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Governance Quiz

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one is not a branch in the Canadian Government?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Parliamentry

2.

What is the title of the person who is the representative of the City in the municipal Government?

a)

Lieutenant General

b)

Governor General

c)

Premier

d)

Mayor

3.

Where is the location of the Parliament building?

a)

Halifax

b)

Toronto

c)

Ottawa

d)

Vancouver

4.

What is the title of the leader in the provincial government?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Mayor

c)

Lieutenant General

d)

Premier

5.

What party does the Prime Minister of Canada belong to?

a)

NDP

b)

Conservative

c)

Liberal

d)

Green Party

6.

Which of the following is not a level of government?

a)

Provincial/ Territorial

b)

Indigenous

c)

Legislative

d)

Municipal

7.

What does First Past The Post mean?

a)

First party to get the most votes wins the election

b)

The party with over 50% of the votes wins the election

8.

Who is the Crown in Canada?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

The King

c)

Lieutenant Governor

d)

Governor General

9.

What does MP stand for?

a)

Member of Parliament

b)

Member of Province

c)

Member of Political System

d)

None of these

10.

What does MLA stand for?

a)

Member of Left Political Association

b)

Member of Legislative Assembly

c)

Member of Liberal Association

d)

None of the above

11.

What is the name of the building where the Mayor works for municipal government?

a)

Parliament

b)

Legislature House

c)

City Hall

d)

Senate

12.

Who is the leader of the Provincial Government?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Mayor

c)

Premier

d)

Councillor

13.

Where is the office of the Premier in Halifax?

a)

Parliament

b)

Province House

c)

Legislative Assembly

d)

City Hall

14.

The Lieutenant Governor is the representative of the Crown at the Federal level of Government.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

First Past the Post means that the party with 50% of the votes is the winner.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which type of government is Canada?

a)

Monarch

b)

Republic

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Democracy

17.

Which branch of government has the House of Commons?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

none of these

18.

Which of the following is not the responsibility of the Federal government?

a)

Foreign Trade

b)

Immigration and Citizenship

c)

Indigenous Relations

d)

Fire & Policing

19.

Which party is to the left of the political spectrum?

a)

NDP

b)

Liberal

c)

Green Party

d)

Conservative

20.

Which party is the right of the political spectrum?

a)

NDP

b)

Green Party

c)

Liberal

d)

Conservative

21.

Which of the following institutions is not part of the Legislative branch of government?

a)

Civil Servants & Other Ministries

b)

Senate

c)

Parliament

d)

House of Commons

22.

Which one is not a branch of the government?

a)

Supreme court

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

d)

Judicial

23.

Which branch of government applies laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

None of the above

24.

Check off all the types of government that you know below

a)

Monarch

b)

Director

c)

Theorist

d)

Democracy

e)

Totalitarian

25.

How many seats are in the parliament house?

a)

300

b)

250

c)

320

d)

338

26.

A majority government means that the party that wins has 170 seats or over

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Our Prime Minister is the leader of a party that currently has a majority government in Canada

a)

False

b)

True

28.

A political party that is hard on crime and pro-life and wants less taxing of the wealthy falls into the left wing of the political spectrum.

a)

False

b)

True

29.

The party that is on the left side of the political spectrum supports the following... Check only those that apply

a)

Pro-choice

b)

Tax The Wealthy

c)

Pro-immigration

d)

Deregulation of Government

e)

Hard on Crime

30.

Which of the following are not the responsibility of the Provincial government? Check all that apply.

a)

Healthcare

b)

National Defence

c)

Social Services

d)

Fire Protection

e)

Streets and Sidewalks

31.

Which of the following are the responsibility of the Municipal government? Check all that apply

a)

Animal Control

b)

Police

c)

Fisheries and Oceans

d)

Education

e)

Water Supply and treatment

32.

Which of the following are the responsibility of the Federal government? Check all that apply

a)

Federal Taxes

b)

Citizenship and Immigration

c)

Education

d)

Local Police

e)

Foreign Affairs and Trade

33.

Which of the following are a level of Canadian Government? Check that apply

a)

Municipal

b)

Federal

c)

Provincial/ Territorial

d)

Indigenous

e)

Executive