Canadian Citizenship Practice Test 2023

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Question 1

How are laws made at the provincial level?

	Each province has its own elected Legislative Assembly
	Each province has an executive council, which is named by the federal government
	The federal government makes separate laws for each province
	The federal government makes suggestions, and the provinces usually follow these suggestions

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Question 2

Who was Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?

	The first Francophone to teach in an English university and a famous writer
	A popular governor and the inventor of the game of hockey
	The first head of a representative government, and a champion of French language rights
	A popular politician who wanted Canada to declare its independence from Britain

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Question 3

Who are the three founding peoples of Canada?

	Aboriginal, French, and British
	Indians, Inuit, and Metis
	First Nations, Inuit, and Metis
	Europeans, First Nations, and Africans

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Question 4

What does Habeas corpus guarantee?

	The right to be arrested by the police
	The right to speak to a lawyer for free
	Freedom from arbitrary arrest
	Freedom from torture

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Question 5

What is the common name for the South African War?

	South African Conflict
	Southy War
	Boer War
	The Battle of Paadeberg

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Question 6

What was the most important outcome of the War of 1812?

	The War of 1812 was the last time that Canadians fought a war
	The War of 1812 made Canadians enthusiastic about war
	The War of 1812 was the most popular war in Canadian history
	The War of 1812 ensured that Canada would remain independent of the USA

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Question 7

What does it mean to "run" in an election?

	You hope that nobody else wants to do that job
	You ask the leader of the party to choose you
	You ask party members to vote for you
	You ask voters to vote for you

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Question 8

What is the era of rapid change in the 1960s in Quebec called?

	The Second French Revolution
	The Quebec Revolution
	The Quiet Revolution
	The Change Period

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Question 9

What is the Canadian judicial system founded on?

	An excellent police force
	Judges who know how to determine if a suspect is guilty or innocent
	Excellent lawyers
	The presumption of innocence

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Question 10

Where is it easiest to see the diversity of Canada's peoples?

	Countryside
	Everywhere in Canada
	Cities
	Small towns

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Question 11

What is meant by the equality of men and women?

	Men and women are the same before the law
	Men and women must take jobs that are typical for their gender
	When a man and a woman disagree, the gender of the parties is an important factor
	In theory, women should be able to do most of the things that men can do, most of the time

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Question 12

Why do we use the term "Houses of Parliament"?

	There are two types of representative: the Members of Parliament, and the Cabinet
	There are two main people: the Prime Minister and the Governor General, who represents the Sovereign
	This is the tradition we inherited from England
	There are two houses: the House of Commons, and the Senate

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Question 13

Which province is home to Canada's second largest city?

	British Columbia - (Vancouver)
	Alberta - (Calgary)
	Quebec - (Montreal)
	Quebec - (Quebec City)

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Question 14

Where do the people who are elected in federal elections represent the people who voted for them?

	In the Houses of Parliament
	In the House of Commons
	In the Governing Body
	In the Senate

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Question 15

When did Canada introduce its own honours system?

	1945
	1982
	1967
	1918

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Question 16

Which province is Canada's largest producer of hydro-electricity?

	Prince Edward Island
	Quebec
	Alberta
	British Columbia

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Question 17

What is June 6th, 1944 known as?

	The Black Day for the German Army
	Liberation Day
	Attack Day
	D-Day

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Question 18

What is the G8?

	The 8 largest countries (by area) in the Americas
	The 8 largest countries (by area) in the world
	A group of leading industrialized countries
	A famous group of Canadian artists

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Question 19

What is the name of Canada's original constitutional document?

	British North America Act
	Patriot Law
	Constitutional Document
	Province of Canada Law

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Question 20

Why is the beaver a symbol of Canada?

	Because Canada is the only country where this hardworking animal lives
	Because it is industrious and hardworking, and because of the history of the fur trade
	Because it is on the Canadian nickel
	Because Aboriginals used to keep beavers as pets

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