social chapter 8 not vocab an actual test hehe haha

Question 1

Who actually pays for social programs? How?

Answer 1

The citizens pay taxes which pay for the social programs.

Question 2

The decisions the government makes on what to do with taxes affects what?

Answer 2

These decisions affect the quality of life for you and others

Question 3

On page 267, what are two things that the US and Canada are alike in social programs? What is one difference?

Answer 3

Governments in Canada and the US provide support to people in distress or the people who cannot meet their basic needs.
In Canada and the US, some people also receive income support, paid for by taxes
Canada and US have different positions on supporting senior citizens

Question 4

What are values?

Answer 4

beliefs about what re important

Question 5

Values are influenced by?

Answer 5

Values are influenced by?
Many factors such as family, school, religion, media and life experiences.

Question 6

What can happen to values? Why?

Answer 6

values can change over time
Because of new information and experience

Question 7

What does Canada generally support and the US, less so?

Answer 7

more taxes to pay for scoial prgrams

Question 8

Private health care means?

Answer 8

This means individual citizens cover the costs of their own medical needs.

Question 9

What do they do in the US to cover these health care costs?

Answer 9

They buy health insurance

Question 10

The provinces have the responsibility for?

Answer 10

healthcare

Question 11

What are the 3 key social programs in Canada?

Answer 11

health care
pensions for seniors
Income Assistance

Question 12

What are 2 kinds of tax that citizens pay?

Answer 12

income
sales

Question 13

Income tax is based on ______________: the more money you earn, the more taxes you pay.

Answer 13

what you earn

Question 14

Sales tax is based on ______________________________: the more you spend , the more tax you pay.

Answer 14

what you spend

Question 15

GST stands for?

Answer 15

goods and services tax

Question 16

What is a taxation model?

Answer 16

A taxation model is a policy about taxation that describes what to tax, how much to tax and how to spend taxes.

Question 17

Economic ________ come from ______ and form part of the platform of political parties. The parties within __________ indicate where parties fit on the economic __________.
policies

Answer 17

policies
values
platform
continuum

Question 18

Who was the ‘father’ of the Canadian health Care system?

Answer 18

tommy douglas