5. The federal government is responsible for which of the following under the Constitution:
Select One:
Citizenship and criminal justice
International trade and Aboriginal affairs
National defence and foreign policy
All of the above
6. When did the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government of Canada, officially apologize in the House of Commons for the Chinese Head Tax that was imposed on Chinese newcomers in 1885?
Select One:
2005
2000
2006
2007
7. How many provinces and territories are there in Canada?
Select One:
Ten provinces and three territories.
Eight provinces and three territories.
Nine provinces and two territory.
Ten provinces and two territories.
8. Who is credited with establishing the first permanent European settlement in what became Canada?
Select One:
Jacques Cartier
Samuel de Champlain
Henry Hudson
Christopher Columbus
9. "For here [in Canada], I want the marble to remain the marble; the granite to remain the granite; the oak to remain the oak; and out of these elements, I would build a nation great among the nations of the world." Which Prime Minister of Canada said this?
Select One:
Sir John A. Macdonald
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Richard B. Bennett
Pierre E. Trudeau
10. Which was the last province to join Canada?
Select One:
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
Quebec
11. 'Habeas corpus' became part of Canadian Rights and Responsibility. Where was the concept of 'Habeas corpus' taken from ?
Select One:
A word that came from Aboriginal language
It was part of aboriginal culture
It came from French Common Law
It came from English common law
12. What song is Canada's national anthem?
Select One:
O Canadian
O Canadian Citizens
God save the Queen
O Canada
13. What does voting by secret ballot mean?
Select One:
Only the candidate you vote for can watch your marked ballot.
No one can watch you vote except the election officer.
No one can watch you vote or look at your marked ballot.
The voter should not tell anyone for whom he/she voted.
14. Who are the Québécois?
Select One:
Descendants of French colonists
French-speaking Catholics
People of Quebec
Aboriginals who settled in Quebec
15. In 1957, the Queen officially opened the first session of the 23rd Parliament, becoming the first reigning Canadian monarch to read the ______ from the Throne.
Select One:
Letter
Memorandum
Speech
Document
16. Ms X immigrated to Canada and She can work and earn as much money as a man would. Why is that?
Select One:
Because her degree is acceptable here in Canada
Because of acceptance of diversity
Because of Freedom of Speech
Because of equality between sexes (Equal rights of Man and Woman)
17. How is the Prime Minister chosen?
Select One:
The leader of the party with the most elected Members of Parliament.
The Queen appoints the Prime Minister.
The Governor General appoints the Prime Minister.
The Members of Parliament vote for the Prime Minister.
18. Who are the Métis?
Select One:
The distinct aboriginal people of Atlantic Canada
First Nations people speaking the Michif dialect
People of mixed Inuit/First Nations ancestry most of whom live in Prairies
Distinct People of mixed Aboriginal and European Ancestry
19. Which legal document recognizes the cultural diversity of Canadians?
Select One:
The Multicultural Act of the United Nations.
British Charter of Freedoms
Canadian Multiculturalism Act
Canada Charter of Rights and Freedoms
20. What are the three group of nations that are considered founding peoples for Canada ?
Select One:
Metis, British, French
Metis, Americans, British
French, British, Aboriginals
Aboriginals, Americans, British