Social 20-2 (Chapter 3)

What is the BEST word to explain what contending means?

• fighting

• competing

• loyalty

• connection

Baltej Singh Dhillon challenged RCMP traditions to allow him to wear his turban instead of a RCMP Stetson (hat).

This is an example of:

• Canadian accommodation

• cultural accommodation

• responsible accommodation

• reasonable accommodation

TRUE OR FALSE:

Reasonable accommodations are a legal and constitutional concept that requires public institutions to adapt to ONLY religious practices.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

It's religious AND cultural practices.

Which of the following is NOT related to cultural pluralism?

• People from many nations living together.

• Respectful of cultural differences.

• Ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups living in harmony.

• A single dominant group controlling society.

TRUE OR FALSE

Canada is practices cultural pluralism.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which province considers July 1st to be a day of contending loyalties?

TRUE OR FALSE

July 1st is a day of contending loyalties.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What happened on July 1st for many Newfoundlanders?

• Hundreds of soldiers were killed or injured in WWI.

• Provincial vote for independence to separate from Canada.

• Many people were forcefully sent out of the province.

• There was a civil war between that killed many people.

What is a referendum?

• A vote on a political issue.

• A political election.

• A political bill that will become a law.

• A political decision that will be implemented.

What does sovereignty mean?

• Want to become a part of a nation.

• Want to have the power to be their own nation.

• Want to create a new nation.

• Want to have the power to overthrow a nation.