Levels of Gov
Garbage collection, sewer maintenance, street lighting, and speed limit signs are controlled by this level of government.
What is the Municipal level?
This branch of government is made up of the Supreme Court of Canada and judges who neutrally interpret and apply the law.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Members of Parliament (MPs) sit in this chamber, located on the right side of the Speaker if they belong to this group.
What is the governing party?
The famous three-word phrase used to describe the primary function of the Senate when reviewing proposed legislation.
What is "Sober Second Thought"?
The term for a written proposal for a new law introduced in Parliament.
What is a Bill?
Education (like school boards and universities) and healthcare delivery are responsibilities of this level of government.
What is the Provincial/Territorial level?
This branch includes the Monarch (represented by the Governor General), the Prime Minister, and the Cabinet.
What is the Executive Branch?
This neutral presiding officer maintains order during debates in the House of Commons.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
The letter that begins the identification number of any bill originating in the Senate (e.g., Bill S-4).
What is the letter "S"?
Specific section-by-section changes, updates, or fixes made to a bill during the legislative process.
What are Amendments?
National defence, international trade, citizenship, and Canada Post fall under this level of jurisdiction.
What is the Federal level?
How the Prime Minister of Canada gains their position following a federal election.
What is being the leader of the political party that wins the most seats in the House of Commons?
The only specific voting scenario in which the Speaker of the House of Commons casts a vote.
What is in the event of a tie?
What is appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the PM, serving until age 75?
Unlike MPs, Senators are not elected by citizens; they are chosen this way and can serve until this age limit.
The formal step where experts give testimony, public hearings take place, and detailed studies of a bill are conducted.
What is the Committee Stage?
These two public transit and infrastructure elements in Ottawa—OC Transpo and the Rideau Canal—are managed by these two different levels of government, respectively.
What are Municipal (OC Transpo) and Federal (Rideau Canal)?
Selected by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Governor General, these MPs head specific government departments like Finance or Health.
What are Cabinet Ministers?
The method by which Members of Parliament elect the Speaker of the House of Commons.
What is a secret ballot?
What is appointed directly by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister?
Unlike the Speaker of the House of Commons (who is elected by secret ballot among MPs), the Speaker of the Senate is chosen this way.
The final step required for a bill to officially become law after passing both the House of Commons and the Senate.
What is Royal Assent (granted by the Governor General)?
This interprovincial natural boundary between Ontario and Quebec falls under federal jurisdiction regarding navigation and shipping.
What is the Ottawa River?
This three-part group makes up the entire Legislative Branch of Canada’s federal government.
What are the Governor General, the Senate, and the House of Commons?
The title of the party official responsible for maintaining party discipline and ensuring MPs vote according to the agreed-upon party line.
Who is the Party Whip?
True or False: A bill can still become official law in Canada if it passes the House of Commons but is rejected by the Senate.
What is False? (A bill must pass both chambers before receiving Royal Assent).
The specific condition under which the Report Stage of a bill is skipped.
What is when no amendments were proposed or made during the Committee Stage?