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Alberta's Provincial Government

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The job of Alberta's provincial government is to take care of the people of _________.

a)

Canada

b)

Alberta

c)

Major cities

d)

All provinces

2.

Tourism and Parks are a provincial service.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Garbage and recycling are a provincial service.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

How does the provincial government pay for the services it provides?

a)

Fundraising

b)

Collects bottles

c)

Collects taxes

d)

No one knows

5.

The post office (Canada Post) is a provincial government service.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Drivers licences are a provincial government service.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

a symbol of the authority of the government and monarch

a)

Premier

b)

Mace

c)

Government

d)

The Queen

8.

the monarch's representative of the province

a)

Premier

b)

Cabinet Minister

c)

Lieutenant Governor

d)

Opposition Leader

9.

head of the majority party in the province

a)

Mayor

b)

Prime Minister

c)

President

d)

Premier

10.

Political party with the second highest number of seats in Legislature

a)

Official Opposition

b)

Government

c)

UCP

d)

NDP

11.

Political party with the highest number of seats in the legislature

a)

Official Opposition

b)

Government

c)

UCP

d)

NDP

12.

An elected representative who is in charge of a provincial government department

a)

Critic

b)

Premier

c)

Cabinet Minister

d)

MLA

13.

Members of Legislative Assembly- people who were elected to represent the people of Alberta's thoughts/opinions and make decisions on the behalf of us

a)

Counsellor

b)

Premier

c)

MP

d)

MLA

14.

An electoral district (there are 87 in Alberta)

a)

Constituency

b)

Riding

c)

Town

d)

City

15.

a proposed law presented to a legislative body for consideration

a)

Bylaw

b)

Bill

c)

Law

16.

Lieutenant Governor's signing of the bill

a)

Bill Signing

b)

Passing a Bill

c)

Royal Assent

17.

A bill that has been passed by the legislative assembly into law

a)

Motion

b)

Act

c)

Bylaw

d)

Law

18.

an organized group of people with similar beliefs and ideas on how to govern

a)

Government

b)

Official Opposition

c)

Provincial Government

d)

Political Party

19.

the place where the provincial government meets

a)

Legislature

b)

Town Hall

c)

Parliament

d)

House of Commons

20.
Allows eligible voters to vote on an issue or law proposed by the government
a)
Referendum
b)
Subsidies
c)
Constituents
d)
Bill
21.
Describes the plans of the government for the upcoming session of the Legislature
a)
Act
b)
Bill
c)
Referendum
d)
Speech from the throne
22.
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
23.
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
24.

Our provincial government is based in:

a)

Edmonton

b)

Calgary

c)

Ottawa

d)

Red Deer

25.

How many readings are there for a bill to become a law in the Legislature?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

6

26.

Which person would NOT be able to vote in a provincial election?

a)

18 years old, Canadian citizen, lived in Alberta for 3 months

b)

22 years old, Canadian citizen, lived in Alberta for a year

c)

21 years old, Canadian citizen, lived in Alberta for a year

d)

19 years old, Canadian citizen, lived in Alberta for 6 months

27.

What is one thing that you learned in this unit?

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