GEO793 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1. 1. Who were two key figures associated with the rise of neoliberalism during the
1980s?
a) Mike Harris and Mel Lastman
b) Pierre Trudeau and Bill Davis
c) Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
d) Dalton McGuinty and Rob Ford:
Answer: c) Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
2. 2. Which provincial policy implemented since 1995 is associated with On- tario's
neoliberal agenda?
a) Increase in social service positions
b) Introduction of workfare
c) Expansion of public housing
,d) Strengthening environmental regulations:
Answer: b) Introduction of workfare
3. 3. What was a major outcome of the 1998 policy in Toronto under a neoliberal
framework?
a) Expansion of public transit
b) Creation of new social welfare programs
c) Amalgamation of Toronto
d) Strengthening of union power:
Answer: c) Amalgamation of Toronto
4. 4. What was a focus of Mel Lastman's neoliberal agenda in Toronto?
a) Increasing welfare support
b) Law-and-order and tax-cut policies
c) Enhancing environmental protections
d) Expanding public healthcare:
Answer: b) Law-and-order and tax-cut policies
5. 5. What legislative act targeted marginalized populations under Ontario's
neoliberal policies?
,a) The Planning and Development Act
b) The Safe Street Act
c) The Social Services Reform Act
d) The Education Amendment Act:
Answer: b) The Safe Street Act
6. 6. What issue was central to the divide between suburban and inner-city voters
in the 2003 Toronto municipal election?
a) Environmental regulations
b) Welfare reform
c) Privatization of public services
d) Expansion of public transportation:
Answer: c) Privatization of public services
7. 7. According to R.A. Walks' study, which group typically supported an ex- change
value understanding of public services?
a) Lower-income inner-city residents
b) Wealthy residents in the suburbs
c) Middle-class downtown residents
, d) Immigrant communities:
Answer:b) Wealthy residents in the suburbs
8. 8. What factor does the study suggest influences residents' political and social values?
a) Climate change policies
b) Urban form and daily experiences
c) Global economic trends
d) Educational attainment:
Answer: b) Urban form and daily experiences
9. 9. In the context of the 2003 municipal election, which Toronto area was
associated with a use value understanding of public services?
a) Scarborough
b) Downtown Torontoc) North York
d) Etobicoke:
Answer: b) Downtown Toronto
10. 10. What methodological focus was used in R.A. Walks' study to analyze political
attitudes?
a) Focus groups and case studies
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1. 1. Who were two key figures associated with the rise of neoliberalism during the
1980s?
a) Mike Harris and Mel Lastman
b) Pierre Trudeau and Bill Davis
c) Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
d) Dalton McGuinty and Rob Ford:
Answer: c) Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
2. 2. Which provincial policy implemented since 1995 is associated with On- tario's
neoliberal agenda?
a) Increase in social service positions
b) Introduction of workfare
c) Expansion of public housing
,d) Strengthening environmental regulations:
Answer: b) Introduction of workfare
3. 3. What was a major outcome of the 1998 policy in Toronto under a neoliberal
framework?
a) Expansion of public transit
b) Creation of new social welfare programs
c) Amalgamation of Toronto
d) Strengthening of union power:
Answer: c) Amalgamation of Toronto
4. 4. What was a focus of Mel Lastman's neoliberal agenda in Toronto?
a) Increasing welfare support
b) Law-and-order and tax-cut policies
c) Enhancing environmental protections
d) Expanding public healthcare:
Answer: b) Law-and-order and tax-cut policies
5. 5. What legislative act targeted marginalized populations under Ontario's
neoliberal policies?
,a) The Planning and Development Act
b) The Safe Street Act
c) The Social Services Reform Act
d) The Education Amendment Act:
Answer: b) The Safe Street Act
6. 6. What issue was central to the divide between suburban and inner-city voters
in the 2003 Toronto municipal election?
a) Environmental regulations
b) Welfare reform
c) Privatization of public services
d) Expansion of public transportation:
Answer: c) Privatization of public services
7. 7. According to R.A. Walks' study, which group typically supported an ex- change
value understanding of public services?
a) Lower-income inner-city residents
b) Wealthy residents in the suburbs
c) Middle-class downtown residents
, d) Immigrant communities:
Answer:b) Wealthy residents in the suburbs
8. 8. What factor does the study suggest influences residents' political and social values?
a) Climate change policies
b) Urban form and daily experiences
c) Global economic trends
d) Educational attainment:
Answer: b) Urban form and daily experiences
9. 9. In the context of the 2003 municipal election, which Toronto area was
associated with a use value understanding of public services?
a) Scarborough
b) Downtown Torontoc) North York
d) Etobicoke:
Answer: b) Downtown Toronto
10. 10. What methodological focus was used in R.A. Walks' study to analyze political
attitudes?
a) Focus groups and case studies
