Provincial Election Process
Alberta is divided into sections called....
What are ridings or contituencies?
Name two services provided by the provincial government.
Education, Health Care, Social Services, Provincial Parks, Tourism, Resource Management, Courts, Drivers Licenses, Birth Certificates
What do the letters stand for in MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly
What do we call an organization of people who have similar ideas about how to govern.
What is a political party?
What do we call a local government that is in a city or town?
Urban Government
What do we call a law that is made by a local government?
True or False. When running in a PROVINCIAL election, you usually run as a member of a political party.
True
Which of these two people holds the real power and ability to make decisions? The head of state or the head of government?
Who is the head of government?
What do we call the MLA who is the leader of the party with the most seats in the legislature?
What is the premier
List 2 political parties in Alberta
NDP
United Conservative
Alberta Party
Liberal Party
What kind of local government has a Chief and council?
First Nations Reserve
Do people go to jail for breaking by-laws?
No, by-laws are about running a community smoothly. They do not deal with criminal matters
List 3 criteria you must meet in order to vote in a provincial election.
18 years of age
Canadian citizen
Must have lived in the province for the past 6 months
Who reads the "Speech from the Throne", represents the queen, and signs bills to become laws?
The Lieutenant Governor
What is the name given to an MLA t whose job it is to oversee a specific department, such as the Ministry of Education
Cabinet Minister
How many readings does an act have in the legislature before it becomes a law?
What is Three
What kind of local government is led by a Reeve?
Rural Local Government
How many readings does city council have before they make a by-law
Three
In order to become the premier of Alberta, you need to...
What is be the leader of the political party that wins the most seats?
Which of these two people holds a ceremonial role and cannot make decisions for the country? The head of state or the head of government?
Who is the head of state
What kind of MLA does all the regular jobs of an MLA but also hold the governing party accountable for their actions?
What is an opposition MLA
If a bill is passed, what will it now be called?
An Act or a Law
What do we call the leader of a Metis Settlement
Chairperson
What are two locally provided services?
Garbage, Animal Control, Parks, Libraries, Streets, Water, Sewers, Senior Centres, Snow Plows, Public Transportation, Police, Fire Department
In order to get a seat in legislature, you need to...
What is win the most votes in your riding & become the MLA for that constituency?
Who is our head of state in Canada
King Charles
Any MLA!
In Canada, the King is the head of state. This means Canada is what type of government.
Constitutional Monarchy
Title of the person who runs the school board and their name?
Superintendent
Darrell Robertson
What is a special kind of local government that helps to provide local communities with access to the Provincial service of education?
School Boards