GH 9 Final Exam Review Questions

Chapter One:
1) What is the Constitution? What is its relationship to government?
2) What is the executive branch? What is its role? What makes up the branch?
3) What are cabinet ministers? What is their job? Who selects them?
4) You decide that you want to be Prime Minister when you grow up. What are the
steps that you would need to take to achieve this goal?
5) What is a political party? What is the political spectrum? List some prominent
Canadian parties and place them on a spectrum, right being conservative, left
being liberal.
6) What is the legislative branch? What is its role? What makes up the branch?
What is another name for this branch?
7) What are MPs? How does one become an MP? What are their responsibilities?
8) Describe the difference between a minority and majority government. Provide a
diagram if needed.
9) Compare and contrast popular vote by how our election are currently decided,
by riding. Which way do you think is more fair? Why?
10) What is the senate? What is its role?
11) You have decided that it is too hard to become Prime Minister. Instead, you
now have your sights set on being a senator. What would have to happen for you
to become a senator?
12) What is the term 'senate reform' about? Why would people want to change
the senate? Do you?
13) What is the judicial branch? What is its role? What makes up the branch?
14) What is the supreme court? What does it do?
15) You decided that it was too boring being a senator, so you now want to be a
Supreme Court Justice. They seem to have fun, and they get to wear a pretty cool
outfit sometimes. You retire your senate seat. What do you have to do to become
a justice?
16) Draw a diagram showing Canada's government structure. Make sure you

include the following information in your diagram: Executive Branch, Legislative

Branch, Judicial Branch, Monarch, Prime Minister, Governor General, House of
Commons, Senate, Cabinet, Federal Court, Provincial Courts, Tax Court, Supreme
Court.
17) What is the Federal Accountability Act? Why was it passed?
18) Describe how a bill becomes a law. Use a diagram if needed to enhance your
explanation.
19) What is the media's role in government? What is the Parliamentary Press
Gallery?
20) What are lobbyists? What is their connection to government? Do you think
they have a negative or positive effect on government? Why?
Chapter Two:
1) Compare and contrast the YCJA to the CCC. Why are there two different criminal
codes in Canada?
2) What is the path that a young offender generally goes through when they break
the law?
3) List and describe some meaningful consequences that a young offender may
face after breaking the law.
4) What are the factors that have an affect on what happens to a young person
when they break the law?
5) What are the principles of the YCJA? Do agree with them? Why or why not?
6) We analyzed a few articles in which Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party
of Canada stated that they believed the YCJA needs to be reformed to make
punishments harsher for young offenders. Do you agree with Harper's stance on
this issue? Why or why not?
7) What is a jury? How does one become a juror? What are the requirements?
What are the responsibilities of a jury?
8) What is a justice advocacy group? Describe what the John Howard Society and
the Elizabeth Fry Society do. What are their beliefs? What are their goals
concerning justice and crime?
9) To what extent is the justice system fair and equitable for youth?
Chapter Three:

1) What is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? Why is it part of the constitution?
2) List and describe the five main categories in the Charter.
3) How is freedom of expression somewhat limited in Canada?
4) Who is protected under the Charter? Are there any exceptions to this?
5) What is the Indian Act? What is its connection to the Charter?
6) How does the right to vote for women connect to the Charter?
7) Describe the different cases of internment in Canadian history. Would this
happen today, do you think? Why or why not?
8) Who are Robin Eldridge and Joan and Linda Warren? What did they do?
9) What is the Lord's Day Act? What did Big M Drug Mart do in 1982? Why?
10) What is the no-fly list? What does it have to do with the Charter?
11) How do we decide if the needs of society should outweigh the rights of the
individual? How does the Charter affect these decisions?
12) Describe the debate over banning junk food ads. Why would this be a Charter
issue?
13) What are labour unions? How do they protect the rights of workers?
14) What is pay equity? Describe how this is still a very current Charter issue.
15) Who is Olive Dickason? What was her Charter challenge about?
Chapter Four:
1) Compare the terms First Nation and Indian.
2) What are the numbered treaties? Why were they signed? What was exchanged?
3) Compare First Nations views of the Numbered Treaties to the Government's
view on the treaties. Why is there a discrepancy?
4) Describe the Indian Act. What does it entail? What was its original purpose?
5) Compare Francophone and Anglophone.
6) What is an official language minority? Provide an example.
7) What is official bilingualism? What are minority language education rights?

8) What is the Manitoba Schools Act, the Haultain Resolution, and Ordinance
Number 22?
9) What i Bill 101? How did it change due to the Charter?
10) What are inherent rights? Provide an example.
11) What is a scrip? Describe their effect(s) on the Metis people of Canada.
Chapter Five:
1) Compare immigrate and emigrate.
2) Name and describe the four immigration categories in Canada. Which is the
largest? Which is the smallest?
3) What are the goals of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act?
4) Compare law and policy.
5) Describe the point system. What factors are being examined? What are the
pros and cons of the point system?
6) What is the connection between health and immigration?
7) Describe how Canada's past immigration policy is different than its current
policy. Provide examples.
8) Describe how Canada's commitment to aiding refugees has progressed over
time.
9) What are some objectives of IRPA concerning refugees?
10) Compare the Immigration Act, 1976 to the Immigration and Refugee
Protection Act, 2002.
11) What was the Singh Decision? What was the outcome?
12) Describe First Nations' perspective on immigration.
13) What is the Provincial Nomination Program? What does it allow provinces to
do? Why is this important for provinces?
14) What is the Canada-Quebec Accord? What rights does it give Quebec? Why is
this? Do you agree or disagree with this?
Chapter Six:

1) Describe the three main types of economic systems. Provide examples for
each.
2) What is scarcity? What creates scarcity? Provide an example.
3) Compare publicly owned and privately owned.
4) What is the public good? Compare Canada's and America's view point.
5) Compare shift left and shift right.
6) What is a crown corporation? Provide an example.
7) What is competition? How does it fit into economic systems? What is a
monopoly?
8) What is supply and demand? Provide an example of how this mechanism
works.
9) Describe some ways in which governments can get involved in market
economies.
10) What is Canada's view towards funding for the arts? What are the pros and
cons of this?
11) What is Canada's view on protecting and creating jobs? What are the pros and
cons of this?
12) What is Canada's past and present view on labour unions and strikes? What
are the pros and cons of this?
Chapter Seven:
1) What is consumerism?
2) What five factors influence you as a consumer? Describe them in detail.
3) What are the 6 marketing tools? Describe them and provide an example.
4) Provide an example which shows how consumers can affect the products
available to buy. How can they create change?
Chapter Eight:
1) What are social programs? Provide a few examples.
2) Compare public health care and private health care. Provide pros and cons to

each.
3) What is the Canada Health Act? What its principles?
4) Describe the roles of the provincial and federal governments in health care in
Canada.
5) Describe the types of taxes Canadians pay.
6) What is a taxation model?
7) What is tax evasion? Provide an example.
8) How can tax evasion negatively affect quality of life?
9) What is a political platform? What is its relationship to social programs?
10) Describe the criteria for joining or creating a political party.
Chapter Nine:
1) What is an environmental issue? How are they created? Provide a few
examples. What perspective are involved in one of these issues?
2) What is climate change? What are some of the predicted outcomes?
3) What is the connection between climate change and regions and countries?
4) What is the Kyoto Protocol? What are the different views on it?
5) What have governments done to attempt to lessen GHG emissions?
6) What are the different views and perspectives on the oil sands?
7) What is biodiversity? What different issues are involved in this topic?