Branches
Those who elects the members of the House of Commons.
Who are the common people, the Canadian citizens?
This person is Canada's head of state.
Who is King Charles, represented in Canada by Mary Simon, the Governor General.
The number of seats in the House of Commons.
What is 343?
The number of members in the Canadian Senate.
What is 105?
The branch that executes laws and the daily operations of government.
What is the executive branch?
The name given to a proposed law.
What is a bill?
Officials elected to a Provincial / Territorial Government are called.
What are MLAs/MPPs/MNAs
Senators are appointed for life and serve until this age.
What is 75?
The branch of government that makes laws.
What is legislative branch?
This is the type of government is elected when the victorious party wins less than 50% of the seats in the House of Commons.
What is a minority government?
The system Canada uses to elect MPs.
What is First-Past-the-Post?
Senators represent regions rather than individual ridings—name one of Canada’s four main Senate regions.
What is Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes, or the Western provinces?
The purpose of the 3 branches.
What is to balance power?
The last stage a bill must pass through to become law.
What is Royal Assent?
The are the only person who can suspend Parliament.
Who is the Governor General?
Opposition MPs who directly criticize cabinet ministers and offer alternative policies.
Who are shadow cabinet ministers?
The ceremonial rod used in the Senate.
What is the Black Rod?
This principle divides government into three branches to prevent too much power in one place.
What is separation of powers?
The permanent written rules governing the proceedings of Parliament.
What are the Standing Orders?
Canada’s longest-serving Prime Minister.
Who is William Lyon Mackenzie King?
The title for the leader of the party with the second most seats in the House of Commons.
What is the official opposition leader?
Senators are appointed by the Governor General, but on whose advice.
Who is the Prime Minister?