Chapter 8 Exam: To what extent should Canadians support social programs and taxation?

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1 Chapter 8 Exam: To what extent should Canadians support social programs and taxation? SECTION ONE MULTIPLE CHOICE: /25 1. Health care in Canada is Canada must be publicly administered, comprehensive, portable universal and a. accessible b. remote c. inclusive d. free 2. Sales tax is based on what you spend on products and services and is collected a. federally b. provincially c. yearly d. monthly 3. Which of the following is an underground economy which functions in secret from the government? a. illegal activity b. smugglers c. taxation model d. black market 4. Under Canada s constitution, who is responsible for health care? a. individual citizens b. the federal government c. the provinces d. the Health Minister

2 5. Who, from the following list, was voted the Greatest Canadian in a nationwide contest in 2004? a. John A. MacDonald b. Terry Fox c. Tommy Douglas d. Wayne Gretzky 6. Which of the following is not a key issue of the Conservative Party of Canada? a. crime b. Quebec within Confederation c. health care d. lower taxes 7. Which is another word for equity a. inequality b. fairness c. bias d. injustice 8. Not reporting your income to the government is called a. tax evasion b. corruption c. tax avoidance d. tax resistance 9. The G.S.T. is a federal, which everyone is Canada must pay a. levy b. income tax c. sales tax d. none of the above

3 10. What do government collect to pay for social programs a. duty b. taxes c. dues d. payments 11. Which of the following is described as reaching a general agreement among all members of a group? a. position b. variance c. dispute d. consensus 12. The United States government provides health care for which of its citizens? a. citizens with low incomes b. elderly citizens c. none of its citizens d. all American citizens 13. What kind of law is the Canada Health Act? a. a comprehensive law b. a universal law c. a federal law d. a provincial law 14. Which of the following best describes the health care system in the United States? a. Provisional b. Private c. Public d. Profitable 15. Public health, education and pensions are all a. Federal programs b. Provincial programs c. Social programs d. Rights and freedoms

4 Use the following political carton to answer questions 16 and The country on which this medical situation is based is most likely a. Canada because of the absence of universal health care insurance. b. Canada because of the existence on universal health care insurance. c. the United States because of the absence of universal health insurance. d. the United States because of the existence of universal health insurance. 17. The author of the cartoon is most critical of a. patients for failing to maintain good health through diet and exercise. b. health care professionals for lacking the skill to deal with difficult medical situations. c. the government for making little effort to provide health care for the citizens. d. the insurance industry for its reluctance to cover medical procedures.

5 Use the following cartoon to answer questions 18 and The primary issue the cartoonist is examining in this cartoon is the a. access to health care. b. rising costs of delivering health care. c. the competence level of health care providers. d. the inability to utilize modern medical techniques. 19. A method of combating the concern expressed in the cartoon that a member of Fraser Institute would be supportive of is a. having competition in the delivery of medical services. b. no longer covering some elective procedures. c. further enhancing the role of the government in providing health services as a monopoly. d. increasing taxes to pay for the rising costs.

6 Use the following cartoon to answer questions A contributing factor to the current health care crisis identifed by the cartoonist is the a. rise in obesity created by diet. b. increased costs of prescription medication. c. lack of information about healthy lifestyle choices. d. dramatic increase in costs of new, enhanced medical technologies. 21. A person who would criticize the cartoonist might point out that a. some researchers say obesity is genetic. b. prescription medications do a much better job than over the counter medications. c. health officials have done a poor job creating information for new media. d. new technologies are unreliable and unproven.

7 Use the following cartoon to answer questions 22 and In the opinion of the cartoonist Canadian taxpayers a. get good value from the CBC due to programming variety. b. get good value from the CBC in terms of promotion of national identify. c. get poor value from the CBC due to an over reliance on reality programming. d. get poor value from the CBC due to high cost of operating the public broadcaster. 23. A supporter of the image in the cartoon would most support which argument regarding a national broadcaster? a. It is unnecessary because other competitors will fill that need in the marketplace b. It is unnecessary because television is not an essential service which needs taxpayer support c. It is necessary because the promotion of Canadian talent and programming is key to national I identity. d. It is necessary because there would be no programming available to people in remote markets without the CBC.

8 Use the following cartoon to answer questions 24 and The taxpayer funding that supports the military is supplied by a. local taxation b. provincial taxation c. federal taxation d. all three levels of government 25. The cartoonist has the opinion that the funding levels for the Canadian military are a. adequate due to the contributions of charitable individuals and corporations. b. adequate due to the number of military personnel currently serving mission overseas. c. inadequate due to the poor quality of military equipment available for Canadian soldiers. d. inadequate due to poor funding coordination between the federal and provincial governments

9 SECTION TWO MATCHING: / Political platform 27. Tax base 28. Tax evasion 29. Taxation model 30. Underground economy 31. Income tax 32. Sales tax 33. Goods and services tax 34. Health insurance 35. Public health care 36. Private health care 37. Social programs 38. Fraser Institute 39. Friends of Medicare 40. profit a. Economic activity based on buying and selling products and services illegally b. An agreement by a company to pay for your health services, in exchange for a fee that you pay each month or year c. A lobby group that supports increased privatization in Canada s health care system d. Tax based on a percentage of a person s income e. All the economic activity in society, taxed by government to pay for services f. Money made from a product or service above and beyond the cost of providing the product or service g. a consumption tax levied by the federal government of Canada h. the official policies of a political party

10 i. health care paid for by taxes j. tax paid at the time of buying a product or service, based on a percentage of the price the product or service k. a policy of a political party about what to tax, how much to tax and how to spend taxes l. a lobby group that supports maintaining the publicly funded health care system in Canada m. misrepresenting what you earn in order to avoid paying taxes n. health care paid for by individuals o. services provided by the government to reduce economic inequalities and promote the well being of citizens SECTION THREE TRUE AND FALSE: / It is illegal to not report your income in Alberta. 42. A party s political platform never changes. 43. A government that provides some social programs for its citizens would be a mixed economy. 44. All of the major political parties in Canada believe health care should be privatized. 45. Students who work part-time generally do not pay income tax because they don t earn enough money. 46. Alberta is the only province that does not collect provincial sales tax on products and services.

11 47. Canadian citizens, who have lived in Canada for 10 years or more, can collect pension once they turn 60 years old. 48. Canada s employment insurance program is supported by taxes. 49. Health care services in the United States are run like a business and can make a profit. 50. Health care is completely free for all Canadians. SECTION FOUR SHORT ANSWER: / Explain the difference between progressive, regressive and flat taxes. /3 52. Explain what is meant by a two tiered system of social programs. /2 53. List the five major political parties of Canada in order starting with the one with the most seats, down to the least seats. / What is the most fundamental purpose behind the collection of taxes. /2 55. Explain what tax evasion is? Why is it harmful to the typical Canadian taxpayer? /3 56. Explain the relationship between the level of taxation collected and the amount of services provided. /2

12 SECTION FIVE: WRITTEN RESPONSE: /15 You work for the Fraser Institute in Media Relations and have recently been given the following task by your boss. MEMO: TO MEDIA RELATIONS Please prepare a press release that is critical of the support Michael Moore s Sicko gives for publicly funded medical care in Canada. As we are supports of private enterprise point out the flaws in his argumentation. Please have a minimum of three inadequacies of the public system and support each with examples. GRADING RUBRIC Significance of the issue /2.5 Personal judgments /5 Supporting evidence /5 Clarity of communication /2.5