Grade 6 Local Government

All of the following services are provided by local government EXCEPT

• Sewage treatment

• Police

• Fire

• Construction of highways

a tax placed on the sale of items

• sales tax
• regressive tax 
• income tax

What group of people helps the mayor do his or her job?

• judges
• city council
• president
• blueberries

The level of government that looks after Edmonton is the....

• Provincial Government

• Local Government

• Federal Government

• First Nations Authority

An urban local government...

• takes care of municipal districts

• takes care of cities and towns

• takes care of countries

• takes care of provinces

The leaders of a municipal government can be known as...

• Mayor, Premier, Chief

• Chief, Reeve, Prime Minister

• Reeve, Mayor, Chief

• Premier, Prime Minister, Mayor

Metis Settlement Councils and First Nations Authorities are examples of Aboriginal Local Government.

• True

• False

The steps in order for a local election are:

• campaign, nominate, show eligibility to vote, prepare the polls, vote, declare the outcome

• show eligibility to vote, nominate, campaign, prepare the polls, vote, declare the outcome

• nominate, campaign, prepare the polls, show eligibility to vote, vote, declare the outcome

• vote, declare the outcome, prepare the polls, show eligibility to vote, nominate, campaign

In order to vote you must be....

• 21

• 16

• 18

• 30

A scrutineer is....

• another name for a modern pirate.

• the person who declares the outcome of an election.

• the voter who scrutinizes over the facts before voting.

• a person who has been approved to observe the voting.