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WorksheetsCanada History/Gov/Econ
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Who is Canada's most important trading partner?
a)
NAFTA
b)
USA
c)
Mexico
d)
European Union
2.
Canada is bilingual in government. This means Canada...
a)
the country has two official languages, english and spanish
b)
makes all citizens speak two languages
c)
has two official languages, Spanish and French
d)
all government officials must speak two languages
3.
Why is English spoken in most of Canada?
a)
English is easier to learn than French
b)
The British one the 7 years war and ruled Canada longer
c)
The people did not care to speak French
d)
The French never settled in Canada
4.
What term describes a person who wants Quebec to be a separate country
a)
Canadians
b)
Quebecians
c)
Francophone
d)
Separatist
5.
5. The goal for the Separatists in Quebec
a)
To make the whole country speak French
b)
To make Quebec its own country
c)
To help Canada and Quebec negotiate peach
d)
To give Quebec the right to speak French
6.
6. Englishexplorer in 1497; told of bountiful resources and encouraged European settlement?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Samuel de Champlain
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Hernando de Soto
7.
7. What was a valuable trade in Canada early on?
a)
tourism
b)
raising cattle
c)
farming
d)
fur trading
8.
8. In 1754, Britain andFrance fought a war over Canadian territory known as
a)
The Quebec Massacres
b)
The Ontario Massacres
c)
The 15 year war
d)
The French Indian War
9.
9. Canada achieved independence from what country ?
a)
USA
b)
Canada was always independent
c)
Great Britian
d)
France
10.
10. Who has the greatest amount of Executive power in CanadianGovernment (head of government)?
a)
Monarch
b)
President
c)
Governor General
d)
Prime Minister
11.
11. NAFTA stands for___________________
a)
Nomadic Americans Free Trade Association
b)
North American Free Trade Agreement
c)
North AmericanFormer Teachers Alliance
d)
North AmericanFormer Teachers Alliance
12.
12. The main_____________ of NAFTA is to _________________ with others?
a)
goal…increase trade
b)
business…divide labor
c)
problem…cooperate
d)
contribution…compete
13.
13. Which term bestdescribes how political power is distributed in Canada?
a)
Confederation government
b)
Aristocratic government
c)
Autocratic government
d)
Federal government
14.
14. Canada has this type of Economic system?
a)
Communist
b)
Market
c)
Traditional
d)
Communist
15.
You buy a t-shirt for $30 and sell it for $45. Your profit after expenses is...?
a)
$45
b)
$40
c)
$10
d)
$15
16.
A federal government is one in which
a)
the central government retains almost all power
b)
the central and regional/state governments share power equally
c)
local governments retain most of the power
d)
states come together to form a small central government
17.
Which of the following best describes the role of the monarch in Canada's government
a)
military leader
b)
head of legislature
c)
law enforcer
d)
ceremonial figure head
18.
Which type of country is most likely to adopt a unitary form of government
a)
smaller countries
b)
larger countries
c)
countries with major cities
d)
countries with monarchs
19.
Canada has a ___________ gov
a)
unitary
b)
confederate
c)
total
d)
federal
20.
Unitary governments are one's in which...
a)
power is shared equally
b)
the central authority has all/most of the power
c)
states/regional governments have all of the power
d)
power is equally distributed between states and central gov
21.
The UK has a
a)
no formal gov system
b)
confederate gov
c)
unitary gov
d)
federal gov
22.
Capital goods are...
a)
all of the goods in society
b)
goods that are used in producing other goods
c)
goods used for fun
d)
goods being bought by consumers
23.
Constitutional Monarchy???
a)
Prime minster answers to monarch
b)
King or Queen runs the country by their own rules
c)
Unitary Control of all government affairs by monarch
d)
monarch acts as head of state with limits detailed in a formal government document
24.
In a presidential election___________
a)
no one votes for the leader
b)
people vote for representatives who choose the executive leader
c)
people vote directly for their executive leader
d)
government officials vote on the leader of the nation
25.
An example of a confederation is
a)
Lithuania
b)
The United States
c)
The EU
d)
FiBA
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