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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 2: Resisting liberalism, RI 3: Is liberalism viable?. Print it, or work through it on screen — the answer key starts on its own page.

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  1. Why is Canada's Senate sometimes criticized as undemocratic?

    1. a) It meets outside Ottawa
    2. b) It has more members than the House of Commons
    3. c) Senators are appointed rather than elected
    4. d) Senators are chosen by the provinces' citizens

  2. In a direct democracy:

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

  3. The economic policy of "laissez-faire" means:

    1. a) government should plan the economy
    2. b) government should leave the economy alone
    3. c) trade with other countries should be banned
    4. d) workers should own the factories

  4. Why did many Germans support the Nazi Party in the early 1930s?

    1. a) Germany had a long tradition of fascist government
    2. b) The Nazis promised to reduce the army
    3. c) The Depression and resentment over the Treaty of Versailles made promises of strength and order appealing
    4. d) The Nazis were the only party allowed to run

  5. Which of the following is a principle of individualism?

    1. a) Private property
    2. b) Economic equality
    3. c) Collective responsibility
    4. d) Adherence to collective norms

  6. Section 1 of the Charter guarantees rights and freedoms:

    1. a) without any limits at all
    2. b) subject to reasonable limits that can be justified in a free and democratic society
    3. c) only when Parliament agrees
    4. d) only for Canadian citizens over 18

  7. A country funds universal public healthcare through taxes. This most clearly reflects which principle?

    1. a) Economic equality
    2. b) Self-interest
    3. c) Private property
    4. d) Competition

  8. The Communist Manifesto (1848) called for:

    1. a) lower taxes and freer trade
    2. b) workers to overthrow capitalism and end private ownership of the means of production
    3. c) a return to rule by the aristocracy
    4. d) gradual reform through elected parliaments

  9. Which statement best describes the "common good"?

    1. a) A guarantee that no individual ever gives anything up
    2. b) The total of everyone's private purchases
    3. c) Whatever the wealthiest members of society prefer
    4. d) What benefits the community as a whole, sometimes at a cost to individuals

  10. 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

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Social Studies 30-1 · maddyhelps.com

  1. c) Senators are appointed rather than elected — Senators are appointed and serve until age 75, so voters cannot remove them. Defenders argue that independence lets the Senate give sober second thought.
  2. c) citizens vote on laws themselves — Ancient Athens is the classic example. Referendums bring a piece of direct democracy into representative systems like Canada's.
  3. b) government should leave the economy alone — Laissez-faire is French for "let it be". It is the economic side of classical liberalism: minimal regulation, free markets.
  4. c) The Depression and resentment over the Treaty of Versailles made promises of strength and order appealing — Mass unemployment and national humiliation after the First World War made a weak democracy look like it had failed. Other parties were only banned after the Nazis took power.
  5. a) Private property — Private property is a core individualist principle — people may own and control what is theirs. The other three are collectivist principles.
  6. b) subject to reasonable limits that can be justified in a free and democratic society — Section 1 accepts that no right is absolute, but a limit has to be prescribed by law and demonstrably justified. Courts test limits against that standard.
  7. a) Economic equality — Pooling tax money so care does not depend on ability to pay is collectivist economic equality. A purely individualist system would leave healthcare to private purchase.
  8. b) workers to overthrow capitalism and end private ownership of the means of production — Marx and Engels argued that capitalism exploited workers and would be replaced by revolution, leading to collective ownership. That is a total rejection of liberal private property.
  9. d) What benefits the community as a whole, sometimes at a cost to individuals — The common good is the community's shared benefit, and pursuing it can require individuals to accept limits. That tension is the heart of Related Issue 1.
  10. 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.