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SOCIAL STUDIES 11 Examination Questions SOCIAL STUDIES 11 Examination Questions PART A: Multiple Choice 1. Who is the Queen’s representative in British Columbia? A. Premier B. Senator C. Legislative Assembly D. Lieutenant Governor 2. Which of the following responsibilities belong to the municipal level of government in Canada? A. currency B. criminal law C. school policy D. garbage collection 3. Canada is a representative democracy. What does this mean? A. Canadians elect representative to make decisions on their behalf. B. Canadians appoint members of Parliament to decide on important issues. C. The House of Lords consists of representatives from all provinces and territories to make decisions for all Canadians. D. The Queen is Queen of Canada and appoints the Prime Minister to lead the House of Representatives. 4. How often must federal elections be held in Canada? A. Every five years. B. Every four years. C. At the discretion of the Prime Minister and Governor General. D. Every four to six years depending on the popularity of the government. 5. What is the meaning of cabinet solidarity in the Canadian government system? A. Cabinet ministers must follow the advice of their departments. B. Cabinet ministers must agree on all issues at cabinet meetings. C. Cabinet ministers are allowed to freely express their opinions on all issues during cabinet meetings. D. Cabinet ministers agree publicly on all issues. 6. During which stage does a bill pass into law in Canada? A. Committee stage B. the Senate vote C. the Third and final reading D. Royal Assent 1 Use the following information to answer question 7 National Election Results 2004 NUMBER PARTY % OF SEATS LIBERALS 135 36.7 % CONSERVATIVES 99 29.6 % BLOC QUEBECOIS 54 12.4 % NDP 19 15.7 % GREEN 0 4.3 % INDEPENDENT 1 0.5 % Seat Total: 308 100 % 7. What type of government resulted from this election? A. minority B. majority C. coalition D. provincial Canadian Government Match each responsibility in Column I with the correct job title in Column II. Record your answers on the Response Form. Question Column I Column II 8. presides over debates in the House of Commons A. Governor General 9. grants Royal Assent to legislation B. Speaker 10. scrutinizes the policies of government C. Party Whip ensures Members of Parliament are present in the D. Prime Minister 11. House in order to vote E. Opposition 12. The number of seats in the House of Commons is determined by the population of each province and territory. A. true B. false 13. Parliament must be in session at least once a year. A. true B. false 14. The Supreme Court of Canada consists of 9 judges, 2 of whom must be from Quebec. A. true B. false 2 15. Identify the final court of appeal for all British Columbians. A. Appellate Court of Canada B. The BC Court of Appeals C. The Supreme Court of Canada D. The Supreme Court of British Columbia 16. Which of the following is not a right afforded to a young offender under the Young Offenders Act? A. His/her name must be kept confidential. B. He/she has a right to retain an attorney. C. He/she has a right to be tried by a jury of his/her peers. D. His/her record will be expunged when he/she becomes an adult. 17. Identify the battle during which Canadians soldiers were exposed to poison gas for the first time in World War I. A. Battle of the Somme B. 2nd Battle of Ypres C. Battle of Vimy Ridge D. Battle of Passchendale Use the following definition to answer question 18. The building up of arms and munitions and the mobilization of armies 18. Which of the following concepts is defined above? A. patriotism B. militarism C. federalism D. nationalism 19. Which of the following provinces objected most strongly to conscription during World War I? A. Quebec B. Nova Scotia C. Newfoundland D. British Columbia 20. During which event were seven of the leaders convicted of a conspiracy to overthrow the government? A. The October Crisis B. The Oka Confrontation C. The On-To-Ottawa Trek D. The Winnipeg General Strike 3 21. Identify the document which supported the Dominions of the British Empire in their quest for autonomy following the Imperial Conference in 1926? A. the Balfour Report B. the Rowell Sirois Report C. the Charter of Rights and Freedoms D. The United Nations Charter of Human Rights 22. Which event occurred on October 24th, 1929? A. the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany B. the collapse of the New York stock Exchange C. the acceptance of black porters by the Brotherhood of Railway Workers D. the banning of the Potlatch ceremony celebrated by First Nations peoples in BC 23. During the Great Depression, “pogey” was the name give to A. drifters living in shanty towns. B. soup kitchens for the homeless. C. government relief payments. D. used clothing charities. Refer to the following quotation to answer question 24 “one of the greatest assets a man can have on entering life’s struggle is poverty” 24. To which Prime Minister of Canada is the above quotation attributed during the Great Depression? A. John Turner B. Robert Borden C. Richard Bennett D. Sir Wilfrid Laurier 25. Which party evolved from the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF)? A. the Progressive Conservatives B. the Liberal Party C. the Socreds D. the NDP 26. Identify the name of the vessel carrying 900 Jewish refugees which was turned away from Canada in 1939. A. the St. Louis B. the Lusitania C. the Enola Gay D. the Mont Blanc 4 Refer to the table below and match the 1939 leader with the country Question Leader Country 27. Neville Chamberlain A. Italy 28. Benito Mussolini B. Germany 29. Adolf Hitler C. Canada 30. William Lyon Mackenzie King D. Britain 31. Where did the evacuation of 340,000 Allied Soldiers occur in the Spring of 1940? A. Juno B. Dieppe C. Ortona D. Dunkirk Refer to the following poster to answer question 32 32. To what does the above poster refer? A. the War Effort B. the Spitfire factory C. the importance of Victory Bonds D. the Commonwealth Air Training Plan 5 Refer to the following map to answer questions 33 and 34 33. In which country did the D–Day landings occur? A. W B. X C. Y D. Z 34. Which two European countries were targets of the Axis Powers in World War Two? A. U and X B. X and Y C. U and Z D. V and W 35. During which period were “baby boomers” born? A. 1939-1945 B. 1946-1961 C. 1955-1967 D. 1962-1973 36. Which of the following countries were two of the founding members of NATO in 1949? A. USSR and USA B. Canada and Iceland C. Czechoslovakia and West Germany D. Spain and Portugal 6 37. Which of the following countries is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council? A. USA B. China C. Russia D. Canada 38. Which conflict did Lester Pearson help to defuse to earn the Nobel Peace Prize? A. the Korean War B. the Suez Crisis C. the Vietnam War D. the Cuban Missile Crisis 39. Why was US President Johnson outraged following a speech by Prime Minister Lester B Pearson in Philadelphia in 1975? A. Pearson had criticized the US government’s role in the Free Trade Agreement. B. Pearson agreed to grant American draft dodgers political asylum in Canada. C. Pearson had criticized the US Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam. D. Pearson had condemned the naval and air blockade on Cuba. 40. To which of the following international organizations does Canada not belong? A. WTO B. OPEC C. la Francophonie D. the Commonwealth of Nations 41. In which central African country did Canadian UN peacekeepers under Major General Romeo Dallaire try to keep the peace? A. Somalia B. Rwanda C. Zimbabwe D. Sierra Leone 42. Identify the mega-project which was a joint US-Canada initiative opened in 1959. A. NAFTA B. the Trans-Canada highway C. the St. Lawrence Seaway D. the Trans-Canada pipeline 43. Name the Saskatchewan Premier credited with the concept of universal healthcare in Canada. A. J. S. Woodsworth B. William Aberhart C. Tommy Douglas D. Lester B Pearson 7 Match the descriptions in Column I with the correct Prime Minister in Column II. Question Column I Column II 44. First female Prime Minister A. Campbell 45. Introduced the Canadian Bill of Rights B. Pearson 46. Introduced Unemployment Insurance (UI) C. Chrétien 47. Introduced the Maple Leaf flag D. Mackenzie King E. Diefenbaker 48. Which event resulted in the War Measures Act being invoked during peacetime? A. the Oka Confrontation between the Mohawks and the Oka Town Council B. the October Crisis following the kidnapping of Pierre Laporte C. the declaration of war on Germany by Canada in September 1939 D. the Montreal hockey riots 49. Which two provinces withheld their support from the Meech Lake Accord? A. Quebec and Ontario B. Manitoba and Newfoundland C. BC and the Yukon D. the North West Territories and Prince Edward Island 50. Which of the following was characterized by the separation of children from their parents and the subsequent denial of their culture? A. the Red Paper B. the Residential School System C. the Berger Commission D. the Potlatch Ceremony 51. Which country introduced the One Child Policy in 1979? A. India B. Kenya C. China D. Nigeria 52. The continent with the highest incidence of HIV/AIDS is A. Asia B. Africa C. Europe D. South America 53.
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