Alberta Social 9 Chapter 8 Review

Match the following vocabulary terms with their definitions:

• Health care paid for by taxes

• Pension

• Monthly payments for citizens over the age of 65, paid for by taxes

• Social Programs

• An agreement by a company to pay for your health services, in exchange for a monthly fee

• Health Insurance

• Health care paid for by individuals

• Private Health Care

• Services provided by government to reduce economic inequalities and promote well-being

• Public Health Care

Match the following tax terms to their definitions:

• Taxes based on what you people spend on products and services

• Income Tax

• Policy of a political party about what to tax and how to spend taxes

• Tax Base

• Another term for the underground economy where people avoid paying taxes

• Sales Tax

• Taxes based on money earned by workers

• Taxation Model

• All the economic activity in society, taxed by government to pay for services

• Black Market

Canada has a​ (a)   health care system. The United States have a​ (b)   healthcare system.

• public
• private

Healthcare is operated with a profit motive in which model of healthcare?

• Private

• Public

One criticism of public healthcare is ​ (a)   . One criticism of private health care is ​ (b)   .

• long wait times
• unequal access to healthcare

Match the following principles of the Canada Health Act to their description

• Available within reasonable time and distance

• Comprehensive

• Available everywhere in Canada

• Publicly Administered

• Available to everyone

• Universal

• Provided by hospitals, physicians and surgeons

• Accessible

• Run by the government for no profit

• Portable

What is the only province in Canada without a Sales Tax?

• Alberta

• Ontario

• British Columbia

• Manitoba

The federal sales tax that everyone pays across Canada is known as:

• PST

• HST

• FST

• GST

If a waiter does not report his cash tips to pay income tax on them, he is participating in the...

• Federal Economy

• Underground Economy

• Mountaintop Economy

• Tax Base

Place the labels on the continuum

a

c

b

Moderate tax and social programs

Low tax, No social programs

High tax, Lots of social programs