Unit 9 Study Guide

Why does Canada have a head of state and head of government?

• Canada is a member of the British Commonwealth

• Canadians don't want to give too much power to the prime minister

• Canadians don't want to give too much power to the governor general

• Canada is a member of the French Commonwealth

Canada's monarch is the country's

• head of government

• head of state

• prime minister

• premier

Canada's prime minister is the country's

• head of state

• president

• head of government

• monarch

Canada's members of Parliament are

• appointed by the monarch

• directly elected by citizens

• elected by the governor general

• appointed by the Supreme Court

Canada's governor general is

• elected by citizens

• a representative of the monarch

• appointed by the prime minister

• a representative of the prime minister

What is the role of the monarch in Canada's government?

• The monarch approves all actions of the prime minister

• The monarch is represented by the governor general

• The monarch can veto any of the governor general's actions

• The monarch chooses the prime minister

Who do Canadian citizens directly elect?

• the prime minister

• the governor general

• Supreme Court members

• members of the House of Commons

Who do Canadians and Americans both directly elect?

• leader of the military

• members of the Supreme Court

• members of the legislature

• leader of the executive branch

What type of government is this: citizens elect House of Commons members. Those members elect the head of government?

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary autocracy

• presidential autocracy

Which of the following statements are true about how citizens of Canada choose their leaders? (Pick all that apply: 2)

• The House of Commons selects the prime minister.

• The Senate selects the Prime Minister

• They elect the members of the Senate to represent them.

• The Queen of Canada appoints the Prime Minister.

• They elect the members of the House of Commons to represent them.