Canada's gov't and economy

How do adult citizens participate in Canada's government?

• voting directly for prime minister

• voting directly for president

• voting directly for House of Commons members

• voting directly for the monarch

A type of government in which the country recognizes a monarch, but also has a constitution in writing with rules and laws would be known as a/an....

• constitutional monarchy

• absolute monarchy

• direct democracy

• totalitarian government

True or False: Canada has a federal system of government in which power is shared between the central government (Ottawa) and smaller political units like cities and provinces.

• True

• False

In Canada's parliamentary democracy, who is head of government?

• the monarch

• the governor-general

• the prime minister

• the president

Canada's economy could be classified as what type of economy? It is the type of economy where there is freedom for entrepreneurship, with some government involvement.

• mixed-command

• mixed-market

• pure market

• pure command

In order for Canada to be able to trade with other countries, what must they do to strengthen their position in the global market?

• specialize in producing a good

• There is nothing they can do.

• impose tariffs

What type of trade barrier is imposed by one country against another, ending the possibility of trade between the two nations?

• tariff

• embargo

• quota

What type of trade barrier limits the amount of an imported good that can be brought into a country?

• quota

• tariff

• embargo

What type of trade barrier imposes a tax on imported goods?

• quota

• tariff

• embargo

What are trade barriers designed to protect?

• the production of domestic goods

• the business relationship between countries

• citizens' cultures