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Chapter(8/9(Exam(

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There(are(34(questions(in(total(for(this(exam:(

16(Question(relating(to(Chapter(8(material(

18(Questions(relating(to(Chapter(9(material(

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Put(all(your(answers(on(the(response(sheet(provided.(

Chapter(8(Section:(To(what(extent(should(Canadians(support(social(programs(and(taxation?(

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1. Health!care!in!Canada!must!be!publicly!administered,!comprehensive,!portable,!

universal!and!

a. accessible!

b. remote!

c. inclusive!!

d. free!

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2. Sales!tax!is!based!on!what!you!spend!on!products!and!services!and!is!collected!

a. federally!

b. provincially!

c. yearly!

d. monthly!

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3. Which!of!the!following!is!an!“underground!economy”!which!functions!in!secret!from!the!

government?!

a. illegal!activity!

b. smugglers!

c. taxation!model!

d. black!market!

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4. Under!Canada’s!constitution,!who!is!responsible!for!health!care?!

a. individual!citizens!

b. the!federal!government!

c. the!provinces!

d. the!Health!Minister!

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5. Which!of!the!following!is!described!as!“reaching!a!general!agreement!among!all!

members!of!a!group”?!

a. position!

b. variance!

c. dispute!

d. consensus!

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6. The!United!States!government!provides!health!care!for!which!of!its!citizens?!

a. citizens!with!low!incomes!

b. elderly!citizens!

c. none!of!its!citizens!

d. all!American!citizens!

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7. Which!of!the!following!best!describes!the!health!care!system!in!the!United!States?!

a. Provisional!

b. Private!

c. Public!

d. Profitable!

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8. In!Canada,!public!health,!education!and!pensions!are!all!

a. Federal!programs!

b. Provincial!programs!

c. Social!programs!

d. Rights!and!freedoms!

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Use(the(following(political(carton(to(answer(questions(9(and(10(

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9.! The!country!on!which!this!medical!situation!is!based!is!most(likely!

a. Canada!because!of!the!absence!of!universal!health!care!insurance.!

b. Canada!because!of!the!existence!of!universal!health!care!insurance.!

c. the!United!States!because!of!the!absence!of!universal!health!insurance.!

d. the!United!States!because!of!the!existence!of!universal!health!insurance.!

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10.! The!author!of!the!cartoon!is!most(critical!of!

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a. patients!for!failing!to!maintain!good!health!through!diet!and!exercise.!

b. health!care!professionals!for!lacking!the!skill!to!deal!with!difficult!medical!situations.!

c. the!government!for!making!little!effort!!to!provide!health!care!for!the!citizens.!

d. the!insurance!industry!for!its!reluctance!to!cover!medical!procedures.!!

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Use(the(following(cartoon(to(answer(questions(11(and(12(

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11.! The!primary(issue!the!cartoonist!is!examining!in!this!cartoon!is!the!!

a. access!to!health!care.!

b. rising!costs!of!delivering!health!care.!

c. the!competence!level!of!health!care!providers.!

d. the!inability!to!utilize!modern!medical!techniques.! !

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12.! A!method!of!combating!the!concern!expressed!in!the!cartoon!that!a!member!of!the!NDP!

party!of!Alberta!would!support!is!

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a. having!competition!in!the!delivery!of!medical!services.!

b. no!longer!covering!some!elective!procedures.!

c. further!enhancing!the!role!of!the!government!in!providing!health!services!as!a!

monopoly.!

d. increasing!taxes!to!pay!for!the!rising!costs.!

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Use(the(following(cartoon(to(answer(questions(13O14(

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13.! A!contributing!factor!to!the!current!health!care!crisis!identifed!by!the!cartoonist!is!the!

a. !rise!in!obesity!created!by!diet.!

b. !increased!costs!of!prescription!medication.!

c. !lack!of!information!about!healthy!lifestyle!choices.!

d. !dramatic!increase!in!costs!of!new,!enhanced!medical!technologies.!

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14.! A!person!who!would!criticize!the!cartoonist!might!point!out!that!

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a. some!!researchers!say!obesity!is!genetic.!

b. prescription!medications!do!a!much!better!job!than!over!the!counter!medications.!

c. health!officials!have!done!a!poor!job!creating!information!for!new!media.!

d. new!technologies!are!unreliable!and!unproven.!

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Use(the(following(cartoon(to(answer(questions(15(and(16!(

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15.! In!the!opinion!of!the!cartoonist!Canadian!taxpayers!

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a. get!good!value!from!the!CBC!due!to!programming!variety.!

b. get!good!value!from!the!CBC!in!terms!of!promotion!of!national!identify.!

c. get!poor!value!from!the!CBC!due!to!an!over!reliance!on!reality!programming.!

d. get!poor!value!from!the!CBC!due!to!high!cost!of!operating!the!public!broadcaster.!

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16.! A!supporter!of!the!image!in!the!cartoon!would!most(support!which!argument!regarding!

a!national!broadcaster?!

a. It!is!unnecessary!because!other!competitors!will!fill!that!need!in!the!marketplace!

b. It!is!unnecessary!because!television!is!not!an!essential!service!which!needs!taxpayer!

support!

c. It!is!necessary!because!the!promotion!of!Canadian!talent!and!programming!is!key!to!

national!I!identity.!

d. It!is!necessary!because!there!would!be!no!programming!available!to!people!in!

remote!markets!without!the!CBC.!

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Chapter(9(Section:(How(should(governments(respond(to(political(and(economic(issues?(

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17. The!objective!of!which!of!the!following!is!to!reduce!greenhouse!gases!that!cause!climate!change?!

a. Canadian!Alliance!

b. Kyoto!Protocol!

c. United!Nations!Environment!Program!

d. Global!Warming!Act!

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18. Solar!power!and!wind!power!are!examples!of!

a. renewable!energy!

b. electricity!

c. turbines!

d. technology!

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19. Environmental!issues!are!caused!by!

a. changes!in!the!natural!world!

b. animals!

c. plants!

d. human!activities!

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20. The!Alberta!Premier’s!perspective!on!the!development!of!oil!sands!resources!is!similar!to!that!of!!

a. a!!planned!economist!

b. a!mixed!economist!

c. a!!market!economist!

d. none!of!the!above!

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21. Natural!resources!are!controlled!by!a. the!Kyoto!Protocol!

b. aboriginal!peoples!

c. the!federal!government!

d. provincial!governments!

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22. GHGs!primarily!come!from!using!

a. too!much!water!

b. plastic!packaging!

c. fossil!fuels!

d. electricity!

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23. Decisions!regarding!development!of!the!oil!sands!affect!Alberta’s!!

a. environment!

b. economy!

c. employment!rate!

d. all!of!the!above!

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24. Which!of!the!following!is!a!rise!in!the!average!temperature!of!earth?!

a. environmental!issue!

b. climate!change!

c. biodiversity!

d. GHGs!

Please(use(the(following(cartoon(to(answer(questions(25O26(

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25. The!author!of!this!cartoon!thinks!that!global!warming!is!

a. a!real!phenomena,!that!has!no!impact!on!extreme!weather!conditions!b. a!phony!phenomena,!that!has!no!impact!on!weather!conditions!

c. a!real!phenomena,!that!does!increase!extreme!weather!conditions!

d. a!phony!phenomena,!that!does!increase!extreme!weather!conditions!

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26. A!person!critical!of!the!cartoonist!opinion!would!most!likely!suggest!

a. there!is!a!strong!connection!between!greenhouse!gases!and!extreme!weather!

b. there!is!strong!connection!between!increase!ocean!levels!and!extreme!weather!

c. this!is!only!a!moderate!connection!between!global!warming!and!extreme!weather!patterns!

d. there!is!no!connection!between!global!warming!and!extreme!weather!patterns!which!are!

naturally!occurring!instances!and!are!a!!typical!part!of!the!weather!cycle!

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Use(the(following(cartoon(to(answer(questions(27O28(

27. !The!black!smoke!emitted!from!the!SUV!represents!the!!

a. cost!of!fuel!to!operate!this!type!of!vehicle!

b. cost!to!ensure!this!type!of!vehicle!

c. damage!caused!in!terms!of!noise!pollution!from!this!type!of!vehicle!

d. damage!caused!in!terms!of!air!pollution!from!this!type!of!vehicle!

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28. The!caption!coming!from!the!vehicle,!as!well!as!the!“BLINDSPOT!EX”!label!on!the!vehicle,!are!

meant!to!represent!that!drivers!of!SUVS!

a. are!not!fully!aware!of!their!impact!on!air!quality!

b. are!fully!aware!of!their!impact!on!air!quality!

c. are!fully!aware!of!the!fuel!consumption!of!their!vehicles!

d. are!not!fully!aware!of!the!fuel!consumption!of!their!vehicles!

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Use(the(following(cartoon(to(answer(questions(29O30(

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29. The!cartoonist!points!out!that!future!predictions!on!climate!change!are!

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a. reliable!because!scientists!are!too!conservative!

b. reliable!because!it!is!easy!to!predict!future!trends!

c. unreliable!because!scientists!!are!too!liberal!

d. unreliable!because!it!is!difficult!to!predict!future!trends!

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30. The!cartoonist!is!making!the!point!that!climate!predictions!are!in!his!mind!

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a. underestimating!the!speed!of!climate!change!

b. realistic!about!the!speed!of!climate!change!

c. realistic!about!the!impact!of!climate!change!on!the!economy!

d. unrealistic!about!the!impact!of!climate!change!on!the!economy!

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Use(the(following(cartoon(to(answer(questions(31O32(

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31. The cartoonist is drawing comparisons between values related to!!a. trade relations and values related to the environemnt!b. immigration!and!values!related!to!the!stock!market!

c. exports!and!values!related!to!imports!

d. foreign!ownership!and!values!related!to!domestic!ownership!

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32. Which!of!the!following!points!is!the!cartoonist!trying!to!illustrate!

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a. values!will!not!be!sacrificed!on!either!trade!with!China!or!environmental!issues!

b. values!will!be!sacrificed!on!both!trade!with!China!and!environmental!issues!

c. values!will!not!be!sacrificed!on!trade!with!China,!but!will!be!on!the!environment!

d. values!will!be!sacrificed!on!trade!with!China,!but!not!on!environmental!issues!

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Use(the(following(cartoon(to(answer(questions(33O34(

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33. The cartoonist points to his belief that in the future water will be!!a. plenttiful due to new technoliges!b. plentiful due to genetically created sources!c. in short supply all over the earth!d. in short supply in only some regions!

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34. The!dark!cloud!in!the!cartoon!is!meant!to!represent!

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a. a!likely!outcomes!if!we!continue!our!current!water!usage!patterns!

b. a!likely!outcome!if!we!reduce!our!water!usage!beginning!today!

c. an!unlikely!outcome!because!air!pollution!is!going!to!damage!the!earth!before!water!

shortages!

d. an!unlikely!outcome!because!man!will!begin!to!find!water!sources!through!space!

exploration!

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