Alberta Grade 6 Social Review

Which group of words best describes features of Canada’s democracy?

• Lottery, participation, responsibilities

• Consensus, participation, equality

• Rights, voting, responsibilities

• Voting, consensus, equality

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees Canadian citizens the freedom to

• seek medical services

• practice a religion

• sell property

• pay taxes

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is entrenched in the Canadian Constitution in order to

• allow provinces to add their own rights and freedoms

• ensure that rights and freedoms of Canadians are protected

• permit the courts to make changes to the rights and freedoms

• allow the rights and freedoms of Canadians to be easily changed

The lieutenant governor of Alberta is responsible for

• debating bills in the Legislative Assembly

• deciding which party leader is to be the premier of Alberta

• giving royal assent to bills passed in the Legislative Assembly

• making sure that the government in Alberta is run democratically

Which of the following services are the responsibility of a local government?

• Health care and libraries

• Police services and courts

• Fire protection and education

• Garbage collection and recycling

A person running in an Alberta provincial election must be a Canadian citizen and be

• 18 years of age or older and a resident of Alberta for at least six months

• 16 years of age or older and a resident of Alberta for at least three years

• 18 years of age and the owner of property in Alberta

• 21 years of age and a taxpayer in Alberta

Providing wheelchair access to public buildings shows an attempt by the school board to ensure

• equity

• justice

• freedom

• representation

By providing more information for one side of the issue, the news broadcast is demonstrating

• media bias

• group consensus

• collective identity

• accurate reporting

The Council of 500 in Ancient Athens is selected by

• voting

• nomination

• volunteering

• lottery

The citizens of Ancient Athens took action against individuals who did not vote most likely because they believed that

• obedience was more important than freedom

• public life was more important than family life

• citizens had the right to participate in government

• citizens had the responsibility to participate in government