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Types of Government
How Canada Works
Jobs in Government
Elections
What Governments Does
100
System of government where the government is elected
What is democracy
100
This group holds the most power in Canada
What is Parliament
100
Canada's head of government
Who is the Prime Minister/Justin Trudeau
100
Canada is divided up into 338 regions called
What are ridings
100
All governments do this
What is pass laws, run the country/province/city
200
Type of leadership where one person holds all the power
What is authoritarianism
200
The two chambers of Canadian Parliament
What is the house of commons and the senate
200
Elected official that represents a specific area
What is a Member of Parliament (MP)
200
The party with the most seats becomes
What is the government
200
Responsibilities of the Federal Government
What is national defence, foreign policy, currency etc...
300
System of government where a king or queen holds all the power
What is absolute monarchy
300
The three branches of the Canadian government
What is Executive, Legislative, Judiciary
300
Appointed position that represents the monarch
What is the Governor General
300
The party with the second most seats becomes
What is the official opposition
300
Responsibilities of the Provincial Government
What are education, healthcare etc...
400
An individual who rules over a country alone with complete power. Hitler, for example
What is a dictator
400
Bills are introduced and debated here
What is the house of commons or the senate
400
Person who mediates and controls parliement
Who is the Speaker of the House
400
In Canada, the Prime Minister is not directly elected. They become Prime Minister for this reason
What is their party wins the most seats
400
Some examples of municipal government responsibilities
What are roads, sanitation, local transit etc...
500
System of government we have in Canada
What is a Constitutional Monarchy
500
Bills do not become law until they receive this
What is Royal Assent
500
Canada's head of state is
Who is the Queen of England (Elizabeth II)
500
The name of our electoral system
What is first past the post
500
Responsibilities of the Federal and Provincial governments were defined by this
What is sections 91 and 92 of the BNA Act