Canada SS6CG2

Which country's government is illustrated by the diagram?

• Mexico

  
  

• Cuba

• Canada

  
  

• Mexico

  
  

In Canada, citizens select members of the House of Commons. The House of Commons selects the head of government. What form of government is this?

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• presidential autocracy

  
  

• parliamentary autocracy

  
  

• parliamentary democracy

  
  

• presidential democracy

  
  

Whom do Canadian citizens elect?

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• the prime minister

  
  

• the governor general

  
  

• members of the Supreme Court

  
  

• members of the House of Commons

  
  

Which statement about the government of Canada is correct?

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• Citizens directly elect the chief executive of the Canadian government.

  
  

• Citizens directly elect the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

  
  

• Citizens have the power to elect members of House of Commons of Canada.

  
  

• Citizens have the power to elect a monarch to serve as the head of the Canadian government.

  
  

How does the process of choosing the Canadian prime minister compare to the process of selecting the US president?

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• Both the Canadian prime minister and the US president are directly elected by the people of each nation.

  
  

• Both the Canadian prime minister and the US president are selected by the legislature of each nation.

  
  

• The Canadian prime minister is elected by the people. The US president is selected by the legislature.

  
  

• The Canadian prime minister is selected by the legislature. The US president is elected by the people.

  
  

How do citizens of Canada choose the leaders of their government?

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• They elect people to represent them in the Senate. The Senate then selects the prime minister.

  
  

• They elect people to represent them in the Senate. The governor general then appoints the prime minister.

  
  

• They elect people to represent them in the House of Commons. The Queen of Canada then appoints the prime minister.

  
  

• They elect people to represent them in the House of Commons. The House of Commons then selects the prime minister.

  
  

How do Canadian citizens influence the selection of the prime minister of Canada?

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• The prime minister is directly elected by Canadian citizens in elections held every four years.

  
  

• Citizens elect members of the House of Commons, then the leader of the party with the most members becomes prime minister.

  
  

• The Queen of Canada chooses a prime minister who must be approved by Canadian citizens.

  
  

• Citizens elect the governor general to represent the monarchy in Canada, then the governor general appoints the prime minister.

  
  

Which statement BEST describes the role of the Canadian monarch in the government of Canada?

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• The monarch must approve all actions of the prime minister.

• The monarch's interests are represented by the governor general.

• The monarch has the power to veto any action of the governor general.

• The monarch selects the prime minister from the members of parliament.

Which of the following BEST describes the democracy of Canada?

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• direct

• traditional

• presidential

• parliamentary