Levels of Canada
Roles in Government
Branches and Courts
Voting Results
Voting Power
100

This level of government is responsible for the Military, Currency, and Passports.

What is the Federal Government?

100

This person represents the King in Canada and gives "Royal Assent" to bills.

This person represents the King in Canada and gives "Royal Assent" to bills.

100

This branch is made up of the court system and judges who interpret the law.

What is the Judicial Branch?

100

This type of government happens when one party wins more than half the seats in Parliament.

What is a Majority Government?

100

To vote in a Canadian election, you must be a citizen and at least this age.

What is 18?

200

Garbage collection, snow removal, and local parks are the responsibility of this level.

What is the Municipal Government?

200

This person acts as the "referee" in the House of Commons, making sure everyone follows the rules.

Who is the Speaker of the House?

200

This branch includes all 343 MPs and is where laws are debated and voted on.

What is the Legislative Branch?

200

In this type of government, the winning party has the most seats but less than 50%, so they must cooperate with others.

What is a Minority Government?

200

Name two "Motivational Factors" from your lesson that explain why youth don't vote.

What are:

Lack of interest, cynicism, or lack of knowledge?

300

This level of government manages Education, Hospitals, and Highways.

What is the Provincial Government?

300

This term refers to an MP who is not a Minister and sits in the rows behind the front benches.

What is a Backbencher?

300

This branch is responsible for government operations and enforcing the laws.

What is the Executive Branch?

300

This occurs when two or more parties officially team up to form a government together.

What is a Coalition?

300

An election is coming up, the first step in the voting process

What is Dissolution of Parliament or Government shutting down?

400

What is this leader's name, position and level?

Who is Doug Ford the premiere of Ontario and at the provincial level. 

400

This specific group of opposition members is assigned to "watch" and criticize specific government ministers.

What is the Shadow Cabinet?

400

The room where MPs and Party leaders debate,  revaluate policies and create laws. 

What is the House of Commons?

400

This is the main disadvantage of a Minority government compared to a Majority.

What is less stable / laws are harder to pass?

400

The main opposition party at the federal level

The Conservatives 

500

This leader's name, position and level 

Who is Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada at the federal level?

500

The mayor of Barrie. 

Who is Alex Nuttall?

500

This room acts as the sober eyes to a bill that has be created and critiqued

What is the senate?

500

These are the parties in the House of Commons that are NOT the government.

What is the Opposition?

500

The amount of seats are in the house of commons

What is 343?