Canadian Government Review

Question 1

Which responsibility is shared between the Federal and Provincial levels?

Accepted Answer

Agriculture

Question 2

Who is the current Saskatchewan Premier?

Accepted Answer

Brad Wall

Question 3

Which province has the most seats in the HOC?

Accepted Answer

Ontario

Question 4

If Canada had a federal election today, which party would win?

Accepted Answer

Conservative, Rhino party, Liberal, NDP

Question 5

According to the interviews, which party wants to abolish the senate?

Accepted Answer

NDP

Question 6

The Queen is the head of which TWO branches?

Accepted Answer

Executive and Legislative

Question 7

What are the names of the top 3 political parties in Canada?

Accepted Answer

NDP, Conservatives, Liberals

Question 8

What are the three parts that make up the Legislative branch?

Accepted Answer

Monarch, Senate, House of Commons

Question 9

What voting system does Canada use?

Accepted Answer

First Past the Post

Question 10

What does the executive branch do?

Accepted Answer

Implement Laws

Question 11

According to the interviews, which party wanted to run a deficit?

Accepted Answer

Liberal

Question 12

Which level of government is responsible for natural resources?

Accepted Answer

Provincal

Question 13

What level of government controls parks and transit systems?

Accepted Answer

Municipal

Question 14

What are the three branches of the Canadian government?

Accepted Answer

Executive, Legislative, Judicial

Question 15

Which responsiblity is NOT shared between federal and provincal governments?

Accepted Answer

defence

Question 16

What is the role of the Senate?

Accepted Answer

Act as a sober second thought

Question 17

How many seats are there in the House of Commons?

Accepted Answer

338

Question 18

Out of these four, which is a federal responsibility?

Accepted Answer

currency

Question 19

Which political party finished 3rd in the last federal election?

Accepted Answer

NDP

Question 20

What is it called when a party gets more than half the seats in the HOC?

Accepted Answer

Majority Government

Question 21

Which voting system requires TWO ballots to be cast per citizen?

Accepted Answer

Mixed member proportional (MMP)

Questions 21