Grade 9 PAT Review: Canadian Governance PT. 1

What is quality of life?

• a measure of personal and collective wellbeing

• A political party's assessment of wildlife in Canada

• A belief in having only members of value in a political party rather than a large quantity of members

What is governance?

• An important political building in Canada

• A title held by an MP

• The process of governing

What are Rights?

• Negotiable ideas and beliefs about what citizens should be allowed to do

• What individuals believe they should be able to do, regardless of the law

• Values and ideas shared by people with common language, history, and culture

• What individuals are allowed to do in a society, as established by the law

How does the economics (what trades we deal in, how much money the country has, what systems we fund) of Canada connect to citizenship and identity?

What are the three levels of government in Canada?

• Local, provincial, federal

• National, federal, provincial

• National, regional, provincial

• Local, regional, national

The Queen plays a role in Canada's governance

• True

• False

Who is the formal head of the Nation?

• The Governor General

• The Prime Minister

• The Queen

• The Senate

What are the three branches of government?

• Executive, educative, judicial

• Executive, legislative, and judicial

• Senative, executive, judicial

• Executive, communicative, and judicial

What does the executive branch do?

• Puts laws into action

• Makes laws

The executive branch includes the Prime Minister and the Cabinet

• True

• False