Quiz 5: How Canadians Govern Themselves - Canadian Citizenship Test Kit

Question 1

What is the provincial equivalent of the Prime Minister?

Question 2

What happens during the Senate stage of a new bill?

	Members can make other amendments
	A similar process as in the House of Commons
	The bill receives royal assent after being passed by both Houses
	Committee members study the bill clause by clause

Question 3

Who sits in the House of Commons?

	Only members of the cabinet
	Only members of the government
	Members of Parliament, members of the Senate, and, symbolically, the Sovereign
	Elected Members of Parliament, both the government and the opposition

Question 4

What is a constitutional monarchy?

	A system of government where a Sovereign reins according his or her best judgement
	A system of government where a Sovereign reins according to the laws of the constitution
	A system of government where a Prime Minister reins according to the laws of the constitution
	A system of government where a Sovereign reins according to his or her wishes

Question 5

How can a Cabinet "lose the confidence of the House"?

	If a majority of the elected representatives vote against a confidence motion, the Cabinet has lost the confidence of the House
	If a majority of the opposition Members of Parliament vote against a confidence motion, the Cabinet has lost the confidence of the House
	If a majority of the Cabinet votes against a confidence motion, the Cabinet has lost the confidence of the House
	If the Prime Minister votes against a confidence motion, the Cabinet has lost the confidence of the House

Question 6

Which role has the most power and influence in directing Canada?

Question 7

What does it mean to say that, "Cabinet Ministers are responsible to the elected representatives"?

	It means that the Cabinet has the power to act as it pleases
	It means that the Cabinet must always work together with the elected representatives very closely
	It means the Cabinet must only answer to the Prime Minister
	It means that the Cabinet must retain the confidence of the House

Question 8

What is the term used to describe the House of Commons that shows that the Members of Parliament are chosen by the people of Canada?

Question 9

What is an advantage of federalism?

	It allows different provinces to show that they are different from each other
	It allows different provinces to adopt policies tailored to their own populations
	It allows different provinces to interact with the federal government
	It allows different provinces to work together

Question 10

How are Senators chosen?

	They are elected by the people of Canada
	They are appointed by the current members of the Senate
	They are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister
	They are appointed directly by the Prime Minister

Question 11

What are the three parts of Parliament?

	The government, the opposition, and youth pages
	The Sovereign, the Senate, and the House of Lords
	The Sovereign, the Senate, and the House of Commons
	The Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and the backbenchers

Question 12

In the three territories, who represents the federal government?

	The Commissioner
	The National Overseer
	The Federal Aid Agent
	The Second Lieutenant Governor

Question 13

What is the role of the Prime Minister?

	Head of the Council of Canadians
	Head of State
	Head of Government
	Head of the Supreme Court

Question 14

Who appoints the Governor General?

	The Sovereign, who decides on his or her own
	The Sovereign, on advice from the Prime Minister
	The Sovereign, on advice from the British Parliament
	The Sovereign, on advice from the Cabinet

Question 15

What happens if the Cabinet loses the confidence of the House?

	They must choose a new Prime Minister
	They must let the other political parties try to form a government
	They must resign, which normally results in new elections
	They must try to pass the same bill again

Quiz 5: How Canadians Govern Themselves was last modified: September 20th, 2017 by CC Test Kit