Saskatchewan Politics
When did Saskatchewan become a province of Canada?
1905
What law was enacted in 1876 to assimilate Indigenous peoples into Euro-Canadian society?
Indian Act
What year was the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms added to the Constitution?
What is 1982
This American President was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22nd 1963.
Who is John F. Kennedy
Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party that eventually became the first chairman of a unified China?
Who is Mao Zedong
Who Founded Universal Healthcare
Tommy Douglas
What commission was formed in 2009 to learn more about the residential school system and hear the testimonies of those who attended the schools?
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
What are the three main political party ideologies that exist in Canada?
What are Liberalism, Conservatism, and Socialism
What is the name for the break-in of the National Demographic headquarters in Washington DC that led to the resignation of President Nixon?
What is Watergate
Who was the last president of the Soviet Union, and oversaw its dissolution?
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev
What is the term for a government-owned enterprise, common in Saskatchewan’s political history?
Crown Corporations
What Canadian policy required First Nations peoples to remain on their reserve unless they had this document signed by the Indian agent detailing why they were leaving and when they were returning. This policy also influenced South Africa’s Apartheid system.
The Pass System
Which Act established Manitoba as Canada’s fifth province, safeguarded English and French language rights in the new legislature and courts, and set aside 1,400,000 acres of land for the province's majority Metis population?
What is the Manitoba Act (1870)
Which act prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Which country does the phrase “belt and road” apply to?
Who is China
Founded in 1997, what party was a coalition of former Progressive Conservative and Liberal Party members
Saskatchewan Party
What is the name of the settlement given to some Indigenous communities from the Crown as a result of unfulfilled agricultural promises?
Cows and Plows Settlement
What is a highly debated federal program which was created in an attempt to ensure each province has the ability “to provide reasonably comparable levels of public services at reasonably comparable levels of taxation.”
What is the Equalization Program
Who is the only American president to serve more than two terms in office, for a total of four terms?
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which president was holding office at the time the USA involved themselves in the Gulf War?
Who is George H.W. Bush
In 2024, Saskatchewan accounted for roughly 63 per cent of global exports of this specialty crop, making it the world’s leading exporter by dollar value.
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Canary seed
Which Bill reinstated status for many Indigenous women as 6(1) “Indians” with 6(2) children?
What is Bill C-31
Mere hours after the House of Commons rose for the holidays, Conservative MP Michael Ma announced he was what?
What is crossing the floor to the Liberals
This New York Congresswoman made history in the 1972 presidential election by being the first African-American woman to run for president.
Who is Shirley Chisholm
Which Chilean president was overthrown in a U.S.-backed coup on September 11, 1973?
Who is Salvador Allende