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Citizenship · Set A

Ten questions of mixed difficulty, covering RI 4: Citizenship. Print it, or work through it on screen — the answer key starts on its own page.

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Citizenship · Set A

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Circle the best answer for each question. Use the space to note the reasoning or the source detail that decided it.

  1. Rosa Parks refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 is a famous example of:

    1. a) civil disobedience
    2. b) a referendum
    3. c) lobbying
    4. d) a boycott

  2. The territory of Nunavut was created in:

    1. a) 1982
    2. b) 1999
    3. c) 1949
    4. d) 1867

  3. Meeting with or writing to an elected representative to influence a decision is called:

    1. a) a referendum
    2. b) civil disobedience
    3. c) lobbying
    4. d) a boycott

  4. Who argued that people have "a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws"?

    1. a) Adam Smith
    2. b) Edmund Burke
    3. c) Martin Luther King Jr.
    4. d) Thomas Hobbes

  5. Idle No More, which began in 2012, is best described as:

    1. a) an Indigenous-led movement for Indigenous rights, sovereignty and environmental protection
    2. b) a labour union for public workers
    3. c) a Quebec independence party
    4. d) a federal government program

  6. Gandhi's Salt March in 1930 was a protest against:

    1. a) the building of railways in India
    2. b) high taxes on cotton imports to Britain
    3. c) British laws that controlled and taxed salt in India
    4. d) the partition of India and Pakistan

  7. Why do critics call some online activism "slacktivism"?

    1. a) It only happens during elections
    2. b) It takes very little effort and may not lead to real change
    3. c) It is illegal in most countries
    4. d) It requires joining a political party

  8. What was the result of the 1995 Quebec referendum on sovereignty?

    1. a) Sovereignty was approved by a large majority
    2. b) Quebec left Canada for five years
    3. c) Sovereignty was narrowly rejected
    4. d) The vote was cancelled

  9. Low voter turnout among young people concerns many people in a liberal democracy mainly because:

    1. a) it means the government must hold a new election
    2. b) governments may pay less attention to groups that do not vote
    3. c) it makes elections illegal
    4. d) young people are required by law to vote

  10. Which of these is a responsibility of citizenship rather than a right?

    1. a) serving on a jury when called
    2. b) freedom of religion
    3. c) freedom of expression
    4. d) the right to move anywhere in Canada

Answer key · Citizenship · Set A

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  1. a) civil disobedience — She broke a segregation law on purpose, peacefully, and was arrested. Her arrest then sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, which was a separate form of action.
  2. b) 1999 — Nunavut was created in 1999 out of the eastern Northwest Territories, following the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement with the Inuit.
  3. c) lobbying — Lobbying means directly trying to persuade decision-makers. It can be done by individuals, groups or professional organizations.
  4. c) Martin Luther King Jr. — King wrote this in his Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963), defending nonviolent civil disobedience. Hobbes would disagree sharply — he thought obedience to the sovereign prevents chaos.
  5. a) an Indigenous-led movement for Indigenous rights, sovereignty and environmental protection — It began as a response to federal legislation affecting First Nations and waterways, and grew into a wider grassroots movement using rallies, teach-ins and round dances.
  6. c) British laws that controlled and taxed salt in India — Gandhi walked to the sea to make salt himself, openly breaking the British salt laws. Thousands followed and were arrested — mass civil disobedience.
  7. b) It takes very little effort and may not lead to real change — Liking or sharing a post is easy, but critics argue it can replace harder action. Supporters point out that online campaigns have also organized real protests.
  8. c) Sovereignty was narrowly rejected — The No side won with about 50.6% of the vote — one of the closest results in Canadian history. An earlier referendum in 1980 was rejected by a wider margin.
  9. b) governments may pay less attention to groups that do not vote — Politicians tend to respond to the people who elect them. If a group rarely votes, its priorities can be underrepresented — weakening the idea of government by all the people.
  10. a) serving on a jury when called — Jury duty is something citizens owe the justice system. The other three are Charter rights that protect citizens.