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33 Cards in this Set
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What Canadian document is the supreme law of the land? |
The Constitution |
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How many opinions does the Supreme Court issue? |
The correct answer is 3: majority opinion, dissenting opinion, and concurring opinions. Not 2. |
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Is the Executive branch bi-cameral in character? |
Yes. 2 levels. So is the legislative branch. |
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For a Bill to become a law, it needs how many readings in the House of Commons? |
3 in the House of Commons, and 3 in the Senate (generally). |
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Which political thinker claims that human beings by nature live a life of continual fear, and in danger of violent death? |
Thomas Hobbes |
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Which political thinker claims that it is better to be feared than loved? |
Machiavelli |
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Which political thinker is against what he calls the Humanitarian Theory of Punishment? |
Lewis |
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According to the Supreme Court, the Canadian government cannot restrict any... |
Aboriginal Treaty Rights |
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Does Aristotle believe that all ways of life are more or less equal, so long as you do not harm anyone else? |
NO. He believes men are divided by desires. And the more selfless you are (unequal), the more political you are. The less you are concerned for your own well-being, the more concerned you are for the life of the state. |
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Which political thinker claims that "Man is by Nature a Political Animal"? |
Aristotle. NOT Hobbes. |
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Are members of Canada's House of Commons appointed by the Queen? |
NO. |
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What else does a bill need to gain in addition to being passed in the House of Commons in order to become a law? |
Royal Assent |
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What else does a bill need in addition to being passed in the House of Commons in order to become a law? (That is not Royal Assent) |
It also needs to be passed by the Senate. |
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Which political thinkers system of government is founded on the attempt to escape violent death? |
Hobbes' system. |
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The Senate is a part of which branch of government? |
The Legislative Branch. |
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Is the Prime Minister of Canada directly voted by the citizen? |
NO. |
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Does Canada's electoral system have proportional representation? |
NO. |
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In Aristotle's list of regimes, kingship (Monarchy) is considered... |
A good regime. (With a good king) |
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In Aristotle's list of regimes, Aristocracy is considered... |
A good regime/form of rule. |
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What does a revolution entail in regards to a regime? |
A fundamental change. |
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Is violence a defining characteristic of a revolution? |
NO. Peaceful revolutions are just as common and can be equally effective. |
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A defining characteristic of terrorism is: |
the targeting of civilians |
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The realist approach to International Relations most clearly mirrors the political thoughts of which political thinker? |
Hobbes |
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2 true objectives of the United Nations' Charter is .... |
1: Promoting respect for human rights. 2: Maintaining international peace and security. |
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Is one of the objectives of the United Nations' Chart the maintenance of socio-economic cooperation? |
NO. |
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Which section of the Canadian Charter promotes freedom of speech? |
Section 2 |
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Does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms include a reference to God? |
YES. |
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According to which political thinker, good regimes are characterized by their emphasis on democracy, whereas bad regimes emphasize on wealth? |
Aristotle |
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Communism tends to understand history as what kind of process? |
Technical. NOT rational. |
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Does the realist approach to Internation Relations most clearly mirror the political thought of Aristotle? |
NO. |
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In Aristotle's list of regimes, is democracy considered a good or bad form of rule? |
Bad. |
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Does Hobbes argue that civilization corrupts the compassion we have for on another in the State of Nature? |
NO. |
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Was Aristotle killed by his political community? |
NO. It was Plato that was killed by the political council. |
