US CANADA GOVERNMENT

A federal government is best illustrated by

• Japan.

• Spain.

• The United Kingdom.

• United States of America.

A government principle by which the legislative, judicial, and executive powers are essentially held by different groups and people is called

• expressed powers.

• checks and balances.

• separation of powers.

• reserved powers.

Canada has a monarch as its head of state, but also has a formal set of laws that is overseen by a Parliament and a Prime Minister. This means that its government could be classified as

• constitutional monarchy.

• an autocracy.

• a dictatorship.

• a federal republic.

The head of state of the Canadian government is the

• A President.

• Prime Minister.

• King of Canada.

• Queen of England.

Because Canada is a parliamentary democracy, its political leader A is whoever is the eldest child of the current reigning monarch.

• is elected by the majority of the popular votes of its citizens.

• is chosen by the party with the majority of members in the legislature.

• is elected by an electoral college chosen by the unicameral legislature.

• is chosen by the Prime Minister.

Where would you be MOST likely to find the basic rules and structure of the United States government?

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Declaration of Independence

Which of these is the BEST example of "limited government" in the United States national government?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Federalists Papers

• The Emancipation Proclamation

Under Canada's system of government, everyday political authority comes from

• the Crown.

• the Cabinet.

• the Parliament.

• the Prime Minister.

Canada has universal suffrage, meaning that all citizens of a certain age can vote, regardless of race or gender. At the national level, citizens elect people to serve in Parliament, and those representative make the laws of the country. Given this information, why is Canada known as a Constitutional Monarchy?

• Canada has a prime minister, but the Queen of England appoints this person.

• Canada created a kingdom in the 19th century and declared itself a monarchy.

• Canada is part of the English Monarchy but still follows a written constitution.

• Canada wrote a constitution, but follows strict orders from the King of England.

The government of Canada is a constitutional monarchy.

• the monarch of the United Kingdom

• the President of Canada

• the Prime Minister of Canada

• the Prime Minister of England