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2 Historically, Canadians have had a much larger government per capita, however, currently Canada only spends 1.5% more as a % of GDP than the U.S. However, the U.S. spends more on research and development, social security, health care, education, and the military.
5 Canada is a resource rich country. Although Canada is physically vast, most of the population is located in the Great Lakes region and along the Saint Lawrence River. This is due to the geographic limitations on where people can live. However, due to the geographic limitations, it means that the natural resources throughout the country can be accessed more fully. The key to Canada's economy is its role as a resource base for exports of minerals and ore, forestry products and oil and gas. They have been the foundation of the Canadian economy since European conquest of the area (Doane). Farming is also a key to their economy. Most of Canada's agricultural production is exported to the United States. Unfortunately, because of the short Canadian growing season, a large portion of food in Canada is imported from other countries. Canada manufactures automobiles, farm and other large equipment. Additionally, Canada produces a range of consumer products, including building material, electronics and furniture. Production of high tech equipment, especially communication equipment, has become a key piece of the economy as well.
2 Since the 1970’s, the largest area of growth economically in Canada has been in the service industry—which provides services rather than goods. Additionally, the tourist, research and financial sectors have shown large increases during this time. When added together, the resource sector and the service sector dominate the Canadian economy. Canada remai...

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... the state level, with elected governors, senators, and state courts. The smallest unit of government is the county, which has an elected board, although not all states have a system of county governments (Doane).
5 Officials are elected directly on the basis of the popular vote. The one exception to that is the President. The President is elected by an Electoral College. The Electoral College consists of representative’s equal in number to its senators and national representatives. The electoral votes in each state go to the candidate with the most votes. For a candidate to win the Presidential Election, they must have at leader 270 of the electoral votes. The Electoral College system has been especially controversial because of the possibility for a President to win a national election without winning popular vote, as happened in the presidential election of 2000.