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Which party represents Quebec’s interests federally and once served as the Official Opposition?
Answer: The Bloc Québécois
What electoral system does Canada use?
First-Past-the-Post.
Rome’s public laws were know as the..
Twelve Tables
Babylon's innovative ancient law code that was displayed in public is called?
Hammurabi’s Code
DAILY DOUBLE
Plato essentially claimed that a ________ is only as effective as the ___________ system that develops its citizens.
democracy
education
The leader of the federal conservative party is?
Whereas the provincial, progressive conservative leader is?
Pierre Pollievre
Doug Ford
DAILY DOUBLE:
THIS longstanding taxpayer funded service was first implemented in THIS prairie province.
Universal/Public Healthcare
Saskatchewan
Ancient public display of law helped reduce THIS type of abuse.
Although most citizen's couldn't do THIS at the time..
corruption
read
What does a libertarian value most?
Personal freedom
200:
THIS Greek term translates directly to “rule by the people” and had its roots in a city state opposed by THIS militaristic aristocracy.
🟩 Answer: Democracy (Demos + Kratos)
Sparta
THIS PROVINCIAL party lands furthest right on the economic axis of the political compass, implying their support of limited governmnet intervention in economic matters.
The Progressive Conservative Party
Qubecois citizens voted for the province to remain as part of Canada on 2 occasions, through THIS mechanism of ___________ democracy
referendum
direct
The basic logic of the Babylonian law code was _______________. Which basically means...
eye for an eye, measured/proportional retribution
What term describes equal social and political status with no hierarchy?
Egalitarianism.
The Kleritorian device made for a less corruptible jury by producing __________ outcomes. It also enable for a form of THIS kind of democracy.
random
direct
Identify the two Ontario Provincial Parties that are furthest left economically.
Green and NDP
Which electoral system arrives at a more accurate representation of voter sentiments? Why?
Proportional Representation
No votes are lost
Why did the Roman revert from a Republic, with democratic elements, to an _______? (2)
Empire
Conquest made Rome tough to manage and the military too poweful
What does the circular political spectrum show that a linear one does not?
That extreme left and right meet in authoritarianism (totalitarian overlap).
In Athens, only THIS group could vote.
Defining Athens as an _____________ with democratic mechanisms.
Answer: Who are adult male Athenian citizens?
Oligarchy
The most successful federal political party in Canada has been..
The most successful political party in Ontario has been..
An interesting dynamic is present between the governing party in Ontario relative to the federal governing party. What is the dynamic I'm referring to?
Liberal
Conservative
Opposites
THIS former Prime Minister enacted the ________ Act, which enabled our country to amend the consitution without British ascent. He also implemented the ____________ __________ __ ______ ___ __________.
Pierre Trudeau
Constitution
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
NAME the strategy Pharoahs and their council implemented to determine how much to tax.
How could they determine a general level of wealth amongst citizens with this method? Be specific.
Answer: What is the Shemsu Hor (Cattle Count)?
Possession of plenty of cattle/livestock was a proxy for excess food and therefore wealth or its equivalent.
What is the defining characteristic of a theocracy?
Identify a state that facilitates a theocracy today.
→ Religious doctrine/values strongly influence the state and its laws.
Iran