countries?

• Canada and Cuba

• Japan and China

• Canada and Mexico

• Panama and Brazil

Which Canadian province described by this list?

• Quebec

• Ontario

• New Brunswick

• British Columbia

Many people in the Canadian province of Quebec want the state to become independent from Canada. Which of these statements BEST summarizes their case?

• Quebec has a distinctly different culture from the rest of Canada.

• Quebec has closer ties to the United States than does the rest of Canada.

• Quebec wants to become part of the United Nations unlike the rest of Canada.

• Quebec does not participate in the same types of trade as the rest of Canada.

Because Canada is a parliamentary democracy, its political leader

• is whoever is the eldest child of the current reigning monarch.

• is elected by the majority of the popular votes of its citizens.

• is chosen by the party with the majority of members in the legislature.

• is elected by an electoral college chosen by the unicameral legislature.

These items are describing what what type of government system?

• confederation

• oligarchy

• parliamentary

• presidential

In 1995 a vote was held in Quebec on the issue of independence for Quebec. The results showed that

• The majority of voters supported union with the United States

• an overwhelming number of voters supported separation from Canada.

• a slight majority of voters supported Quebec remaining politically united with Canada.

• Most voters were in support of more cultural assimilation with English-speaking Canada.

What international economic agreement was set up among the United States, Canada, and Mexico which removed trade barriers and increased competition?

• NAFTA

• NATO

• OPEC

• WTO

If consumers increase their purchases of goods and services, then a likely outcome for our economy is

• rising GDP

• rising unemployment

• decreasing factory orders

• slowing economic growth

Known officially as a parliamentary democracy, but sovereign to the United Kingdom, which Canadian official is the head of Canadian government?

• The President of Canada

• The Prime Minister of Canada

• The Governor General of Canada

• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Which statement would BEST describe the reason of Quebec's interest in becoming an independent country?

• Quebec does not agree with Canada's foreign policy

• Quebec's culture is unique from the rest of Canada

• Quebec is being mistreated by Canada because its natural resources

• Quebec's alliance with the United States offends the rest of Canada