What is representative democracy/constitutional monarchy/federation?
100
The government does this with the tax money it collects.
What is pay for services for its citizens?
100
Name the three levels of government.
What are municipal, provincial/territorial, and federal?
100
This group of elected people meets to discuss and make new laws for Canadians.
What is the House of Commons (Members of Parliament)?
100
The House of Commons can't meet without this important symbol in the room.
What is the Mace?
200
Goverment by a small group of people, who are usually NOT elected.
What is an oligarchy?
200
We pay this kind of tax when we purchase things at a store.
What is sales tax?
200
This level of government is responsible for libraries, repairing local roads, and picking up garbage.
What is municipal government?
200
This group of MPs is chosen by the Prime Minister to be in charge of important government ministries.
What is the Cabinet?
200
This person is the leader of the federal government.
Who is the Prime Minister?
300
No government at all.
What is anarchy?
300
These are two rights and freedoms the Charter guarantees Canadians.
What is right to vote/freedom to choose religion/freedom to move and work in Canada/freedom to leave Canada/right to be treated equally/right to be educated in French or English/right to fair treatment by police and courts...others?
300
This level of government is led by a Premier.
What is provincial/territorial government?
300
This person opens Parliament, represents Canada to other countries, and announces new elections.
What is the Governor-General?
300
This person is the Queen's representative in Canada.
Who is the Governor-General?
400
A leader who has taken control and usually doesn't allow citizens to disagree with his decisions.
What is a dictatorship?
400
Most of the money collected by the government comes from this kind of tax.
What is income tax?
400
This level of government is responsible for education, hospitals, and drivers' licenses.
What is provincial/territorial government?
400
The House of Commons needs this "referee" to help debates to run smoothly.
What is the Speaker of the House of Commons?
400
The political party that won the second highest number of seats in the election is called this.
What is Official Opposition?
500
A king or queen rules, but their powers are limited; he or she can't make whatever laws they want.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
500
This is the only tax collected by municipal governments.
What is property tax?
500
What do we call the leader of a municipal government?
What is the Mayor?
500
This is one difference between a Senator and an MP.
What is Senators are appointed, not elected/Senators must retire at age 75/Senators give advice and pass new laws, but don't suggest new laws