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Social Progams
Taxation
Health Care
Political Parties
Vocabulary
100

What do governments collect to pay for social programs?

Taxes

100
What are two types of taxes the government collects?

Income tax, sales tax

100

What type of health care is not free for Canadian citizens?

Eye care, dental care, aesthetics...

100

A political party that provides more social programs would be closer to which side of the political and economic continuum?

Left

100

Misrepresenting what you earn to avoid paying taxes

Tax evasion

200

What are two social programs Canada has that the USA does not?

Health care, pensions for senior citizens

200

What kind of sales tax does Alberta collect on goods and services?

GST

200

Which kind of law is the Canada Health Act?

Federal

200

A political party that values lower taxes would be closer to which side of the political and economic continuum?

Right

200

A provincial sales tax, not paid in Alberta.

PST

300
Social programs aim to reduce economic inequalities in society and promote the _______-__________ of all citizens.
well-being
300

What is it called when a citizen does not report their income to the government?

Tax evasion

300

Under Canada’s constitution, who is responsible for health care?

Provincial governments
300

True or false: Health care services in the United States are run like businesses and can make a profit.

True

300

An agreement by a company to pay for your health services, in exchange for a fee that you pay each month or each year.

Health Insurance

400

At what age do citizens who have lived in Canada for at least 10 years get a monthly pension, paid for by taxes?

65

400

What is it called when people work without paying taxes?

Underground economy or black market

400

Health care in Canada must be publicly administered, comprehensive, portable, universal, and

Accessible

400
What kind of economy strives to eliminate economic inequalities?

Planned

400

A policy of a political party or government about what to tax (e.g., incomes, purchases), how much to tax and how to spend taxes.

Taxation Model

500

Canada has more social programs than the USA because Canada's philosophy is about ___________ and the USA's philosophy is ______________.

Cooperation, individualism

500

Is GST a federal or provincial tax?

Federal
500

Who is the father of Canada's universal health care system?

Tommy Douglas (Daddy Douglas)

500

Who is the prime minister of Canada?

Mark Carney

500

Health care paid for by taxes, and health care paid by individuals. (Two terms)

Public health care, private health care