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Groups
"Government"
(every answer includes the word)
Roles
Features
Parliament
100
What are people who have a common ideology regarding what a government should be?
Political party
100
What is located Ottawa and has specific powers over issues that influence the country?
the federal government
100
What is a person elected from one of the ridings across Canada?
member of parliament
100
What is the P.M., G.G., and cabinet?
executive
100
What is the section of parliament who members are elected?
House of Commons
200
What is the group that has the most elected members?
party in power
200
What are located in Legislative buildings and have specific powers?
Provincial governments
200
Who is the top person in government and the queen's representative in Canada?
governor general
200
What is the House of Commons, Senate and the Governor-General?
Legislature
200
What is the section of federal government whose members are appointed?
senate
300
What is a group of people who try to influence the government to think a certain way?
lobby group
300
What is located in city hall and is responsible for specific duties?
municipal government
300
What is an elected member of government who is not in the cabinet?
backbencher
300
What is the Supreme Court and judges?
Judicial
300
The members have been selected by their leader to head a portfolio?
cabinet
400
What are workers who perform the day-to-day operations of the government?
civil service
400
What is a government that has more than half of the seats in the House of Commons?
majority government
400
Who leads the business of Parliament and monitors discussion?
speaker
400
What is a government that represents the people?
representative government
400
What is the party with the second largest number of seats in the House?
official opposition
500
What is all the members of one political party?
caucas
500
What is a government that has less than half the seats in the House of Commons?
minority government
500
What is a person who believes in a strong central government?
federalist
500
What is members are in government because they have been elected but they can be voted out if the citizens are not happy with their performance?
responsible government
500
What is the time that a government sits in the House of Commons?
session