Provincial Gov't Assessment

1. Which of the following is not a responsibility of an MLA?

• attend sessions of the Legislative Assembly
• communicate with constituents
• ensure that water and sewer is adequately provided to citizens
• support the needs of constituents

2. How do MLAs show they are accountable to the people that elected them?

• Communicate with their constituents about what kinds of activities they have been doing on their behalf
• Make sure they are taking at least one relaxing vacation every six months
• Make sure that the people who gave them money get what they want
• spend the wages the earn wisely

3. The Premier of the province is

• is elected by all voters in the province
• is the leader of the party that wins the greater number of seats
• is chosen by the MLAs of the political party with the LEAST number of seats
• is selected by all of the MLAs

4. The number of constituencies in the Alberta is

• 87
• 38
• 300
• 83

5. The role of the opposition is

• to agree with everything the government tries to do
• to go along with everything the government tries to do
• to challenge the government's ideas and spark public debates on current issues
• to defend the government's ideas to other provinces

6. Voting by secret ballot means

• you vote using a code that only you and the electoral officer knows
• you vote by saying 'yes' or 'no
• you vote by raising your hands shoulder height
• you mark your vote in private on a ballot

Use the following picture to determine the correct order for the steps of a provincial election.

• a) 1, 4, 3, 2
• b) 2, 3, 1, 4
• c) 3, 1, 2, 4
• d) 4, 1, 3, 2

7. Look at the web diagram below to answer the following question: The provincial government is responsible for providing these services because these are issues that:

• affect the entire province and help meet the needs of citizens
• the taxpayers believe are important and have agreed to fund
• the federal government refuses to deal with them
• none of the above

8. When people contact their MLA and express concern about a bill that the government is considering, they are exercising their

• rights and landowners
• fundamental freedoms
• representatives
• mobility rights

9. Governments usually provide services that

• most or all people need but would not be able to provide for themselves
• the poorest people need and cannot provide for themselves
• the richest people need
• MLAs need