General Civics Trivia
Current Events
People in the Government
Forms of Government
Political Spectrum & Political Parties
100
In Ontario, the Civics course is a mandatory course in which grade?
Grade 10
100
The three levels of the Canadian government
Federal, provincial, municipal
100
Leader of the political party that has most seats in the House of Commons
Prime Minister
100
The three branches of the Canadian government
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
100
A spectrum that provides a way to characterize different beliefs and ideologies, and distinguish between actions on civic issues
Political Spectrum
200
An issue that affects a large group of people and often involves conflicting opinions
Civic issue
200
The level of government responsible for Indigenous affairs, armed forces, employment insurance, fisheries, immigration, postal services, old age pensions, etc.
The federal government
200
The head of state and is represented by governor general at federal level, lieutenant governor at provincial level
The Queen
200
Sets the agenda in the House of Commons; most commonly initiates laws
Executive Branch
200
A political thinking concept that looks at the way in which a person’s beliefs and values can affect his or her position on, or response to, issues of civic importance
Political Perspective
300
The longest running mayor of Mississauga
Hazel McCallion
300
The level of government responsible for public transportation, recreation facilities, snow removal, waste management, water supply, libraries, etc.
Municipal government
300
Appointed by governor general on recommendation of PM, reviews and suggests changes to legislation passed by House of Commons
The Senate
300
The branch consisting of the prime minister, the cabinet, and the civil service
Executive branch
300
An organization of people who have similar views on public issues, have similar political ideas on how the country should be run, and have similar political goals
Political Parties
400
The level of government responsible for birth certificates, drivers licenses, education, energy & electricity, healthcare, minimum wage, etc.
The provincial government
400
The provincial counterpart of the Governor General (federal level)
Lieutenant Governor
400
The Judicial branch includes the Supreme Court of Canada and is made of what two courts?
Federal and provincial courts
400
People who embrace social services and government intervention in the economy
Liberal/Left-leaning
500
Fill in the blank:
Canada is a [blank] based on the British model of government.
Constitutional monarchy
500
Their role is to criticize government policy and take on the same areas of responsibility as ministers in actual cabinet
Shadow Cabinet
500
Favour strict obedience to authority and government control, at the expense of personal and economic freedom
Authoritarians