Levels of Government

What is a representative democracy?

• A system where citizens vote directly on laws

• A form of government where representatives are elected to make policy and pass laws on behalf of citizens

• A government ruled by a single leader

• A system where all citizens are required to serve in government

Who do elected officials represent in a representative democracy?

• Themselves

• A specific geographic area and its constituents

• Only the wealthy citizens

• Foreign governments

What type of government system does Canada have?

• Federal state, parliamentary democracy, and constitutional monarchy

• Unitary state, direct democracy, and absolute monarchy

• Confederation, presidential system, and elective monarchy

• Federal state, direct democracy, and constitutional republic

In a federal state, what is the role of the central government?

• To handle both general and local purposes

• To handle general purposes, while local governments handle local purposes

• To handle only local purposes

• To handle only international relations

Who is the head of state in Canada's constitutional monarchy?

• The Prime Minister

• The Governor General

• The British monarch, King Charles III

• The President

What forms the government in a parliamentary democracy?

• The political party with the most elected representatives

• The monarch

• The military

• The judiciary

What type of government is responsible for local municipalities in Canada?

• Federal government

• Provincial/territorial governments

• Municipal governments

• First Nations, Métis and Inuit governments

Which level of government in Canada includes First Nations, Métis, and Inuit?

• Federal government

• Provincial/territorial governments

• Municipal governments

• First Nations, Métis and Inuit governments

Each level of government in Canada has its own group of what?

• Appointed officials

• Elected representatives

• Monarchs

• Judges

What is the title given to an elected representative in the federal government?

• Senator

• Member of Parliament (MP)

• Governor

• Mayor