Structure of Provincial Government
Who is the Queen's representative?
Who is the Lieutenant Governor?
What does the Lieutenant Governor read to open new sessions of the Legislature?
What is the Speech from the Throne?
This level of government in Alberta collects taxes to pay for services like education and health care.
What is the provincial government?
What is a political party?
What is an organization made up of people who have similar ideas about how to govern?
MLAs introduce, debate, and vote on these.
What are bills?
Who is responsible for departments?
Who is the Cabinet?
What does the Lieutenant Governor do so that elections can be held?
What is dissolving or closing the Legislative Assembly?
This government department decides what Grade 6 students learn and gives money to local school boards.
What is the Department of Education?
What are constituencies?
What are voting districts?
MLAs often attend these to stay connected with their community.
What are community or constituency events?
These representatives serve the people in their constituency, take part in government, introduce and vote on bills, and may belong to either the governing party or the opposition.
What are MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly)?
What does the Lieutenant Governor do that calls the Legislature into session?
What is issuing the Royal Proclamation?
This service, which gets the largest share of provincial tax money, is provided to keep Albertans healthy.
What is health care/health services?
Before an election, party members in a constituency choose this person to represent their party.
Who is a candidate?
This is the title for someone elected to represent people in the Legislative Assembly.
What is an MLA?
This leader is chosen from the party with the most elected MLAs and guides the government in making decisions for the province.
Who is the premier?
Who does the Lieutenant Governor appoint the people to?
Who is the executive council/cabinet?
This is one way the provincial government promotes fairness and equity, by providing help to people who need support paying for programs like health insurance premiums.
What are subsidies?
During an election campaign, what do candidates do to convince voters to elect them?
What is talk about their plans for the constituency and their party’s plans for the province?
The part of the province an MLA represents is called this.
What is a constituency or riding?
Meeting with the premier to discuss what should be done in the province and plan what actions the government needs to take.
What is a Cabinet meeting?
Which bills does she grant royal assent to?
What are bills that have already passed the 3rd reading?
A bill becomes this after it is passed by the Legislative Assembly and receives royal assent.
What is a law?
What are the two conditions a candidate must meet to appear on the provincial election ballot?
What is being an eligible voter and getting a form signed by at least 25 electors in their district?
MLAs help constituents solve problems with these.
What are government services?