How is Canada's government different from that of the United States?

• Canada has separation between its branches.

• Canada is guided by a constitution and the US doesn't have a constitution

• It is a constitutional monarchy (or parliamentary democracy)

• Canada is a representative democracy.

Christianity is the most practiced religion in United States, Canada and Mexico. This is because...

• The Native Americans were Christian

• Christianity originated in the North America

• European colonization caused the spread of Christianity to the Americas

What is the name of the document that explains how the US government is supposed to work?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Rules of Right

What is a representative democracy?

• A form of government in which there is a king or queen and a house of representatives

• One in which there is one leader who makes all decisions for the people

• One in which there is no leader and the people make all the decisions

• A form of government where people vote for a group of representatives to be in control

The United States and Canada are considered multicultural societies because of _________ and __________ of the regions?

• migration, economy

• immigration, migration

• colonization, immigration

• manufacturing, colonization

Democracy has which of the following characteristics in the United States?

• Belief in free speech

• Guaranteed lifetime income

• Limits on the family size

• Mandatory military service

What issue that has threatened Canada's unity?

• Free trade with the United States and Mexico.

• The movement in British Columbia to become a part of the United States.

• Environmental issues over the drilling for oil in northern Canada.

• The movement in Quebec to become a separate country.

Who is the leader of the country in Canada’s Parliament Government and how are they chosen?

• President; Chosen by being the leader of the majority party leader in Parliament

• Prime Minister; by being elected by the people

• Prime Minister; Chosen by being the leader of the majority party leader in Parliament

• President; by being elected by the people

What is the word for the number of people who can read and write in a country

• income
• literacy rate
• life expectancy
• free enterprise

What is the Human Development Index?

• The health of an individual.

• A set of statistics or numbers that rank countries by their development.

• The country a person lives in,

• The number of preventable diseases in a country.