Canada's Federal Government

Legislative Branch

100

What are the members of the House of Commons called?

MPs

200

What is the main purpose of the Legislative Branch?

To make Laws

300

What are the local geographic areas or districts that individuals represent in Parliament called?

Ridings (or electoral districts)

400

What is the current number of seats in the Canadian House of Commons?

338

500

What is the title of the MP elected by their peers to serve as the non-partisan moderator and administrator of House of Commons debates?

Speaker of the House of Commons

Executive Branch

100

What is the title of the head of government in Canada that leads the executive branch?

Prime Minister

200

What are the group of senior ministers chosen by the Prime Minister to head government departments called?

The Cabinet

300

What is the title for the federal representative of the British Monarch & serves as the formal Head of State?

Governor General

400

Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada and what party is he a part of?

Mark Carney, Liberal Party of Canada

500

Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?

Sir John A. Macdonald

Judicial Branch

100

What is the highest and most important court in Canada?

Supreme Court

200

How many judges sit on the supreme court of canada?

9

300

At least 3 of the supreme court's judges must come from which province?

Quebec

400

Who appoints supreme court judges?

The Prime Minister

500

If Parliament makes a law that breaks the rules of the Constitution can the Supreme Court cancel it?

YES

Everything

100

What is the Capital City of Canada?

Ottawa

200

How old do you have to be in order to vote in Canada?

18

300

What part of Canada's Constitution lists your basic rights, like freedom of speech?

Charter of Rights and Freedoms

400

What is the national animal of Canada?

Beaver

500

What is the name of the agency of Parliament that conducts federal elections and determines ridings?

Elections Canada