Question

canada, 2020

1. as shown in the map, canada is made up of 13 regional units. canada’s central government shares power with the governments of these units. which term refers to this type of structure?

a. a federal state
b. a unitary state
c. republicanism
d. neocolonialism
e. a direct democracy

1. which of the following statements describes an advantage of a federal state?

a. regional governments can overrule the decisions of local governments.
b. political parties can influence how and where funding and resources are distributed.
c. local governments are able to take over projects that affect the country if local leaders don’t like it.
d. centralization of power at the national level facilitates more efficient implementation of policies throughout the country.
e. a region can enact policies that apply only to its citizens and not to others to reduce conflict among the various regions.

1. ______ refers to the process of redrawing a state’s internal political boundaries based on changes in the state’s population.

a. reallocation
b. redistribution
c. renegotiation
d. redistricting
e. reapportionment

1. gerrymandering is the dividing of legislative boundaries to give one political party an advantage in elections. which form of gerrymandering redraws districts in a way that spreads opposition voters across many districts, diluting their voting power?

a. packing
b. cracking
c. redistributing
d. electioneering
e. social engineering

1. what main advantage does a unitary state have compared to a federal state?

a. unitary states encourage political participation.
b. unitary states have more sources of revenue.
c. unitary states are connected to local issues.
d. a unitary state is more efficient.
e. a unitary state has more elected representatives in government.

1. the number of representatives a state has in the u.s. congress is determined by ______

a. the state’s total population
b. the number of registered voters in the state
c. the number of people of voting age in the state
d. the total number of votes cast in a state election
e. the number of votes cast for the winning political party

Explanation:

Question 12

In a federal state, power is shared between the central (national) government and regional (sub - national) governments. The question states that Canada's central government shares power with the governments of its 13 regional units, which matches the definition of a federal state. A unitary state has most power at the central level, republicanism is about the form of government (not power - sharing structure), neocolonialism is about post - colonial economic/political control, and direct democracy is about citizens directly making decisions (not a state structure).

Question 13

A federal state allows regions to have some degree of autonomy. Option E describes a situation where a region can make policies specific to its citizens, which is an advantage of federalism as it can address regional differences and reduce inter - regional conflict. Option A is not an advantage (regional governments overruling local is not an advantage in the context of federalism's benefits), option B is about political party influence (not a federalism advantage), option C is incorrect (local governments in a federal system don't typically take over national projects against the national will), and option D is about centralization (which is more of a unitary state characteristic, not a federalism advantage).

Question 14

Redistricting is specifically the process of redrawing a state's internal political boundaries (like electoral districts) based on population changes. Reallocation is a more general term, redistribution is about distributing resources, renegotiation is about negotiating again, and reapportionment is about allocating the number of representatives among states (not redrawing boundaries).

Question 15

Answer:

A. A federal state