Provincial Government Unit Test

What does MLA stand for?

• Master of Legal Albertans
• Member of the Legislative Assembly
• Moody Leering Albatross

An MLA is the same thing as a Cabinet Minister

• True
• False
• Where is the cabinet?

People who vote in a specific area are called

• constituencies
• citizens
• voters
• electoral district

When a session of the Legislative Assembly begins the Lieutenant Governor outlines what the government plans to do. This is called

• the speech from the throne
• the royal speech
• appointed
• legislature

What is the Provincial mace?

• A weapon used by knights in battle
• An ornamentation of a weapon that is a symbol of authority
• A type of tree that is native to Alberta
• A specter used by a king or queen

An elected member of the Legislative Assembly who is not a member of the government party but is in the party with the second greatest amount of votes is...

• opposite party
• opposition member
• constituent
• political party

An MLA that is appointed to run a government department is called a

• opposition member
• constituent
• cabinet minister
• premier

The steps in a provincial election process described above are correctly ordered as

• 3, 2, 1, 4
• 4, 1, 3, 2
• 2, 3, 1, 4
• 3, 1, 2, 4

Which individual is the Lieutenant Governor?

• Individual A
• Individual B
• Individual C
• Individual D

All four individuals are members of a decision-making body known as a

• minority rights association
• provincial government
• local government
• school board