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WorksheetsSocial 9 PAT Review
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 43mins
When someone votes in a federal election, they are directly voting for which of the following?
A Supreme Court Justice
A person to represent them in the House of Commons
A Cabinet Minister
A person to represent them in the Senate
Which of the following is not true of a Prime Minister?
They are elected as the leader of their political party by the party members
Their political party wins the most seats in the federal elections
They must win a seat in the House of Commons
The Governor General appoints the Prime Minister
Which of the following is not a role of the Executive Branch
Propose most of the ideas that become laws
Run the day-to-day business of government
Put laws into Action
Interpret laws for the Canadian people
Which of the following branches acts as a watchdog on the other two branches? This body interprets and applies all law in Canada including the rights of Canadians.
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
Senate
When does a bill officially become law?
When it passes in the House of Commons
When it passes in the Senate
When it is signed by the Governor General and receives Royal Assent
When it is signed by the Prime Minister and receives Royal Assent
Why does the Senate almost never vote against a bill the House of Commons has accepted?
The Senate does not have the power to vote against a bill the House of Commons have voted for.
The Senate is not elected and thus is not truly responsible to the people they represent.
The Senate does not represent the population of Canada in a proportional way.
The Senate is responsible to the British Crown (the Queen).
What are lobbyists?
A person hired by a group to report on the actions of government officials
A person hired by a group to influence MPs and government officials
A person who is hired by MPs to represent them during elections
A person who is hired by the government to look after the Canadian interests
A political party can best be defined as a group of people
Who represent a minority group in Canada and works to ensure their voice is heard in the federal government
Hired by an industry or cause to influence members of the government
Dedicated to delivering information about current events and issues to the Canadian public
That share similar values and ideas about how the government should deal with issues facing society
According the YCJA, which of the following is not a right that a young person under the age of 18 possesses when he/she is arrested?
To remain silent
To have a lawyer if you go to court
To have parents with you during questioning
To allow the publication of the offender's name
Which of the following is not a factor that determines the consequences that young offenders face?
The attitude of the young person
The gender of the young person
The history of the young person
The circumstance of the young person
1. What happens to a piece of legislation, either provincial or federal, if it conflicts with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
It will be amended
It will be dropped by the courts
Both a and b
Neither a nor b
Which two fundamental freedoms are protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
The right to volunteer and pay taxes
Equality rights and the freedom to bear arms
Basic freedoms and the right to own property
Freedom of religion and freedom of expression
At the present time, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is interpreted by
Parliament
The Supreme Court
The House of Commons
The Governor General
What is a labour union?
A club of labourers
A special set of laws that establish a framework for governance
A group of united women
An organisation that ensure the protection of workers' rights
What is franchise?
Freedom of speech
Freedom of religion
The right to vote
Gender equality
Section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides for publicly funded education for official language minorities in Canada. It has helped do all of the following for official language minorities with the exception of:
educate official language minorities in their first language
help prevent the assimilation of official language minorities into the dominant culture
affirm the identity of official language minorities
allow all Canadian citizens a publicly funded education in their first or native language.
What rights did the Supreme Court give Métis people in 2003?
The right to hunt and fish as Aboriginal peoples
The right to receive free university/college education
The right to purchase new vehicles with taxpayer dollars
The right to have treaty rights and not live on a reservation
What was the ultimate goal of the Indian Acts of 1867, 1880, and 1884?
Segretation
Assimilation
Integration
Paternalism
Why did First Nations people misunderstand the concept of ownership when signing the treaties that took away their land?
They didn't speak either French or English
They believed in sharing the land, not ownership
The lawyers that they hired were not trained in land acquisition contracts
They had not been fully acculturated at the time of the transations
What is it called when something is paid for by taxes and provided by the government?
Privately funded
Publicly funded
Annuities
Scrip
Which of the following is not a group that qualifies for collective rights within Canada?
Americans
Métis
Anglohpnes
First Nations
Which level of government is officially bilingual?
Municipal
Provincial
Federal
All of the above
Bill 101 in Québec means that signs in Québec must be in
English
French
The point system in Canada for accepting immigrants dates back from:
1965
1967
1969
1982
The points system only applies to:
Economic immigrants
Refugees
Family class immigrants
None of the above
The three main categories of immigrants to Canada are:
Chinese, Europeans, and Chileans
Explained in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Economic, Family class, and refugees
People accepted as immigrants for humanitarian and compassionate reasons.
How many points do you need in order to qualify under the point system?
32
42
67
81
What was the name of the tax that Chinese immigrants were required to pay in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Chinese tax
Head Tax
Goods and Services Tax
Special Tax
In a market economy, the group that decided how to produce an item is the:
Consumers
Producers
Government
Unions
Which of the following is NOT a factor of Production?
Labour
Profit
Capital
Land
Canada and the USA differ in their views about the “public good”. Canada focuses on __________, which the USA focuses on ___________:
cooperation, capitalism
market, mixed
cooperation, individualism
individualism, melting pot
Which statement BEST describes competition in economics?
Rivalry among producers to sell products and/or services to consumers
One producer controlling all the supply of a good or service
Many producers producing many goods or services
Consumers fighting for the same goods or services
When people choose to temporarily stop working in order to pressure employers to respond to issues that concern the workers, it is called:
Stand-off
Strike
Lay-off
Quitting
Which of the following list best reflects the factors shaping consumer behaviour?
identity, marketing, health and safety, environment, government
identity, marketing, government, environment, family
identity, marketing, government, environment, jobs
identity, marketing, health and safety, environment, jobs
A boycott is an example of consumer action. A consumer boycott is best defined as:
To act in support of the services provided by an ethical business.
To act alone to reject the services of a unethical business.
To reject the manipulation of advertising.
To act together to quit using, buying or dealing as an expression of protest or disfavour.
Logos or brand names seek to appeal to the market through
associating themselves with a particular identity.
being seen as high price.
providing information.
manipulating buyers.
Which of the following best describes the healthcare system in the United States?
profitable
public
private
provisional
This type of healthcare is provided by the government.
Public Healthcare
Private Healthcare
What does GHGs mean?
Green Hairy Giant
Great Health Gadget
Greenhouse Gasses
Greenhouse Guzzlers
What is tax evasion?
Not paying your cellphone bill.
Not paying your taxes.
Paying more taxes than everyone else.
Getting tax money from the government.
McDonald's is an example of a private business
True
False
Which Canadian political party's beliefs are most closely aligned with those of the American Democratic Party?
Public health, pensions, and education are all
Rights and freedoms
Social programs
Provincial programs
Federal programs
What do governments collect to pay for social programs?
Monthly payments
Dues
Taxes
Duty
This is the man who introduced public healthcare in Canada. What is his name?
Justin Trudeau
Tommy Douglas
Wayne Gretzky
Michael Moore
This is defined as a rise in the average temperature of the Earth, primarily caused by emissions from burning fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas.
An environmental isssue
Greenhouse gas emissions
Biodiversity
Climate change
"The United States has an economic system known as a 'market economy.' The United States' development of a market economy can be traced back to the events which led to the founding of the United States and an independent nation. The United States places a great deal of value on the idea that individualism, or that people do what is best for the individual, is the best way of achieving the public good, because through each person taking care of their needs, it will add up to create a society that works for everyone."
According to this passage, the United States's history and process of becoming a nation has led to the belief that independence and individualism is the best way to achieve the public good because of the:
cooperative effort between many different nations (Britain, Spain, France)
desire to be unlike Canada and fill a different niche in the world economy.
founders of the U.S.A. having to fight for its independence from colonial Britain
past as a British colony which led to an economic system that mirrors that of Great Britain
