Social Studies 11
Examination Booklet
August 2006
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Contents: 21 pages
55 selected-response questions (maximum of 55 marks)
2 written-response questions (maximum of 24 marks)
Examination: 2 hours
Additional Time Permitted: 60 minutes
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TOPIC: Political Ideologies
Match each definition in Column I with the correct political ideology in Column II.
Record your answers on the Response Booklet.
Column I
1. left wing; violent revolution necessary to
overthrow unjust system
2. rights and freedoms of the individual most
important; favours change
Column II
A. conservatism
B.
communism
C.
liberalism
3. right wing; few individual rights enforced by
strong military
D. socialism
4. favours tradition; less regulation from
government; government censorship to preserve
public morality
E.
capitalism
F.
fascism
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5. In the House of Commons, after which stage would a bill be referred to committee for
further investigation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
First Reading
Second Reading
Third Reading
Committee Stage
Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 6.
The CANADA
GAZETTE
Prime Minister
Gives Senate Seat
er!
to Faithful Support
6. Which term is associated with this headline?
A.
B.
C.
D.
lobbying
patronage
order-in-council
cabinet solidarity
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7. All of the following are special interest groups except
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Greenpeace.
Amnesty International.
Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
Canadian International Development Agency.
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Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 8.
OTTAWA GAZETTE
CANDIDATE
WINS BY
ACCLAMATION
8. What circumstance allowed the candidate to win this election?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Voter turnout was over 80%.
Voter turnout was less than 50%.
No other candidates were running for office.
Only one other candidate was running for office.
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9. Based on 100 seats in a Legislative Assembly, which results would create a minority government?
Party X
Party Y
Party Z
A.
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B.
51
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C.
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D.
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10. What determines the physical size of a federal electoral district?
A.
B.
C.
D.
physical features
population density
historical significance
traditional voting patterns
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11. What 1960 document acted as a foundation for the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the Human Rights Code
the Statute of Westminster
the Canadian Bill of Rights
the British North America Act
12. What two components are included in the Constitution Act, 1982?
A.
B.
C.
D.
B.N.A. Act and Equality Rights
Bill of Rights and Amendment Procedures
B.N.A. Act and Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Human Rights Legislation
Use the following events to answer question 13.
1.
Germany attacks Belgium.
2.
Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated.
3.
Great Britain declares war on Germany.
13. What is the chronological order of these events?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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1, 2, 3
2, 1, 3
2, 3, 1
3, 1, 2
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Use the following map to answer question 14.
W
U
V
X
Z
Y
Europe, 1914
14. Which countries were members of the Triple Alliance in 1914?
A.
B.
C.
D.
U, V, X
U, V, Y
V, X, Y
X, Y, Z
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15. Which of the following best describes “a war of attrition”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
One side incorporates the defeated enemy’s artillery.
One side uses lightning warfare to rapidly gain ground.
Both sides wear each other down until one is forced to give in.
Both sides build up their armed forces before engaging in warfare.
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16. Which reform did many suffragettes hope to attain after achieving the right to vote?
A.
B.
C.
D.
prohibition of alcohol
bilingualism in all schools
free trade with the United States
improved relations with Quebec
Use the following newspaper headlines to answer question 17.
1. “Black Tuesday!”
2. “200% Increase in Mining Stocks!”
3. “Winnipeg Electric Shares Go from $109.50 to $2.00 per Share!”
4. “Bennett Loses; Mackenzie King Prime Minister!”
17. Determine the chronological order of these newspaper headlines from the
1920s and 1930s.
A.
B.
C.
D.
2, 1, 3, 4
2, 4, 1, 3
4, 1, 2, 3
4, 1, 3, 2
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18. What was the outcome of the Balfour Report in 1926?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The United States became a member of the Commonwealth.
Great Britain continued to negotiate foreign affairs for Canada.
Canada established independent foreign relations with other nations.
France and Great Britain maintained control over Canada’s foreign affairs.
19. What commodity was hardest hit by the increase in tariffs during the interwar period?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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wheat
lumber
crude oil
pulp wood
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Use the following quotation to answer question 20.
Create a national minimum wage and a system of social insurance
for workers. Build public works to create employment.
1932
20. Which 1930s politician is associated with this quotation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
R.B. Bennett
Mackenzie King
J.S. Woodsworth
Maurice Duplessis
Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 21.
ER
WORLD EXAMIN
KING RETURNS
HOME FROM
TING
OVERSEAS MEE
1937
s
“I’m convinced hi
e.”
goal is world peac
21. To which world leader is Prime Minister Mackenzie King referring?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Kaiser Wilhelm II
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Use the following cartoon to answer question 22.
Army
Air Force
Navy
NATIONAL NIGHTMARE, 1939
22. Why is the cartoon named “National Nightmare”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Canada’s air force was much larger than its other branches.
Canada’s armed forces were too small to defend Canada properly.
Canada’s coasts were defended by only one branch of the military.
Canada’s army was prepared for war and could defend its homeland.
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Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 23.
R
WORLD EXAMINE
1942
ST
CANADA’S FIR
N BATTLE
EUROPEA
STER!
ENDS IN DISA
led or captured in
il
Over 2800 k
raid
23. Which of the following events is being described?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Ortona
Dieppe
Dunkirk
Normandy
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24. In which province did the majority of residents vote no in the 1942 plebiscite on conscription?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Quebec
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Newfoundland
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TOPIC: World War Two Government Documents
Match the description in Column I with the correct Act in Column II.
Record your answers on the Response Booklet.
Column I
Column II
25. required able-bodied male and female
workers to register for essential war work
26. allowed Britain to receive war goods from
the United States
A. War Measures Act
B.
Lend-Lease Act
C.
Ogdensburg Agreement
27. suspension of civil liberties in times of
national emergency
D. Military Voters Act
28. required adult males to register for
military service within Canada
E.
National Resources Mobilization Act
F.
National Selective Services Act
29. In which of the following World War Two operations did Canadian forces participate?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Overlord
Barbarossa
Vimy Ridge
Passchendaele
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30. What two ideologies were separated by the Iron Curtain?
A.
B.
C.
D.
anarchy and socialism
democracy and fascism
communism and democracy
communism and totalitarianism
Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 31.
NATIONAL EXAMINER
1949
CANADA, THE UNITED STATES
AND WESTERN EUROPE
JOIN TOGETHER TO DEFEND
DEMOCRACY
31. To what alliance is the headline referring?
A.
B.
C.
D.
NATO
NORAD
United Nations
Organization of American States
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Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 32.
CANADA TIMES
1951
Commission
The Massey
ncerns about
Reports Co
nfluence
American I
32. To what American influence does this headline refer?
A.
B.
C.
D.
culture
economic
foreign policy
immigration policy
Use the following information to answer question 33.
•
•
Introduced the Canadian Bill of Rights.
Cancelled Avro Arrow Project.
33. Which politician is associated with these events?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Lester Pearson
Pierre Trudeau
Tommy Douglas
John Diefenbaker
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34. All of the following are examples of programs of the welfare state except
A.
B.
C.
D.
rent control.
baby bonuses.
old age pensions.
employment insurance.
TOPIC: Famous Canadian Females
Match each description in Column I with the correct person in Column II.
Record your answers on the Response Booklet.
Column I
Column II
35. first female elected to the House of Commons
A. Kim Campbell
36. first female Governor General
B.
Nellie McClung
37. first female Prime Minister of Canada
C.
Agnes Macphail
38. first female Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Canada
D. Beverly McLachlin
E.
Jeanne Sauvé
F.
Cairine Wilson
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39. Which of the following best describes the major conclusion of the 1963 Royal Commission on
Bilingualism and Biculturalism?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Minorities were unfairly treated by provincial governments.
French Canadians were unfairly treated by government services.
English Canadians were unfairly treated by the Quebec government.
All minorities received fair treatment from government services in Quebec.
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40. Which of the following is a correct pairing?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Pierre Trudeau — created Bill 101
James Cross — kidnapped by the FLQ
Jean Chrétien — leader of the Parti Québécois
René Lévesque — implemented the War Measures Act
41. What was the outcome of Bill 101?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It made French the only official language in Quebec.
It allowed commercial signs to have English and French.
It made French and English the official languages in Quebec.
It allowed school children to choose the language of their instruction.
42. All of the following provinces agreed to the Canadian Constitution Act of 1982 except
A.
B.
C.
D.
Alberta.
Quebec.
Nova Scotia.
British Columbia.
Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 43.
The OTTAWA
REPORTER1969
hite Paper
Chrétien presents W
ons
in House of Comm
milation!
recommending assi
43. To which group of people does the headline refer?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Americans
Aboriginals
French Canadians
English Canadians
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44. What does population density represent?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the pattern of where people live
the number of people per square kilometre
the movement of people into a certain area
the factors that result in people leaving an area
Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 45.
NATIONAL TIMES
2000
CANADIAN POPULATION
AGEING SAYS STATS
CANADA
45. Which profession would compile this information?
A.
B.
C.
D.
geologist
cartographer
demographer
meteorologist
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Use the following pyramid to answer question 46.
Male
Female
100+
95–99
90–94
85–89
80–84
75–79
70–74
65–69
60–64
55–59
50–54
45–49
40–44
35–39
30–34
25–29
20–24
15–19
10–14
5–9
0–4
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
Population (in millions)
46. In what stage of growth is this country?
A.
B.
C.
D.
stable
expanding
contracting
early expanding
Use the following statistic to answer question 47.
The average Nigerian woman will have 5.4 children in her lifetime.
47. What is being described by this statistic?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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birth rate
fertility rate
life expectancy
dependency ratio
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48. Which of the following is used in calculating the United Nations Human Development Index?
A.
B.
C.
D.
infant mortality
total fertility rate
adult literacy rate
average household income
49. Which statement best reflects a country with a high dependency ratio?
A.
B.
C.
D.
low birth rates
low life expectancy
higher numbers of workers to contribute taxes
higher costs of caring for the young and elderly
50. Which of the following nations has the highest standard of living?
A.
B.
C.
D.
India
Japan
Thailand
Philippines
Use the following definition to answer question 51.
the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in one year
51. What term does this definition describe?
A.
B.
C.
D.
industrial output
carrying capacity
gross domestic product
average household income
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Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 52.
2000
INER
NATIONAL EXAM
OVERNMENT
CANADIAN G
EE
PROVIDES FR
ND WHEAT
TRACTORS A
IA
TO ETHIOP
52. What type of aid is described in the headline?
A.
B.
C.
D.
tied
military
bilateral
multilateral
________________________________________________
53. Globally, which of the following consumes the greatest amount of water?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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mining
industry
residential
agriculture
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Use the following statement to answer question 54.
Without the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement to reduce CFC use, levels of
ozone-depleting substances will be five times higher by 2050 than they are today.
54. What is the statement suggesting?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Countries need to solve this problem independently.
There are no solutions to these environmental problems.
Global cooperation is necessary to protect the environment.
Montreal can serve as an environmental model to other cities of the world.
________________________________________________
55. With which environmental issue is the Kyoto Accord related?
A.
B.
C.
D.
acid rain
desertification
global warming
ozone layer depletion
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Canada has created a welfare state that benefits every man, woman and
child from cradle to grave.
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2. Use a pencil to fill in bubbles when answering
multiple-choice, matching and true-false
questions on the front of this Booklet.
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3. Use a blue- or black-ink pen when answering
written-response questions in this Booklet.
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4. Read the Examination Rules on the back of
this Booklet.
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5. Do not tear off the Answer Sheet.
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Unfold front cover flap to
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