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Canada's Government and Quebec

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Canada's southern border is the ___________ _____________.

a)

United States

b)

Mexico

c)

Greenland

d)

Russia

2.

The ___________ _____________ is Canada's top trading partner.

a)

United States

b)

China

c)

Mexico

d)

United Kingdom

3.

In 1867, Canada became independent from the ____________________, however, it's still a commonwealth and has close ties with the United Kingdom.

a)

British Empire

b)

French Empire

c)

Spanish Empire

d)

Dutch Empire

4.

Canada's government is __________________ __________________ like the United Kingdom.

a)

parliamentary democracy

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

federal republic

d)

both parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy

5.

__________________ is the capital city of Canada.

a)

Ottawa

b)

Toronto

c)

Vancouver

d)

Montreal

6.

Canada's legislature is the ______________________ like the United Kingdom.

a)

Parliament

b)

Congress

c)

Assembly

d)

Senate

7.

Canada gained independence from the United Kingdom, but King Charles III is still the ____________ for Canada and the United Kingdom.

a)

Head of State

b)

Chief Executive

c)

House of Commons

d)

Chief Monarch

8.

Canada's Parliament is ____________ meaning it's divided into 2 houses.

a)

unicameral

b)

bicameral

c)

tricameral

d)

hexacameral

9.

Canada's bicameral legislature is made up of the ____________ of __________________ and the __________________.

a)

House of Commons and the Senate.

b)

House of Representatives and the Senate.

c)

Legislative Assembly and the Senate.

d)

House of Lords and the Senate.

10.

In Canada, citizens elect members of the ________________ in Parliament like the United Kingdom.

a)

Legislative Assembly

b)

Senate

c)

Parliament

d)

House of Commons

11.

The chief executive and leader of Canada's government is the ____________ _________________

a)

Prime Minister

b)

President

c)

Governor General

d)

Chancellor

12.

The __________________ ________________ represents King Charles III’s interest in his absence.

a)

Royal Proxy

b)

Royal Proxy

c)

Governer-General

d)

Monarch's Substitute

13.

In Canada, the ____________is selected from the House of Commons in Parliament.

a)

Head of State

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Governor-General

d)

President

14.

The voting age in Canada is _______ and up (not required to vote by law).

a)

18

b)

16

c)

21

d)

25

15.

What is Canada’s largest province?

a)

Quebec

b)

Ontario

c)

British Columbia

d)

Alberta

16.

2. ____ of citizens in Quebec speak ____________.

a)

90%, English

b)

90%, Spanish

c)

90%, French

d)

90%, Canadian

17.

3. ___________ was the first country to colonize Canada in 1608.

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

18.

Who fought over Canada's land and resources during the French and Indian War?

a)

The French and the British

b)

The Spanish and the Portuguese

c)

The Dutch and the British

d)

The French and the Spanish

19.

5. ____________ ________ of 1774 stated that French Canadians could preserve their French language and culture?

a)

Quebec Act

b)

British Act

c)

French Act

d)

Canadian Act

20.

What would be an accurate title for the list?

-Protect the French language

  1. -To be treated as equals with English-speaking Canadians.

-To preserve French Canadian culture for future generations.


a)

Reasons for Quebec to secede from Canada

b)

Reasons for Quebec to remain united with Canada

c)

Reasons why Quebec's economy relies on Canada's natural resources

d)

Reasons why Quebec should rejoin France

21.

Canadians that DO NOT support Quebec seceding from Canada argue_______.

a)

It will ruin national unity and pride

b)

Canada would lose access to and control of the St. Lawrence shipping route

c)

Canada would lose access to Quebec's rich natural resources

d)

All of the above

22.

The Constitution Act in 1982, officially made all government documents and signs be written in both ____________ and ____________.

a)

French and Spanish

b)

French and English

c)

English and Spanish

d)

English and Italian