Question 1

What is a political attachment to someone or something that is seen to epitomize what it means to be a part of one's political community?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic representation 
B)  descriptive representation 
C)  mirror representation 
D)  nationalism

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of substantive representation?

Accepted Answer

A)  a Nova Scotia cabinet minister secures a new shipbuilding contract for her constituency 
B)  an MP routinely conducts opinion polls to understand his constituents 
C)  a retired farmer chairs the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry 
D)  All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following statements is accurate about political parties in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most parties require local constituency associations to search for nominees from traditionally marginalized candidates. 
B)  Some parties establish targets for the number of women or visible minorities in their overall slate of candidates. 
C)  Most women who win the party nomination are just as likely to win a seat as their male opponents. 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

What are the key differences between interculturalism practiced in Quebec and multiculturalism practiced throughout Canada?

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Question 5

Prior to 1985, it was possible to lose one's status under the Indian Act for a variety of reasons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Identify and describe a focusing event from the past decade that drew attention to the deeply embedded discrimination in Canadian political culture.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

All First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people in Canada have status under the Indian Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Compare the dominant modes of multiculturalism in Canada and the United States.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Which of the following is an example of symbolic representation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quebec has three seats on the Supreme Court of Canada 
B)  Viola Desmond is the first woman of colour to appear on a Canadian bank note 
C)  a gender-balanced cabinet supports legislation that increases paid family leave benefits 
D)  All of the above

Question 10

What is the role of the courts in protecting disadvantaged groups in Canada? What are some of the criticisms of the judiciary's role in this regard?

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Question 11

In all but which one of the following Canadian institutions are quotas increasingly being applied to improve their representativeness?

Accepted Answer

A)  appointments to the boards of Crown corporations 
B)  appointment of candidates to run for major federal political parties 
C)  appointments to federal and provincial cabinets 
D)  appointments to the Senate

Question 12

What is pay equity and to whom does it apply?

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Question 13

Which of the following pieces of legislation did not advance the cause of increasing the descriptive representation of ethnic minorities?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Multiculturalism Act 
B)  The Act Respecting the Laicity of the State 
C)  The Charter of Rights and Freedoms 
D)  The Canadian Human Rights Act

Question 14

Some Bands are distributed over several reserves, while some have no designated land whatsoever.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A _______ is a group of status Indians defined by the federal government.

Accepted Answer

A)  First Nation 
B)  Band 
C)  National Indigenous Organization 
D)  None of the above

Question 16

To people who value _______ representation, the best candidate, regardless of their socio-economic status or background, should be selected to make decisions on behalf of the entire country.

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic 
B)  formalistic 
C)  substantive 
D)  descriptive

Question 17

Identify and describe the main criticisms of the Band system.

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Question 18

How many of the 10 core UN Human Rights declaration is a Canada a party to?

Accepted Answer

A)  none 
B)  fewer than half 
C)  most 
D)  all

Question 19

Which of the following statements is correct according to a Senate committee report?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual minorities are more likely than others to experience harassment and discrimination. 
B)  Within two decades, one in four Canadians will belong to a visible minority community. 
C)  Urban Indigenous peoples face lower standards of living than non-Indigenous people. 
D)  All of the above

Question 20

Which term refers to Indigenous peoples with historic ties to the northernmost lands in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Status Indians 
B)  Inuit 
C)  Métis 
D)  Non-status Indians

Exam 13: Diversity and Representation

What is a political attachment to someone or something that is seen to epitomize what it means to be a part of one's political community?

Which of the following is an example of substantive representation?

Which of the following statements is accurate about political parties in Canada?

What are the key differences between interculturalism practiced in Quebec and multiculturalism practiced throughout Canada?

Prior to 1985, it was possible to lose one's status under the Indian Act for a variety of reasons.

Identify and describe a focusing event from the past decade that drew attention to the deeply embedded discrimination in Canadian political culture.

All First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people in Canada have status under the Indian Act.

Compare the dominant modes of multiculturalism in Canada and the United States.

Which of the following is an example of symbolic representation?

What is the role of the courts in protecting disadvantaged groups in Canada? What are some of the criticisms of the judiciary's role in this regard?

In all but which one of the following Canadian institutions are quotas increasingly being applied to improve their representativeness?

What is pay equity and to whom does it apply?

Which of the following pieces of legislation did not advance the cause of increasing the descriptive representation of ethnic minorities?

Some Bands are distributed over several reserves, while some have no designated land whatsoever.

A _______ is a group of status Indians defined by the federal government.

To people who value _______ representation, the best candidate, regardless of their socio-economic status or background, should be selected to make decisions on behalf of the entire country.

Identify and describe the main criticisms of the Band system.

How many of the 10 core UN Human Rights declaration is a Canada a party to?

Which of the following statements is correct according to a Senate committee report?

Which term refers to Indigenous peoples with historic ties to the northernmost lands in Canada?