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Cdn Social programs and taxation. Multiple Choice Chp eight

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Public health, pensions, and education are all

a)

rights and freedoms

b)

social programs

c)

provincial programs

d)

federal programs

2.

Which of the following best describes the health care system in the United States?

a)

profitable

b)

public

c)

private

d)

provisional

3.

Which kind of law is the Canada Health Act?

a)

a provincial law

b)

a federal law

c)

a universal law

d)

a comprehensive law

4.

The United States government provides health care for which of its citizens?

a)

all American citizens

b)

none of its citizens

c)

elderly citizens

d)

citizens with low incomes

5.

Which of the following is described as "reaching a general agreement among all members of a group"?

a)

consensus

b)

dispute

c)

variance

d)

position

6.

What do governments collect to pay for social programs?

a)

payments

b)

dues

c)

taxes

d)

duty

7.

The G.S.T. is a federal ,which everyone in Canada must pay.

a)

sales tax

b)

income tax

c)

levy

d)

none of the above

8.

Not reporting your income to government is called

a)

tax resistance

b)

tax avoidance

c)

corruption

d)

tax evasion

9.

Which is another word for equity?

a)

injustice

b)

bias

c)

fairness

d)

inequality

10.

Which of the following is not a key issue for the Conservative Party of Canada?

a)

lower taxes

b)

health care

c)

Quebec within Confederation

d)

crime

11.

Who, from the following list, was voted as the "Greatest Canadian" in a nationwide contest in 2004?

a)

Wayne Gretzky

b)

Tommy Douglas

c)

Terry Fox

d)

John A. MacDonald

12.

Under Canada's constitution, who is responsible for health care?

a)

the Health Minister

b)

the provinces

c)

the federal government

d)

individual citizens

13.

Which of the following is an "underground economy," which functions in secret from the government?

a)

black market

b)

taxation model

c)

smugglers

d)

illegal activity

14.

Sales tax is based on what you spend on products and services and is collected

a)

federally

b)

provincially

c)

yearly

d)

monthly