Federal Gov't
What are the three branches of Canada’s federal government?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Where is the B.C. Legislature located?
Victoria, B.C.
What we call someone who represents us at the parliament in Ottawa
Member of Parliament (MP)
Who is the Governor General of Canada?
Mary Simon
What does representative democracy mean?
We elect (vote for) MPs/MLAs to represent us
Who is Canada's current Prime Minister?
(I'll accept Justin Trudeau)
Which political party is currently in power in British Columbia?
NDP
What does an MLA do?
Represents a province, debates and passes provincial laws
Who represents the Monarch in B.C?
Lieutenant Governor Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia
If the party in power holds at least half of the seats in the House of Commons, this is called a _______ government. If the party in power holds less than half of the seats in the House of Commons, this is called a ___________ government.
Majority and Minority
How does a bill become a law?
Introduced, debated, passed in both senate and house of commons, and given Royal Assent
Who is the current Premier of B.C.?
David Eby
What are the responsibilities of the Governor General (Mary Simon)?
Represents the Monarch (King), gives Royal Assent, ceremonial duties
Who is our Head of State?
King Charles III
Where is the Parliament building in Canada?
Ottawa
Who represents the Monarch (King) in Canada?
Governor General (Mary Simon)
Who represents the King at the provincial level? Bonus 100 points for providing the name of the BC representative.
Lieutenant governor and Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia
Who selects Senators in Canada and what age do they retire?
The Prime Minister and 75
The political party that has the most seats in the House of Commons is the government. What party currently has the most seats in the House of Commons, who is their leader, and who is the official opposition?
Liberal Party, Mark Carney (or Justin Trudeau) and Conservative Party led by Pierre Poilievre
The political party that has the most seats in the House of Commons is the government. What party currently has the most seats in the House of Commons, who is their leader, and who is the official opposition?
Liberal party led by Mark Carney (formerly Justin Trudeau), and Conservative Party led by Pierre Poilievre
What is the title for the leader of the party who receives the second greatest number of seats in a federal election?
Leader of the official opposition
What do we call someone who represents us at the legislature in Victoria. Bonus 100 points for naming our representative.
Member of Legislative Assembly and Jodie Wickens.
Name 2 responsibilities for the Federal, Provincial and Municipal government.
Federal:
Provincial:
Municipal:
Who leads the Green Party?
Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault
Who leads the New Democratic Party and where do they fall on the political spectrum
Jasmeet Singh and Centre-Left