Aboriginal peoples in Canada enjoy

some elements of self-government

The "Stanley Cup" of hockey fame was named after Lord Stanley

Canada's Governor General from 1888-1893

The Leader of the Opposition

the leader of the party with the second highest seat total

is an elected leadership position

The THREE branches of Canadian government are

Executive, Judicial, Legislative

The Speaker of the House of Commons

has the authority and acts as the referee

A weakness of a minority government is that

legislation can easily be defeated

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Canadian Civics "Levels and Branches of Government"

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This builds on the basics of our government and reviews the responsibilities and distribution of power within the Canadian government.

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Aboriginal peoples in Canada enjoy
some elements of self-government
the fact that there are no laws on their reservations
many free things like cars and reduced electricity rates
a few more rights than regular citizens
2
Governments mostly raise money through
goods sold to other countries
license fees
taxation
subsidies
3
The "Stanley Cup" of hockey fame was named after Lord Stanley
Canada's first millionaire
Canada's most famous WWI military general 1914-1918
Canada's Governor General from 1888-1893
Canada's second PM from 1882-1888
4
The provincial government is responsible for
water and sewage
education and healthcare
health care and defense
environment and money
5
The person responsible for the idea of splitting the powers of government was
Monte Carlo
Montcalm
Montesquieu
Montessori
6
The highest level of government in Canada is called
The Federal Level
The Trudeau Level
The Highest
The Main Level
7
Constitutional law is challenged in
The Constitution Court
The High Court
The Supreme Court
The Canadian Court of Appeals
8
The Leader of the Opposition
the leader of the party with the second highest seat total
is always the leader of NDP
the leader of the party with the highest seat total
is always the leader of the Conservatives
9
Which level of government creates criminal law
Town Council
Territorial
Provincial
Federal
10
The Legislative Branch
interprets laws
discusses and debates laws
creates laws
operates above the law
11
The Premier position
is not part of the Provincial government
is largely a ceremonial position
is an elected leadership position
is an appointed position
12
The House of Commons represents
all the literate people of Canada
the people of Canada
the educated people of Canada
the wealthy and noble people of Canada
13
A Provincial Government is lead by
Prime Minister
Premier
Primer
Governor General
14
The THREE branches of Canadian government are
Executive, Legislative, Enforcement
Leaders, Provincial, Municipal
Executive, Judicial, Legislative
Conservative, Liberals, NDP
15
The Cabinet Ministers are part of the
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Main Branch
Judicial Branch
16
The Speaker of the House of Commons
is the leader when the PM is not present
has the authority and acts as the referee
gets an extra $25000 dollars for their extra duties
only works with the government in power
17
This level of government is also known as 'the third level'
Thirds
Municipal
Federal
Provincial
18
The Legislative branch of government is made up of
the Upper and Lower Houses
the Democratic and Equal Houses
the Basic and Advanced Houses
the Royal and People's Houses
19
The Senate's main role is to
give royal assent to bills
ensure the PM is observing the laws
refuse bills when there are mistakes
review bills
20
Canada has how many LEVELS of government?
3
2
4
1
21
A weakness of a minority government is that
it has too many weak-minded politicians
it has too many minorities involved in the decision making
the voting is never accurate
legislation can easily be defeated
22
Canada is best described as
a British Colony
a Constitutional Monarchy
a Legal State
a Monarchy
23
The Official Head of State for Canada is
Trudeau
The British Monarch
The Prime Minister
Governor General
24
The GG is responsible for
all of these
reading the speech from the throne
representing the government and people of Canada
giving royal assent to bills
25
All political parties would prefer to win a
Minority government
Forever government
Majority government
Extended government

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