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Ms. To Social Studies 9: Government Review
Ms. To Social Studies 9: Government Review
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Social Studies 9
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The part of the Legislative branch that is considered "the upper house" is
The supreme court
The cabinet
The house of commons
The senate
2
The branch of government responsible for applying and interpreting laws is...
The Judicial Branch
The Legislative Branch
The Governor General
The Executive Branch
3
The Prime Minister is also known as...
The judge
The head of government
The senator
The monarch
4
Who decides what portfolios to include in the cabinet and recommends the cabinet ministers?
The Prime Minister
The Queen
The Governor General
The Cabinet
5
True or False: The Senate provides 'sober second thought' to all laws proposed by the HoC.
False
True
6
The branch of government responsible for running the day-to-day business of government is...
The Judicial Branch
The Legislative Branch
The Monarch
The Executive Branch
7
National Defense, Environment, Health, Finance, Education are all examples of...
Political parties
School subjects
Social programs
Cabinet portfolios
8
The higher the population the higher # of seats allocated in the HoC is an example of ...
Representation by arrangement
Representation by region
Representation by population
Representation by offic
9
Regional representation exists in the senate and means that ...
they represent other countries
Canada is divided into regions
they represent the prime minister
they represent small towns
10
What are the three branches of government?
Municipal, Provincial, Federal
Municipal, Legislative, Federal
Judicial, Legislative, Executive
Senate, Cabinet, Judicial
11
True or False: The Senate has the power to reject bills from the HoC but this rarely happens...
False
True
12
True or False: The federal court/supreme court can decide which cases they would like to hear.
True
False
13
The supreme court is made up of how many judges?
6
9
8
7
14
Who is the current governor general?
Justin Trudeau
David Johnston
Edward Holloway
Adeline Schwartz
15
A civil servant is defined as someone who...
is a servant
works for the Canadian government
is nice to people
is an immigrant
16
Who is the representative of the monarch in Canada's government?
The House of Commons
The Senate
The Prime Minister
The Governor General
17
What are the three levels of government?
Municipal, Provincial, National
Municipal, Provincial, Federal
Judiciary, Legislative, Executive
City, Province, Country
18
The highest court in Canada is known as...
The Court Martial
The Supreme Court
The Federal Court
The Judicial Court
19
True or False: All court cases start at the provincial courts.
False
True
20
The party that wins the SECOND highest number of seats in the HoC forms the...
The senate
Official opposition
The executive branch
The majority government
21
They are not elected. The PM appoints them and they can remain in office till age 75.
The Minority Government
The Senate
The Cabinet
The Governor General
22
In order to become a member of parliament you must be...
elected
lobbied
appointed
advised
23
What is the major law-making body in Canada's federal political system?
The Senate
The Governor General
The House of Commons
The Supreme Court
24
The House of Commons, the Senate and the governor general are all a part of which branch?
The Senate
The legislative branch
The judicial branch
The executive branch
25
True or False: All members of the judicial branch come from the legal profession
False
True
