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When you vote for members of government it is called
Democracy
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Who was Joey Smallwood?
First Newfoundland Premier.
100
Newfoundland’s acting Premier in 2015 is
Paul Davis
100
Queen Elizabeth II is known as
Monarchy
100
A candidate is a person who:
the party hopes will be elected
200
When members of government are appointed and not elected by the people it is called:
Representative government
200
When a major event like a war or rebellion happens, there is usually an event that pushes "Things Over the Top"
Trigger
200
Confederation is when the colonies formed a
Union.
200
A system where there is one central government that is in charge of a whole country is called
A federal system
200
Habitants are:
farmers who lived in rural areas
300
Responsible government is when
The elected member by the people have the most say in decisions
300
The Right Honorable David Johnston is our
Governor General
300
What was Canada’s first constitution called?
The Constitution Act
300
The three different levels of government in Canada today are
federal, provincial or territorial and municipal
300
One reason why New Brunswick wanted to join confederation because
They would be protected from the USA.
400
This province’s economy was based on catching cod to send to Europe
Newfoundland
400
The largest group of settlers in BNA are
The Europeans
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Due to the fact that there was no benefit to trade, this province did not want to join confederation.
Newfoundland
400
Reform is to
To change something for the better.
400
This has three main parts (the Governor General, the Senate, and the House of Commons):
Government
500
During the mid 1800’s all important decisions about the colonies in British North America were made by
Great Britain
500
BNA was made up of the:
British controlled colonies and territories of North America
500
Which is a group that decides to stick together and support each other?
Alliance
500
What event finally set off the First World War?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
500
In what year did Newfoundland join Confederation
1949