Municipal Government Review Quiz 4

 _{Mrs. Martens has been closely following campaigns of candidates running in her city’s upcoming local election. She has been particularly impressed by the viewpoints of Candidate Leong, who seeks to represent the ward in which Mrs. Martens lives. But Mrs. Martens feels that she would like more information in order to make her final decision about which candidate to vote for.}

Which of the following activities would likely help Mrs. Martens the most in making her decision about the candidate to vote for? 

• Watching a news special about all candidates 
• Attending rallies being held by all of the candidates
• Phoning Candidate Leong and asking her some questions
• Reading Candidate Leong’s biography about her previous experience 

_{The Métis Nation of Alberta Association (MNAA) works toward gaining historic and constitutional rights of Alberta’s Métis peoples, such as rights to land, resources, and the ability to self-govern.}

Which of the following events most likely has been of the greatest significance to the MNAA’s work toward gaining historic and constitutional rights for Métis peoples? 

• The revision of the Constitution Act in 1982
• The creation of First Nations Authorities in Alberta
• The creation of the eight Métis settlements by the Alberta government 
• The separation of the territory of Nunavut from the Northwest Territories 

Since its formation in 1926, one of the main objectives achieved by the L'Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta (ACFA) over the years is most likely the right of Francophone children to Francophone 

• Education
• Healthcare
• Sports programs
• Community services 

Which of the following conclusions cannot be made about Métis and the Frist Nations forms of local government?

• Both the Métis and First Nations have representative government 
• The Métis and the First Nations each have forms of self-government.
• Both the Métis and First Nations have councils that make decisions for their communities 
• The Métis and the First Nations create all of the laws that are followed in their communities.

_{A minority group of citizens would like to see a new zoo built in Brownsville. However, community support is very low, and town council members have not expressed interest in such a project.}

Which of the following actions would be best for the minority group to pursue if they would like to see a new zoo built?

• Holding a referendum on the issue
• Holding an election vote on the issue
• Arranging a public meeting for debate on the issue
• Writing letters to local newspaper expressing their point of view 

_{Which of the following principles of democracy best match the following statements:}
 “All Canadian citizens have the right to vote and run in an election.”

• freedoms
• equity
• representation
• justice

The four Principals of democracy are:

• freedoms, equity, representation, justice
• equality, voting, people, education
• . representation, justice, choice, fairness
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms The next three questions are based on the video 

Describe the two different types of pizza:

• Pepperoni and Cheese  
• Salami and Ham
• Justice and Fairness 
• Equity and Equality 

Students at a Canadian High School created their own newspaper to voice their opinions and discuss issues. A newspaper is an example of? 

• freedoms
• equity
• representation
• justice

Mr. A's last name is spelled

• Andrewzak
• Ummmm....chicken nuggets
• Zakovicz 
• Andrusiak