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USA and Canada Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before Canada was part of Great Britain, which country settled it first?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

2.

Which country used to own both the US and Canada.

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

3.

Which of the following is NOT true?

a)

People in Canada don't get to vote.

b)

Canada has many natural resources

c)

Much of Canada is empty of people

d)

Canada is highly developed with lots of modern techology.

4.

Which branch of government passes new laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Feudal

5.

Which branch of government makes sure laws follow the Constitution?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Feudal

6.

Which branch of government carries out the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Feudal

7.

Who is Canada's current Prime Minister?

a)

Mark Carney

b)

Millard Filmore

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

John Tyler

8.

Which of the following inventions is NOT an American invention?

a)

the Wheel

b)

Airplanes

c)

the Telephone

d)

Lightbulb

9.

Which of the following is NOT a power of the US president?

a)

Makes laws

b)

Vetoes Laws

c)

Appoints Supreme Court Justices

d)

Is Commander in Chief of the armed forces

10.

The head of Canada's executive branch is called the:

a)

Prime Minister

b)

President

c)

Viceroy

d)

Lord Protector

11.

Which of these is true for both the USA and Canada?

a)

In both countries, most people are very poor

b)

Both countries have a king

c)

Both countries have a President

d)

In both countries, most people speak English

12.

What is the name of the document that explains how the US government is supposed to work?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Emancipation Proclamation

d)

The Rules of Right

13.

Which two mountain ranges are in BOTH the United States and Canada?

a)

Appalachian and Rocky Mountains

b)

Sierra Nevada and Sierra Madre Mountains

c)

Alpine and Zagros Mountains

d)

Atlas and Andes Mountains

14.

How does the United States choose its President?

a)

Whoever gets the most votes wins

b)

Each state gets one vote

c)

The Electoral College: each state gets a certain number of votes in the Electoral College, the Electoral College then picks the President

d)

Congress gets to pick

15.

Canada's legislative (lawemaking) body is called:

a)

Parliament

b)

Congress

c)

National Assembly

d)

the Convocation

16.

Which country that we've studied had a major Civil War in the 1860s?

a)

Murraylandia

b)

Sommerlund

c)

Canada

d)

United States

17.

Where do most people in Canada live?

a)

The South, near the US border

b)

The North, near the islands

c)

The East, by the Atlantic

d)

The West, by the Pacific

18.

This province has a lot of French influence and often talks about separating from Canada.

a)

Quebec

b)

Ontario

c)

Saskatchewan

d)

Nova Scotia

19.

The Prime Minister is Canada's Head of Government. Who is its Head of State, the person who does ceremonial jobs (like the ribbon cutting on a new building)?

a)

the King

b)

the Vizier

c)

the Lord Chancellor

d)

PewDiePie

20.

This war, in which Washington DC was burned, involved both the US and Canada.

a)

War of 1812

b)

30 Years War

c)

Civil War

d)

Gulf War

21.

Who picks the Prime Minister of Canada?

a)

the people vote

b)

the Queen decides

c)

the Parliament votes

d)

the Supreme Court decides

22.

What two mountain ranges are in both the United States and Canada?

a)

Rocky and Appalachian

b)

Andes and Caucasus

c)

Atlas and Ural

d)

Carpathian and Sierra Madre

23.

Why does Canada have two national languages?

a)

France settled Canada first (French), then the British came after them (English)

b)

Many German famers (German) married English women (English)

c)

The local Native American language (Algonquin) was easy to learn alongside English

d)

Russia settled Canada from the west (Russian) while France settled it from the east (French)

24.

After World War II, Canada's leaders:

a)

passed laws to INCREASE immigration

b)

passed laws to REDUCE immigration

c)

passed laws to STOP immigration

d)

didn't do anything

25.

Which country has sent people to the moon?

a)

Canada

b)

USA

c)

Both

d)

Neither