Canadian Government
Political Parties
Levels of Government
Legal Concepts
Political Spectrum
100

This person is the Queen's representative to Canada.

Who is the Governor General?

100

This person is the current leader of the Liberals.

Who is Mark Carney?

100

This level of government is responsible for collecting garbage weekly.

What is Municipal government?

100

This legal principle states that an accused person is considered not guilty until proven otherwise.

What is presumption of innocence?

100

This country is where the political spectrum originated.

What is France?

200

MP stands for this.

What is Member of Parliament?

200

This party is known as the Socialist Party in Canada.

What is the New Democratic Party(NDP)?

200

This level of government is responsible for education.

What is Provincial government?

200

This legal term refers to the responsibility to prove a case in court.

What is burden of proof?

200

This term describes the system where the party with the second-most votes becomes the official opposition.

What is the Leader of the Opposition?

300

This term refers to all elected members of one party.

What is a caucus? 

300

This party promotes traditional family values and a stronger military.

Who are the Conservatives?

300

This level of government deals with international aid for earthquake victims.

What is Federal government?

300

This legal principle ensures that all individuals are treated equally under the law.

What is equality before the law?

300

This voting system is used in Canadian federal elections.

What is single-member plurality? 

400

This is the term for a written law.

What is an Act?
400

This party focuses on the rights of workers and labour unions.

Who are the New Democratic Party(NDP)?

400

This person is the Queen's representative to the provinces.

Who is the Lieutenant-Governor? 

400

This Latin term refers to the right of a detained individual to be brought before a court.

What is habeas corpus?

400

These three main ideologies are represented on the Canadian political spectrum, from left to right.

What are socialism, liberalism, and conservatism?

500

This person is given the residual powers in Canada.

What is the Federal government?

500

This party believes the government should play a role in the economy, but not a major one.

Who are the Liberals?

500

This concept describes the division of powers between federal and provincial governments in Canada.

What is federalism?

500

This legal concept refers to the practice of following previously established court decisions.

What is precedent?

500

This term describes the belief in a strong national identity and promoting the interests of one's own country.

What is nationalism?