Social 30-1 Related Issue One Test Questions
Correct Answers are in bold and underlined
Use the following quote to answer the next question
It is fundamental to the nature of man to aspire to be free. Therefore, the people of
a nation cannot be happy, prosperous or contented under any from of society which
represses them as individual or limits their personal freedom in either a spiritual or
material sense.
American Corporate President 1980
This speaker expresses a view in favour of
A.
B.
C.
D.
emphasizing individualism within a political system.
emphasizing collectivism within a political system.
preserving government control over individuals' anti-social impulses.
preserving the democratic rights of the majority over those of the
minority.
"Should governments have the right to restrict personal freedoms in the interest of
the state?" The values that are central to this issue are
A.
B.
C.
D.
equality and freedom.
liberty and citizenship.
self-reliance and service.
personal material welfare and social welfare.
Use the sources below to answer the next five (5) questions
SOURCE III
The public's right --- under carefully prescribed and legal circumstances
--- to hire and fire its political leaders is an absolute necessity. If this
right is infringed upon or disappears, then free government vanishes.
SOURCE IV
The role of the masses can be summed up by one phrase: discipline,
which implies blind obedience of the citizenship. The citizen becomes a
nameless and faceless pawn, an instrument that is manipulated at will by
the omnipotent leader.
Which of these issues is most clearly raised by the sources?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Should individual citizens participate in the government?
Should governments intervene in the economy?
Should leaders be selected on the basis of proven ability?
Should the legislative branch of government be separate from the
executive?
The most important values underlying the structure in Source II would be
A.
B.
C.
D.
political competition and equality.
political freedom and participation.
government efficiency and citizen conformity.
government flexibility and citizen co-operation.
The political structures shown in Sources I and II support the generalization that
political
A.
B.
C.
D.
leaders are elected by majority rule.
authority rests with those best able to govern.
leaders have complete control over government decision-making.
authority can originate from different sources in society.
A supporter of democratic ideals would disagree most strongly with the ideas
contained in
A.
B.
C.
D.
sources I and II.
sources II and IV.
sources II and III.
sources I and III.
Which solution to the problem of voter apathy would a supporter of the political
structure in Source I most strongly favour?
A. Passage of laws which require all eligible voters to register and vote in
elections.
B. Administration of a survey to determine who exercised their right to vote
in the last election.
C. Introduction of public awareness programs to inform citizens of
their democratic responsibilities.
D. Passage of laws which require membership in a political party before
citizens may vote.
Use the following diagram to answer the next question
Mr. X believes that legislation should
meet these standards:
1. Increase the powers of the central
government to solve national economic
and social problems
Mr. Y believes that legislation should
meet these standards:
1. Maintain the power of the federal
government only if it respects that of
that of the provincial and local
governments
2. Increase the number of transfer
2. encourage, by non-interference the
payments
honest operation of business and
industry
3. Promote the general welfare through a 3. Control the rising costs of products
system of progressive taxation
(inflation) by restricting government
expenditures.
The value conflict most evident in the positions of Mr. X and Mr. Y is
A.
B.
C.
D.
self-reliance versus service.
personal material welfare versus social welfare.
self-advancement versus co-operativeness.
economic freedom versus economic equality.
Use the following statements to answer the next question
SPEAKER I
People will always be incapable of handling their own affairs. They are easily deceived
and readily swayed by appeals to emotion since the vast majority are decidedly lacking in
ability and refinement. Rabble-rousers are more likely to be elected than candidates who
are really well qualified to hold public office.
SPEAKER II
I have confidence that the mass of the people can make broad decisions with intelligence
if all relevant information can be placed before them, if the issues can be fully discussed,
if the problems are not too technical for the average person, and if there is time for
democratic judgments to take hold.
The clash of opinions essentially represents a disagreement over the:
A.
B.
C.
D.
will of the people
nature of man
advantages of individualism
disadvantages of collectivism