Mandates, Parties and the Charter

Government Mandates

100

How many overall seats in the House of Commons?

343

200

In 2021 Justin Trudeau was elected with this mandate 

Liberal Minority government 

300

If a party recieves 171 seats, they have a 

Minority government

400

Who Elects the Prime Minister of Canada?

The 343 Members of Parliament

500

A Coalition government is when two parties combine to form a:

Cabinet 

Political Parties

100

This political party is currently leading in the polls 

The Liberal Party

200

Jagmeet Singh leads this left-of-centre party

The NDP

300

This political party was formed in 2003 (after two previous right wing parties merged)

Conservative Party of Canada

400

This party gained its height in popularity during Covid (with 5% of the vote), but still failed to gain a seat due to a lot of 2nd and 3rd place finishes.

The People's Party of Canada

500

This party, formed in the 1980s is the only one with two leaders. 

The Green Party of Canada

Writing the Rights

100

The British North America Act said this about your individual rights

Nothing. 

200

This province, despite earning several concessions, did not sign the Charter 

Quebec 

300

This Prime Minister is the one who initiated and successfully got Canada a new constitution 

Pierre Elliot Trudeau

400

April 17th 1982 is the day that

Canada became completely independent of Great Britain

500

Two biggest issues with the British North America act were: 

#1 - written by old white British guys in the 1800s #2- said nothing about your rights as Canadians 

The Charter

100

Passed in this year 

1982

200

Fundamental Freedoms says this about Canadians religion

They have a right to worship whatever they want

300

LGBTQ rights, although not officially written in the Charter, have been included by Supreme Court Judges. This process is referred to as being:

'Read in'

400

Your right to be protected from an unnecessary search and seizure is outlined in this section (title)

Legal Rights

500

Section 33, is a mechanism that allows provincial governments to opt out of the Charter Rights, meaning they can pass laws that infringe on rights. This clause is referred to as the

Notwithstanding Clause 

Portable 13

100

How many American flags?

2

200

How many men have been Prime Minister of Canada, including Mark Carney 

23

300

How many maps in the room contain the country of Greece

3

400

How many men have been President of the United States?

45

500

Most Eastern State in the United States

Alaska