| 1. |
How much
does the federal government spend annually? |
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a) $33 billion
b) $164 billion
c) $103 billion
d) $66 billion |
| 2. |
How much
does the federal government spend on debt service charges annually? |
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a) $310 million
b) $42 billion
c) $38 billion
d) $2 billion |
| 3. |
How much
has the federal government’s accumulated debt grown between
1961 and 2001? |
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a) 20%
b) 50%
c) 100%
d) 3,600% |
| 4. |
Of the total
accumulated federal government debt, how much of this is attributable
to the effects of compound interest over the years? |
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a) 14%
b) 33%
c) 90%
d) 100% |
| 5. |
Of Canada’s
entire Gross Domestic Product (GDP), how much is generated by government
spending at all levels? |
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a) 38%
b) 32%
c) 10%
d) 26% |
| 6. |
How much
do Canadians pay in taxes annually to all levels of government? |
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a) $279 billion
b) $211 billion
c) $357 billion
d) $189 billion |
| 7. |
Each year,
The Fraser Institute calculates Tax Freedom Day, the first day of
the year in which the money that Canadians earn is for themselves.
All money earned prior to Tax Freedom Day goes to one of three levels
of government – federal, provincial, or local. What date was
Tax Freedom Day in Canada in 2003? |
| |
a) June 28
b) May 14
c) March 21
d) April 29 |
| 8. |
At the peak
of the “Brain Drain” exodus of highly educated Canadians
in the late 1990s, how many Canadians went to the United States
annually to assume permanent positions? |
| |
a) 25,000
b) 8,000
c) 500
d) 60,000 |
| 9. |
What percentage
of Canada’s Gross Domestic Product is devoted to defence expenditures? |
| |
a) 3.2%
b) 4.3%
c) 1.1%
d) 5.0% |
| 10. |
The 2001
federal Auditor General’s Report noted that the Canadian Armed
Forces faced an annual shortfall in its equipment and operating
budget of how much? |
| |
a) Between $1 billion and $2 billion
b) Between $180,000 and $250,000
c) Between $300 million and $400 million
d) Between $500 million and $1 billion |
| 11. |
Throughout
various peacekeeping missions in the former Yugoslavia throughout
the 1990s, how many casualties were suffered by Canadian troops? |
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a) 2 killed and 23 seriously injured
b) 7 killed and 38 seriously injured
c) 1 killed and 5 seriously injured
d) 17 killed and 100 seriously injured |
| 12. |
The Federal
Liberal Party of Canada formed the government with a very large
majority (172 seats to 129 opposition seats) after the 2000 election
with what percentage of the popular vote? |
| |
a) 52%
b) 50%
c) 41%
d) 57% |
| 13. |
The House
of Commons, as the peoples’ representative assembly, and in
its role of holding government to account for its actions, must
approve all expenditures made by the federal government. |
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a) True
b) False |
| 14. |
Between 1913
and 1979, closure (the closing down of political debate to force
a vote on a bill) was used by the federal government in the House
of Commons 31 times. How many times has closure been used since
1980? |
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a) 166 times
b) 5 times
c) 27 times
d) 42 times |
| 15. |
The Canada
Infrastructure Works Program (CIWP) spent $8.3 billion of public
funds and created how many jobs across the country? |
| |
a) 170,000
b) 213,000
c) 27,000
d) unknown |
| 16. |
A Member
of Parliament’s primary allegiance is to the people who elected
him / her to office? |
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a) True
b) False |
