WorksheetsAlberta Provincial Government
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
What is the role most associated with the lieutenant governor?
Representing the Queen
The final signing of bills
Closing the meetings of the Legislative Assembly
Opening the meetings of the Legislative Assembly
In the way the Provincial Government is structured, who holds the most important position?
Premier
Lieutenant Governor
Cabinet Minister
MLA
An MLA is the same thing as a cabinet minister
True
False
Where is the cabinet?
Tourism, Social Services and Housing are the responsibility of which kind of government?
Provincial
Local
Federal
How old must you be to vote in a provincial election?
21+
18+
19+
16+
The party that wins the most seats forms the
Opposition
Government
Legislative Assembly
Cabinet
What is the main duty of the opposition
To sit across from the governing party
To collect taxes from citizens
Challenge or debate the government's ideas and spending
Get elected into their constituency
A group of people with similar ideas about how a province or country should be run are called:
Political parties
Opposition
MLAs
Constituencies
Before a bill becomes a law, how many readings must it go through before it is passed?
1
2
3
4
What is the 4th step in passing a bill into law?
The vote is taken (final vote)
Introducing a bill (first reading)
Last chance to debate (third reading)
Debating the bill in principle (second reading)
What is not a main responsibility of an MLA?
Representing constituents needs
Voting on bills
Communicating with constituents
Creating a budget for their ministries
What are constituencies
The locations where you vote
People MLAs represent
Voting areas represented by an MLA
Representatives who sit in the Legislative Assembly
A proposed law
Bill
Bylaw
Act
Referendum
A representative who is in charge of a provincial government department
Cabinet Minister
MLA
Premier
Lieutenant Governor
Voting districts are called
Constituencies
Areas
Places
Constituents
The political party with the second-largest number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Appoints the speaker of the house
Becomes the official opposition
Establishes a lobby group
Forms the government
Which of the following government officials does not belong to a political party?
Premier
Cabinet minister
Lieutenant Governor
MLA
Which of the following are responsibilities of a cabinet minister and an MLA
Working closely with the premier as part of an executive council
Being responsible for a government department
Representing the citizens of their constituency
Overseeing particular services
The provincial government is responsible for
Police and bylaws
Natural resources and education
Children's services and recreation centres
Provincial and city parks
Education, healthcare, and transportation are examples of departments run by
MLAs
Lieutenant governor
Cabinet ministers
Premier
How many readings are there for a bill to become a law in the Legislature?
1
2
3
6
What is a voting district called?
referendum
consituency
community
legislature
Who represents the Queen in the legislature?
The Premier
The Minister of Education
The Lieutenant Governor
The MLAs
The people in the Legislature who work as MLAs but ALSO hold a special job looking after a specific department are called?
Ministers
Premiurs
Governors
Members
The steps for the Electoral Process are....
Nominating, preparing polling station, campaigning, voting, declaring outcome.
Preparing polling station, nominating, campaigning, voting, declaring outcome.
Nominating, campaigning, preparing polling station, declaring outcome, voting.
Nominating, campaigning, preparing polling station, voting, declaring outcome.
During an election, what happens during Campaigning?
Candidates go door-to-door talking to voters, deliver pamphlets, & participate in debates & discussions
Electorate go to polling stations & mark an "X" by the candidate they like from behind a cardboard screen. Poll clerks later help the Deputy Returning Officer tally up the votes.
Polling stations are set up in libraries, schools, & community halls. Polling Clerks are trained and swear an oath of secrecy
People collect signatures from others who think someone who will be a good candidate
A Central Elections Office is set up to collect the results from all polling stations. The Deputy Returning Officer presents the results.
