Separatism Review Quiz

What was last week's topic?

• Separatism

• Federalism

• Responsible Government

• Elections in Canada

Which year's referendum on Quebec sovereignty was the closest to succeeding?

• 1990
• 1985

• 1995
• 1980

True or False:
Justin Trudeau said “Some countries have too much history; Canada has too much geography.”

• True

• False

Which of the following is a challenge of Federalism?

• The Have vs. Have-Not Regions

• Federal Social Programs

• Equalization Payments

• The Disallowance Privilege

True or False:
According to the scholar Benedict Anderson, nations are "Imagined, shared identities"

• True

• False

A belief that one's local identity is more powerful than a national bond is called:

• Nationalism

• Regionalism

• Separatism

• Sovereignty-Association

Autonomism is the belief that:

• Regions/Provinces should have more power to make independent decisions within the Federal system

• Regions/Provinces should become sovereign and leave the Federal system

• Nationalism is a weaker bond than one's regional identity

• One's national bond is more powerful than one's regional identity

What is the name of the Alberta provincial party dedicated to Western sovereignty?

• The Alberta Party

• The Wildrose Party

• The United Conservative Party

• The Independence Party

The view that Western Canadian provinces are mistreated in the Federal model in Canada is called:

• Western dissatisfaction
• Eastern alienation
• Western alienation
• Federal mistreatment

The idea of Sovereignty Association in Quebec implied:

• A political arrangement where Quebec would have a subordinate role to Canada.
• A political arrangement where Quebec would have no say in its own affairs.
• A political arrangement where Quebec would have sovereignty over its own affairs while maintaining a close association with Canada.
• A political arrangement where Quebec would have complete independence from Canada.