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Canada Government and economy

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two parts of Canada's law makers called?

a)

Congress

b)

Parliament

c)

Senate

d)

House

2.

How do Senators get their job in Canada?

a)

pay for their spot

b)

elected by House of Commons

c)

Prime Minister picks them

d)

elected by people

3.

How do the members of the House of Commons get their job?

a)

elected by the citizens

b)

Prime Minister gives it to them

c)

Senators vote them in

d)

Supreme

Court assigns them

4.

How does the Prime Minister get his/her job?

a)

elected by the people

b)

Picked by the House of Commons

c)

picked by the Senate

d)

Supreme Court assigns them

5.

How many provinces and territories are in Canada?

a)

50

b)

22

c)

15

d)

13

6.

How many branches of government does Canada have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

7.

How long of term do Canadian Senators serve?

a)

6 years

b)

2 years

c)

4 years

d)

retire at 75 years old

8.

What is the biggest advantage to the Canada system over the U.S. system?

a)

Prime Minister and Parliament like each other

b)

Senate can make laws

c)

Prime Minister elected every year

d)

Prime Minister has all the power

9.

U.S. has a Senate, what is the same group called in Canada?

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

Prime Minister

d)

Court

10.

Who is the other leader of Canada besides the Prime Minister?

a)

Senate president

b)

Canada House leader

c)

Supreme Court head justice

d)

King Charles III

11.

Who works for the monarch of Canada?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Senate

c)

Governor General

d)

donuts

12.

America has a president, the closest position to this in Canada is ________

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Governor General

c)

King

d)

Senator

13.

Having a king or queen as part of the government is called?

a)

communism

b)

monarchy

c)

democracy

d)

snarky

14.

Canada and the U.S. both have a____________system. It allows anyone to start a business.

a)

laws

b)

banks

c)

free enterprise

d)

democracy

15.

Businesses, taxes, jobs, prices, are all part of the _____________

a)

Parliamnet

b)

Congress

c)

economy

d)

football

16.

Another type of government different than democracy is ______________. The government controls everything and people have less freedom and rights.

a)

Trueism

b)

communism

c)

plagerism

d)

controlism