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Mixed review · Ideology and systems

Ten questions of mixed difficulty, covering Political and economic systems, RI 1: Ideology. Print it, or work through it on screen — the answer key starts on its own page.

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Mixed review · Ideology and systems

Social Studies 30-1 · maddyhelps.com

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  1. Which of the following shapes an individual's identity?

    1. a) Only a person's age
    2. b) Only a person's income
    3. c) Language, culture and relationship to the land
    4. d) Nothing outside a person's own private choices

  2. Which of the following is a principle of collectivism?

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

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

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

  4. The legislatures of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories use consensus government. This means:

    1. a) one party always holds power
    2. b) citizens vote on every law
    3. c) the federal government chooses the premier
    4. d) members are elected without political parties and make decisions by agreement

  5. Which pair are BOTH principles of individualism?

    1. a) Competition and private property
    2. b) Economic equality and cooperation
    3. c) Collective interest and adherence to collective norms
    4. d) Collective responsibility and public property

  6. As a principle of individualism, "self-interest" means that:

    1. a) everyone should receive the same income
    2. b) people must always ignore the needs of others
    3. c) people generally act in ways that benefit themselves
    4. d) governments should own most businesses

  7. 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

  8. The principle of "rule of law" means that:

    1. a) judges may ignore laws they disagree with
    2. b) everyone, including those in government, is subject to the law
    3. c) the government may change any law without limit
    4. d) laws apply only to ordinary citizens

  9. Communism and fascism sit at opposite ends of the left–right line, yet both were authoritarian in practice. What does this show?

    1. a) The left–right spectrum is always accurate
    2. b) Communism and fascism are the same ideology
    3. c) Only right-wing governments can be authoritarian
    4. d) The left–right line measures goals, not how much freedom citizens have

  10. Holding a referendum is an example of:

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

Answer key · Mixed review · Ideology and systems

Social Studies 30-1 · maddyhelps.com

  1. c) Language, culture and relationship to the land — Identity is shaped by many overlapping factors — language, culture, spirituality, environment, gender and relationship to land among them. No single factor accounts for it.
  2. b) Economic equality — Economic equality asks that wealth be shared more evenly across a society. Self-interest, competition and private property are all individualist principles.
  3. c) 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.
  4. d) members are elected without political parties and make decisions by agreement — Members run as independents and choose the premier and cabinet from among themselves, an approach that reflects Indigenous traditions of decision-making.
  5. a) Competition and private property — Competition and private property both centre the individual as the key actor. Every other pair lists two collectivist principles.
  6. c) people generally act in ways that benefit themselves — Self-interest is a claim about how people usually behave, and individualists argue that channelling it produces prosperity. It is not a demand that people be selfish.
  7. 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.
  8. b) everyone, including those in government, is subject to the law — Rule of law protects individuals from arbitrary power by binding rulers to the same rules as everyone else. Exempting the powerful is precisely what it forbids.
  9. d) The left–right line measures goals, not how much freedom citizens have — The line tells you what an ideology wants for the economy and society, not how power is used. That is exactly the gap a second axis fills.
  10. c) direct democracy within a representative system — Citizens decide one question themselves instead of leaving it to their representatives — like Quebec's sovereignty referendums.