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Canadian Government

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is the best definition of a freedom?
a)
Something that you are allowed to do.   No one can take it away.
b)
Something that you do as a response to your rights.
c)
A document in the Canadian constitution.
d)
Something that you do all of the time. 
2.
Which of the following is a democratic right from the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
a)
The right to move wherever you like in Canada.
b)
The right to have an election at least every two years.
c)
The right to run in an election.
d)
The right to vote in an election if you are over 16.
3.
Which of the following is the best example of a legal right?
a)
The right to drive a car.
b)
The right to vote.
c)
The right to a quick and fair public trial.
d)
The right to move anywhere in Canada.
4.
Which section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms would protect your right to protest?
a)
Fundamental Freedoms
b)
MObility Rights
c)
Equality Rights
d)
Legal Rights
5.
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a part of Canada's ____________.
a)
Law
b)
Constitution
c)
Parliament
d)
Government
6.
Who was the Prime Minister when the Charter of Rights and Freedoms became law in Canada?
a)
Justin Trudeau
b)
Stephen Harper
c)
John A. MacDonald
d)
Pierre Elliot Trudeau
7.
Which of the follwoing is not a right from the Canadian Charter of RIghts and Freedoms?
a)
The right to feel safe.
b)
The right to share your opinion
c)
The right to be assumed innocent until proven guilty. 
d)
The right to go to school in any language that you like. 
8.
Which of the following is NOT a fundamental freedom?
a)
Freedom of Religion
b)
Freedom of thought, belief, and expressions.
c)
Freedom the meet with any group
d)
Freedom to violent protests
9.
Canadians have the right to communicate with the government in which languages?
a)
English Only
b)
Any Language
c)
French and English
d)
French, English and Spanish
10.
Canadians can vote for whoever they choose in an election. This is a _________________  right. 
a)
Legal
b)
Fundamental
c)
General
d)
Democratic
11.
Joe moved his family from Alberta to BC to get a new job.   Which section of the Charter allows him to do this?
a)
Mobility
b)
Legal
c)
Minority Education Rights
d)
Language
12.
Parents have the right to have their child educated in either French or English. This is a ___________________.
a)
Minority Language Education Right.
b)
Official Languages of Canada Right
c)
Education Right
d)
Fundamental Freedom
13.
Canadians have the right to share their opinion, but a responsibility that goes with this right is to ...
a)
not use racist language
b)
To join a political party
c)
To commit a crime
d)
To have a protest
14.
Which right allows you to say that you think that "Rachel Notley made a bad decision"?
a)
The right to express your opinion.
b)
The right to protest
c)
The right to vote
d)
Freedom of Religion
15.
Something that is a duty or response to the rights that you have is a 
a)
Freedom
b)
Responsibility
c)
Right
d)
Job
16.
Which right is being ignored if the police demand to come into your house without reason.
a)
The be free from unreasonable search and seizure.
b)
To be assumed innocent until proven guilty.
c)
The a public and quick trial
d)
The right to run in an election
17.
If Joey were arrested for being a member of a certain religious community, they would go against his...
a)
Mobility Rights
b)
Legal Rights
c)
Fundamental Freedoms
d)
General Rights
18.
A doctor refused to treat a patient because of her skin colour. This violates her...
a)
Equality Rights
b)
Democratic Rights
c)
Legal Rights
d)
Mobility Rights
19.

To feel happy and safe in the classroom.

a)

Right

b)

Responsibility

20.

How does the town collect revenue?

a)

User fees

b)

Taxes

c)

Fines

d)

All of these

21.

Who makes decisions about cleaning schools, number of classes and school transportation?

a)

The mayor

b)

School board trustees

c)

The principal

d)

The Minister of Education

22.

Public, separate and francophone schools in Alberta are all funded by:

a)

tax dollars

b)

fund raisers

c)

user fees

d)

lottery funds

23.

A councillor is an example of which pillar of democracy?

a)

Justice

b)

Representation

c)

Equity

d)

Freedom

24.

The town plans to do something with land that you DON"T agree with. What can you do as a citizen to try to make a change?

a)

Contact your mayor and councillor

b)

Create a petition to show support, then present to council

c)

Complain and do nothing

d)

Protest the decision

25.

Who vote the parliament ?

a)

The president of the U.S

b)

monarch

c)

citizens

d)

governor general

26.

How old do you have to be to vote

a)

16

b)

17

c)

15

d)

none of the above

27.

Canada's government is modeled after what country?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

United Kingdom

28.

What does the Governor General do?

a)

stand in for the monarch

b)

make every single law

c)

make the dates of the month

d)

steal the monarch's place

29.
Who represents the queen’s interest in Canada?
a)
Governor General
b)
 President
c)
Monarch 
d)
 Prime Minister
30.

What is Canada's #1 trading partner?

a)

USA

b)

Canada

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Cuba

31.

This is made up of Parliament

a)

Senate and House of Commons

b)

House of Commons and Cabinet

c)

Senate and Congress

d)

Prime Minister and Cabinet

32.

What level of government does the premier belong to?

a)

Provincial

b)

Municipal

c)

Federal

d)

Local

33.

Who does the councilors help?

a)

Mayor

b)

Prime Minister

c)

M.L.A

d)

Premier

34.

What does M.L.A stand for?

a)

Member of Parliament

b)

Member of Legislative Assembly

c)

Councilor

d)

Municipal Legislative Assembly

35.

What does M.P. stand for?

a)

Member of Legislative Assembly

b)

Member of Parliament

c)

Member of Party

d)

Councilor

36.

Who does the M.P. help?

a)

The premier

b)

The prime minister

c)

The mayor

d)

Themselves

37.

Which level of government takes care of property tax?

a)

Municipal

b)

Provincial

c)

Federal

38.

Which level of government takes care of national defense (military, army, etc.)?

a)

Municipal

b)

Provincial

c)

Federal

39.

Which level of government handles parking tickets?

a)

Municipal

b)

Provincial

c)

Federal

40.

Which level of government handles education?

a)

Municipal

b)

Provincial

c)

Federal

41.

What level of government takes care of healthcare?

a)

Provincial

b)

Muncipal

c)

Local

d)

Federal

42.
Which two European countries fought over Canada?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
France and Italy
c)
Spain and England
d)
England and France
43.
A system of government in which a king or a queen is head of state
a)
Speech from the Throne
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Subsidies
d)
Premier
44.
Voting Districts
a)
Cabinet Minister
b)
Act
c)
Constituents
d)
Constituencies
45.
Leader of the provincial government
a)
Premier
b)
Mayor
c)
Lieutenant Governor 
d)
Cabinet Minister
46.
A person who is chosen to represent her or his political party and run in an election
a)
Candidate
b)
Premier
c)
Official Opposition
d)
Cabinet Minister
47.
a proposed, or suggested, law
a)
Bill
b)
Act
c)
Referendum
d)
Lieutenant Gocvernor
48.
an organization made up of people who have similar ideas about how to govern
a)
Perspective
b)
Political Party
c)
Premier
d)
Constitutional Monarchy
49.
the Queen's representative in Alberta, who is appointed to sign all bills passed by the Legislative Assembly and perform other duties
a)
Lieutenant Governor
b)
Cabinet Minister
c)
Premier
d)
Perspective
50.
An elected representative who is in charge of a provincial government department and who is a member of the Cabinet
a)
Bill
b)
Speech from the Throne
c)
Member of the Legislative Assembly
d)
Cabinet Minister
51.
A point of view expressed by a group of people who share the same opinion
a)
Act
b)
Political Party
c)
Opposition Member
d)
Perspective
52.
Also known as a law. It is a bill that has been passed by the Legislative Assembly and signed by the Lieutenant Governor
a)
Act
b)
Bill
c)
Candidate
d)
Lieutenant Governor
53.
elected representatives in the provincial government.
a)
Perspective
b)
Opposition Member
c)
Members of the Legislative Assembly
d)
Constituency
54.
An elected MLA who is not a member of the party in power
a)
Premier
b)
Cabinet Minister
c)
Opposition Member
d)
Candidate
55.

The term Haudenosaunee means

a)

cave dwellers

b)

wind talkers

c)

people of the longhouse

d)

people of the pueblo

56.

The Iroquois Confederacy was a politcial union of

a)

6 nations

b)

6 clans

c)

6 sachems

d)

6 clan mothers

57.

The term confederacy means...

a)

a form of government where one person or group has all the power

b)

a form of government where there is a king or queen

c)

a form of government that contains city-states

d)

a form of government where many parts are joined together or unified

58.

The primary reason the Iroquois formed a confederacy was to

a)

improve trade

b)

hunt more efficiently

c)

promote peace

d)

improve travel

59.

Which task was completed by the clan mothers?

a)

Hunting

b)

Warfare

c)

Fishing

d)

Electing chiefs

60.

How many sachems made up the Great Council?

a)

25

b)

50

c)

75

d)

100

61.

The main job of the Great Council was to

a)

organize religious festivials

b)

decide the guilt or innocence of an accused person

c)

make laws for the confederacy

d)

perform marriage ceremonies

62.

Choosing leaders by voting is an example of

a)

representative democracy

b)

federalism

c)

checks and balances

d)

habeus corpus

63.

Clan mothers had the ability to remove elected sachems from being chief if they performed poorly. This is an example of

a)

representative democracy

b)

checks and balances

c)

federalism

d)

habeus corpus

64.
I am owned by a private citizen or a city state. I can not become a citizen. Who am I?
a)
Slave
b)
Metic 
c)
Citizen
65.
I was born in Athens.
My mom was born in Athens.
My dad was born in Thebes.
Am I a citizen?
a)
YES
b)
NO
66.
What form of government was first introduced in the city-state of Athens?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Communism
67.
Which of the following was the birthplace of democracy?
a)
Sparta
b)
Thebes
c)
Greece
d)
Athens
68.
Which of the following people would be allowed to vote?
a)
A 22 year old man
b)
A 40 year old mother of 4
c)
A 30 year old man who had moved from Sparta when he was young
d)
A 25 year old slave
69.
What was the "ASSEMBLY"?
a)
Where all citizens could debate issues and vote
b)
Where 500 people supervised the running of the government
c)
Where elected representatives voted on issues
d)
Where they would put people on trial for crimes
70.
How were the member of the Council of 500 chosen?
a)
Election
b)
By Lottery (at random)
71.
If you believed that you had been wronged, who would you go to?
a)
The Council of 500
b)
The Assembly
c)
The Magistrate
d)
The Judge
72.
How many people served on an Athenian jury?
a)
12
b)
Between 51 and 501
c)
Between 501 and 1500
d)
6000
73.
What is a metic?
a)
A citizen in Athens
b)
A type of slave
c)
people who lived in Athens but werent born there
d)
People who were chosen for the Council of 500
74.
What is an AGORA
a)
Where the assembly meets
b)
The marketplace
c)
The place where the Council of 500 met
d)
The Law Courts
75.
What were some of the ways that Athenians could participate in democracy
a)
Attend the Assembly, discuss issues and vote
b)
They could talk to the Monarch about issues
c)
They could vote for representatives
d)
They could serve on the Council of 500 as many times as they like
76.
How many times per year did the Athenian government meet?
a)
40
b)
8
c)
As often as felt like
d)
once per week
77.
Participating in government was seen as a 
a)
right
b)
responsibility
c)
right and responsibility
d)
freedom
78.
Every citizen votes on all important decisions.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Indirect Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
I was picking my nose when we discussed this!
79.
What is an agenda?
a)
A nice notebook
b)
The list of topics that will be discussed at a meeting. 
c)
A political group
d)
Someone who speaks in public
80.
The person who brings a complaint about another person to court.
a)
Complainer
b)
Magistrate
c)
Plaintiff
d)
Defendant 
81.
What is a problem with a direct democracy?
a)
People aren't mature enough to govern themselves
b)
People don't have the time to participate so actively
c)
They tend to favor the wealthy
d)
Women don't have rights
82.

How many people were in charge in a tyranny type government?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

Everyone

d)

None

83.

In a tyranny type government, one gained power by

a)

Being voted in by the people

b)

Taking over illegally, usually by force

c)

Inheriting the throne

d)

Going to school

84.

What type of government allowed all citizens to vote?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Tyranny

85.

In Ancient Greece, they had a direct democracy. What type of democracy do people refer to the U.S. as having?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Monarchy Democracy

d)

Voting Democracy

86.

Who could vote in Ancient Greece's direct democracy?

a)

Everyone

b)

Only people above the age of 18

c)

Only males who are considered to be citizens

d)

Women only

87.

Electing officials to represent us when it comes to vote on laws, rules, etc. is called what

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

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