Quebec’s Independence Movement
The citizens of Quebec want to secede from Canada.
What is the Independence Movement?
Canada has this type of democracy.
What is a parliamentary democracy?
In this economy, customs and traditions determine what is produced.
What is a traditional economy?
This is Canada’s largest trading partner.
What is the United States?
This measures the strength of a country's economy.
What is Gross Domestic Product?
The direct role of citizens in Canada selecting the members of Parliament.
What is they elect (voting) the members of Parliament?
This person is the head of government in Canada.
Who is the Prime Minister?
In this economy, the government decides what, how, and for whom to produce.
What is a command economy?
Canada is rich in these natural resources, which help its economy.
What are timber, oil, and minerals?
This economic concept means a country focuses on producing goods it can make efficiently, encouraging trade.
What is specialization?
This is one major challenge facing Canada’s economy today.
What is dependence on natural resources or trade disputes?
Citizens vote for these officials who then choose the Prime Minister.
What are Members of Parliament (MPs)?
In this economy, supply and demand determine what, how, and for whom to produce.
What is a market economy?
This agreement between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico helps trade flow easily.
What is the USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) formerly, What is NAFTA?
This type of trade barrier is a tax on imported goods.
What is a tariff?
In 1980 and 1995, the separatists were able to get this from the Canadian government.
What is a referendum?
This legislative body makes laws in Canada.
What is Parliament?
Most countries have this type of economy, which blends market and command systems.
What is a mixed economy?
The government provides healthcare and education, making Canada a mix of these two economic systems.
What are market and command economies?
This trade barrier sets a limit on how much of a product can be imported.
What is a quota?
This French-speaking province has pushed for independence from Canada.
What is Quebec?
Canada is part of this larger political group, which also includes the United Kingdom.
What is the Commonwealth of Nations?
These factors drive economic growth in Canada.
What are natural resources, capital, human capital and entrepreneurship?
A major challenge facing Canada’s economy today.
What is dependence on natural resources or trade disputes?
Countries must exchange this when trading internationally because each nation has its own.
What is currency exchange?