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Social Studies 30-1

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Ten questions of mixed difficulty, covering Communism, fascism, Cold War, Political and economic systems, RI 1: Ideology, RI 3: Is liberalism viable?, RI 4: Citizenship. Print it, or work through it on screen — the answer key starts on its own page.

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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. In a direct democracy:

    1. a) citizens vote on laws themselves
    2. b) citizens elect representatives
    3. c) the military runs the government
    4. d) a single party chooses all leaders

  2. Which statement reflects a collectivist view of citizenship?

    1. a) Each citizen is responsible only for themselves
    2. b) A citizen's main concern should be protecting their own freedoms
    3. c) Government should stay out of citizens' lives as much as possible
    4. d) Citizens have a duty to contribute to the well-being of their community

  3. The Nisga'a Final Agreement, which took effect in 2000, is an example of:

    1. a) a law ending all Indigenous land claims in Canada
    2. b) a modern treaty that includes Indigenous self-government
    3. c) an agreement to create a new province
    4. d) a provincial election reform

  4. Which is a liberal freedom that governments sometimes limit during emergencies?

    1. a) the right to pay taxes
    2. b) the duty to serve on a jury
    3. c) freedom of peaceful assembly
    4. d) the obligation to obey laws

  5. Civil disobedience is best defined as:

    1. a) any kind of protest against the government
    2. b) using violence to overthrow a government
    3. c) refusing to vote in an election
    4. d) deliberately and peacefully breaking a law you believe is unjust, and accepting the consequences

  6. Holding a referendum is an example of:

    1. a) direct democracy within a representative system
    2. b) consensus government
    3. c) a parliamentary election
    4. d) authoritarian decision-making

  7. Under Canada's first-past-the-post system, who wins a riding?

    1. a) every candidate, in proportion to their votes
    2. b) the candidate with the most votes, even without a majority
    3. c) the candidate chosen by the party leader
    4. d) only a candidate with more than half the votes

  8. Source: "The state must direct the economy so that no citizen is left without food, shelter or care." This source most strongly supports:

    1. a) economic freedom and competition
    2. b) rule of law and individual rights
    3. c) private property and self-interest
    4. d) economic equality and collective responsibility

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

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

  10. In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?

    1. a) 1961
    2. b) 1989
    3. c) 1991
    4. d) 1945

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Social Studies 30-1 · maddyhelps.com

  1. a) citizens vote on laws themselves — Ancient Athens is the classic example. Referendums bring a piece of direct democracy into representative systems like Canada's.
  2. d) Citizens have a duty to contribute to the well-being of their community — A collectivist view sees citizenship as membership with obligations to the group. The other three centre the individual, which is the individualist view.
  3. b) a modern treaty that includes Indigenous self-government — It was British Columbia's first modern treaty, recognizing Nisga'a land and a self-governing Nisga'a Lisims Government — collective rights within Canada.
  4. c) freedom of peaceful assembly — Freedom of assembly is a core civil liberty, and emergency powers often restrict gatherings. The other options are duties, not freedoms.
  5. d) deliberately and peacefully breaking a law you believe is unjust, and accepting the consequences — Three things make it civil disobedience: the law is broken on purpose, it is done nonviolently and openly, and the person accepts the penalty to show the law is unjust.
  6. a) direct democracy within a representative system — Citizens decide one question themselves instead of leaving it to their representatives — like Quebec's sovereignty referendums.
  7. b) the candidate with the most votes, even without a majority — The winner only needs more votes than anyone else. In a close three-way race, someone can win with around a third of the vote.
  8. d) economic equality and collective responsibility — The source assigns the state responsibility for everyone's basic needs, which is collectivist on both counts. Individualist principles would leave those outcomes to private choice and markets.
  9. a) 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.
  10. b) 1989 — The Wall went up in 1961 and came down in 1989. The Soviet Union itself dissolved two years later, in 1991.