Deck 22: Exploring Power and Authority in Canadian Politics

Question 1

The original Indian Act of 1876 enshrined the rights of Indigenous peoples to equal treatment under the law,guaranteeing equality with all other Canadians.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Canada's constitutional debate has largely focused on the role of our "two founding peoples."

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Charismatic authority is power legitimized on the basis of a leader's exceptional qualities and accomplishments.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

According to the pluralist model,power in political systems is widely dispersed throughout many competing interest groups.

Question 5

Under most government proposals for Indigenous self-government,Indigenous peoples in Canada would have total control over their territory and would be considered sovereign nations.

Question 6

Polls conducted in Quebec show that over 90 percent of Quebeckers favour separation.

Question 7

Gender,race,and class relations are closely intertwined with traditional authority.

Question 8

Canadian women were first permitted to vote in federal elections in 1922.

Question 9

Two thirds of people from Quebec want to separate from Canada.

Question 10

Patriarchy is an example of rational-legal authority.

Question 11

Canadian elections tend to be fought over issues of leadership rather than of fundamental political principles.

Question 12

Some English Canadians opposed many of the changes brought in by the Official Languages Act of 1969.

Question 13

As the division of labour in a society becomes more complex,and as societies industrialize,traditional authority is upheld.

Question 14

The Taliban is one contemporary example of a monarchic regime.

Question 15

The most basic form of power is force or military might.

Question 16

A group dedicated to the separation of Quebec committed a number of terrorist acts,including murder.

Question 17

Over the past two decades,special interest groups have abandoned "single-issue politics."

Question 18

In an elite model,competition among leadership groups makes abuse of power by any one group difficult.

Question 19

In an elite model,power is dispersed across the levels of a pyramid-shaped social hierarchy.

Question 20

Tension between anglophone and francophone Montrealers decreased after the 1995 referendum.

Question 21

From Max Weber's perspective,charismatic leaders are heroes.

Question 22

Persons in positions of power control valuable resources of society.

Question 23

Jessy argues that divergent viewpoints lead to a system of political pluralism.Which theoretical perspective is Jessy using?

A) conflict
B) feminist
C) functionalist
D) interactionist

Question 24

According to sociologist C.Wright Mills,who comprises the most powerful among the power elite?

A) the corporate rich
B) members of upper-upper-class families
C) the military and the executive branch of the federal government
D) the military

Question 25

Research has documented an extensive network of links between large corporations and the federal cabinet,the Senate,and the federal bureaucracy.

Question 26

In a rational-legal system,authority is invested in the office itself,not the person who holds office her- or himself.

Question 27

Canada has the lowest percentages of voter turnout of all Western industrialized nations.

Question 28

Canadians can usually settle their political differences through the electoral process.

Question 29

Monarchies are most common in industrialized societies.

Question 30

What type of political system is characterized by rulers who deny popular participation in government?

A) monarchy
B) democracy
C) authoritarian
D) totalitarian

Question 31

In which circumstances is power gained and held by a single individual?

A) a limited monarchy
B) in absolute monarchies
C) in dictatorships
D) in direct participatory democracies

Question 32

You have just been to a meeting to debate the extent of poverty in your city as well as remedies for this situation.In what type of political system do you live?

A) communism
B) direct participatory democracy
C) representative democracy
D) socialism

Question 33

Saddam Hussein controlled Iraq without public participation.What kind of leader was he?

A) totalitarian
B) authoritarian
C) monarchy-headed
D) communist

Question 34

A totalitarian political system seeks to regulate all aspects of people's public and private lives.

Question 35

If the student council president makes all the decisions without consulting with any of the student body,which of the following systems do his or her actions mirror?

A) a limited monarchy
B) an absolute monarchy
C) a dictatorship
D) a participatory democracy

Question 36

The Quiet Revolution refers to something that happened in Western Canada around the mid-twentieth century.

Question 37

What is another name for rational-legal authority?

A) bureaucratic authority
B) routinized authority
C) democratic authority
D) coercive authority

Question 38

Which type of authority is exemplified by the provincial premiers in Canada?

A) charismatic
B) traditional
C) bureaucratic
D) rational-legal

Question 39

Canada and the United States have similar parliamentary systems.

Question 40

Which of the following was an outcome of the 1995 referendum in Quebec?

A) English voters became more sympathetic toward francophones.
B) Tension between English and ethnic voters increased.
C) Ethnic voters were absolved of any responsibility for refusing to support independence.
D) Tension between anglophone and francophone Montrealers increased.

Question 41

According to the text,what is characteristic of special interest groups?

A) They are dramatically different from lobbies.
B) They are never pressure groups.
C) They have recently become more involved in "single-issue politics."
D) They have been declining in power and significance in recent years.

Question 42

Which type of authority did Weber argue is challenged by a more complex division of labour?

A) charismatic
B) legitimized
C) traditional
D) bureaucratic

Question 43

Cory is using a functionalist perspective to analyze politics.Which statement is most likely to reflect his views?

A) Passing laws reassures various groups that their value-systems are important.
B) Many gender-related issues have not received sufficient attention in parliament.
C) Indigenous people resisted missionary attempts to convert them to Christianity.
D) Special interest groups provide a voice for people who cannot be heard.

Question 44

In what kind of monarchy does a powerful figure claim a hereditary or God-given right to rule?

A) a constitutional monarchy
B) a limited monarchy
C) an absolute monarchy
D) a total monarchy

Question 45

What kind of system is in operation when power is concentrated in the hands of a small group and the masses are relatively powerless?

A) the elite system
B) the pluralist system
C) the functionalist system
D) the conflict system

Question 46

What important claim did British sociologist Mary McIntosh make?

A) that women should have the vote
B) that gender issues were less important than class issues
C) that a state-supported system keeping women out of the difficult paid workforce was beneficial
D) that women would continue to be subordinated until they achieved political power

Question 47

Who proposed the term power elite to describe a structure of leaders at the top of business,federal government,and the military?

A) G.William Domhoff
B) C.Wright Mills
C) Karl Marx
D) Max Weber

Question 48

Who argues that the state is NOT simply a passive instrument of the capitalist class?

A) instrumental Marxists
B) structural Marxists
C) functionalists
D) open capitalists

Question 49

Napoleon,Martin Luther King Jr.,and Indira Gandhi are examples of what type of authority?

A) traditional
B) legal-rational
C) elite
D) charismatic

Question 50

What was the goal of the 1969 White Paper?

A) to re-sign the reserve system for the segregation of Indigenous peoples
B) the granting of limited rights of self-government
C) to acknowledge the wrongdoings of the past and restore land to Indigenous groups
D) the assimilation of Indigenous peoples

Question 51

Under rational-legal authority,who has authority?

A) the prime minister
B) the people represented by ministers
C) the office of the prime minister
D) the senate

Question 52

When were women in Canada first permitted to vote in federal elections?

A) 1867
B) 1890
C) 1918
D) 1922

Question 53

Nelson Mandela could be described as what kind of leader?

A) charismatic
B) traditional
C) coercive
D) bureaucratic

Question 54

Which of the following is one of Max Weber's ideal types of authority?

A) coercive
B) instrumental
C) charismatic
D) irrational

Question 55

What form of power is exemplified by your parents,who can take away your possessions or ground you as punishment for misbehaviour?

A) control
B) influence
C) coercion
D) authority

Question 56

According to the text,which of the following statements best reflects charismatic authority?

A) It tends to be relatively permanent.
B) It derives primarily from individual leaders.
C) It often becomes legitimized on the basis of long-standing custom.
D) It is a source of racialized patriarchy.

Question 57

If you made the argument that the state invariably acts to perpetuate the capitalist class,you would be classified as a proponent of which of the following?

A) instrumental Marxism
B) structural Marxism
C) functionalism
D) corporate capitalism

Question 58

After listening to her parents and grandparents talk for years about the differences between the Liberal,Conservative,and New Democratic parties in Canada,Jocelyn feels ready to cast her first vote in the next provincial election.What process has Jocelyn undergone?

A) political socialization
B) political participation
C) political indoctrination
D) political persuasion

Question 59

According to sociologist G.William Domhoff,who belongs to the ruling class?

A) leaders at the top of business,the executive branch of the federal government,and the military
B) a large group of elites
C) leaders from among the corporate rich
D) those who govern in the political system

Question 60

What happens when charismatic authority is succeeded by a bureaucracy controlled by a rationally established authority or by a combination of traditional and bureaucratic authority?

A) Charisma has been traditionalized.
B) Charisma has been bureaucratized.
C) Charisma has been routinized.
D) Charisma has been modernized.

Question 61

According to sociologist G.William Domhoff's analysis of the "ruling class," which of the following is the most important?

A) how leadership exercised
B) where governing occurs
C) who governs
D) who rules

Question 62

What specific form of representative democracy does Canada have?

A) a republic
B) a constitutional monarchy
C) a unitary state
D) a constitutional republic

Question 63

Which of the following has a legitimate monopoly over the use of force within its territory to achieve its goals?

A) the state
B) the government
C) the bureaucracy
D) the military

Question 64

Maternity leave provisions are an example of which function of government,according to a functionalist perspective?

A) maintaining law and order
B) planning and directing society
C) meeting social needs
D) handling international relations

Question 65

If Alexie grew up in the former Soviet Union,under what kind of system did he live?

A) an authoritarian system
B) a totalitarian system
C) a monarchy
D) a democracy

Question 66

Canada,the United States,Uganda,France,China,and Turkey are best described as which of the following units of political organization?

A) nation-states
B) metropolis-states
C) commonwealth-states
D) city-states

Question 67

Interest groups,including the Catholic Church and various family organizations,spent a great deal of time and money trying to defeat the federal Liberal government's same-sex marriage legislation.What term would Joseph Gusfield use to refer to these actions?

A) a temperance movement
B) a symbolic crusade
C) a feminist crusade
D) a liberating movement

Question 68

According to the text,which model becomes problematic when people are turned away from broad social values and society becomes fragmented?

A) the pluralist model
B) the elite model
C) the distributive model
D) the combined model

Question 69

Which statement represents a "conservative" perspective on social issues?

A) Gays and lesbians should be allowed to serve in the military.
B) Governments should interfere less in people's lives.
C) Employment equity programs are mandatory for social policy.
D) Racially based college and university admissions programs should be expanded.

Question 70

Which of the following is NOT considered to be an outcome of women receiving the right to vote in the United States?

A) greater stress-related health problems for men
B) increased spending on public health
C) lower mortality rate for children
D) decline in infectious diseases

Question 71

A lack of representation from the inner city,women,and new immigrants,as compared to many corporate interest groups,are examples of problems associated with which of the following models?

A) the distributive model
B) the combined model
C) the pluralist model
D) the elite model

Question 72

Former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau is famous for which of the following?

A) bringing in the Official Languages Act in 1969
B) believing Quebec's aspirations could best be fulfilled outside Canada
C) arguing that the federal government should give more power to the provinces
D) being a strong supporter of the FLQ

Question 73

Alison is studying politics from a functionalist perspective.Which statement best exemplifies her views?

A) The government serves the interests of the ruling class.
B) The state supports a system in which women are controlled in the household.
C) Modern forms of government control people through less repressive ways.
D) People share a consensus on issues such as protection from harm.

Question 74

The FLQ of the 1960s and 1970s consisted of which of the following?

A) English-speaking Québécois opposed to separation
B) a group dedicated to the political independence of Quebec
C) an organization of francophones outside Quebec,working against Quebec nationalism
D) a small political party in the House of Commons

Question 75

Gaining legitimate control of government and holding on to it is the purpose of which of the following?

A) the power elite
B) the political action committee
C) the political party
D) the pluralist interest group

Question 76

Canadians going to the polls is an example of what?

A) participatory democracy
B) full voting rights
C) representative democracy
D) a separation of powers

Question 77

If your life is entirely regulated,in which of the following political systems do you reside?

A) a communist system
B) a totalitarian system
C) a monarchy
D) an authoritarian system

Question 78

When various cultural groups vie for their own interests as opposed to the collective,which of the following is at work?

A) pluralism
B) unitary statism
C) totalitarianism
D) identity politics

Question 79

Discussions with friends and neighbours,watching the news,and hearing the viewpoints of co-workers are all likely to have what political consequences?

A) They influence our political values and attitudes.
B) They diminish the importance of political socialization.
C) They affect the social and economic issues of the day.
D) They make us less likely to vote.

Question 80

According to which model is power in political system widely dispersed throughout many competing interest groups?

A) the combined model
B) the elite model
C) the distributive model
D) the pluralist model