House of Commons
These leaders 'sit' in the House of Commons.
Who are "MPs" (Members of Parliament)
The Senate's Fundamental role is to be a complementary legislative body to this.
What is the House of Commons?
The Governor General represents this person in Canada.
Who is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II?
The number of ridings in Canada.
What is 338?
The Queen of Canada and Head of State.
Who is her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II?
The people MPs represent.
Who is their local communities?
The Senate has become an important institution for the representation of this. (Ex: Indigenous, ethnic, and women)
What is minority interests?
Besides exercising the duties of Head of State in Canada, the Governor General also does so here:
Where is "Abroad"?
This is Voluntary.
What is voting?
The political party that wins the most seats in the House of Commons usually forms this.
What is the government?
Another name for electoral districts.
What is a "riding" or "constituency"?
The number of appointed members in the Senate.
What is 105?
The Governor General may chose to act on the advice of this person.
Who is the Prime Minister?
Rather than voting for the political party, you vote for this.
Who is the individual candidate?
The approximate length of time between elections.
What is 4 years?
Canadian MPs who do not have a political affiliation are referred to as this.
What is an "independent"?
With whom the power to appoint Senators rests.
Who is the Governor General?
One of the Governor Generals most important responsibilities is to ensure that Canada always has a Prime Minister and a government in place that has the confidence of this:
What is Parliament?
When voting, a person does not directly vote for this high authority.
Who is the Prime Minister?
The leader of the winning political party becomes this.
What is the Prime Minister?
To stay in Power the government must have this.
What is the support of a majority of MPs (Confidence of the House of Commons).
This was recently established to allow Canadians to apply for appointment to the Senate.
What is an open application process?
The name of Canada's current Governor General.
Who is Julie Payette?
The name of the website to find more information about voting in a federal election.
What is "Elections Canada"?
The name for the type of government that has more than half of the seats in the House of Commons.
What is a "Majority Government"?