Capitals
Canada
Ottawa
The legal instrument granting Canadians their basic legal rights.
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
This is the legal minimum age to vote in Canada.
18 years.
The current Prime Minister.
Mark Carney
The first Prime Minister of Canada.
John A. MacDonald
Ontario
Toronto
The court of last resort in Canada that oversees matters of constitutionality.
The Supreme Court
The individuals voters elect during a federal election.
Member of Parliament (MP).
The three branches of government.
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Coming from Iceland, these were the first Europeans to set foot in what is now Canada.
The Vikings.
British Columbia
Victoria
The police force charged with enforcing matters of federal law.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
The person who commands the confidence of the House of Commons and leads the government.
The Prime Minister.
The three levels of government.
Federal
Provincial / Territorial
Municipal
The name given to the men who attended the founding conferences of the Canadian Confederacy.
The Fathers of Confederation
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's
The right to challenge one's detention, and be release if the detention is unlawful.
Habeas corpus.
The individual who appoints the Government.
The Governor General (representing the monarch).
The representative of the monarch in each province or territory.
Lieutenant Governor.
This battle, fought between the English and French, resulted in English rule over Canada.
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
Nunavut
Iqaluit
The two provinces that maintain their own police forces.
Ontario & Quebec
The constitutional maximum amount of time between general elections.
The current Governor General.
Mary Simon
The law that united the provinces and established Canada as a country.
The British North America Act (1867).