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Question 1What happens during the committee stage of a new bill? Members debate the bill's principles Committee members study the bill clause by clause The bill receives royal assent after being passed by both Houses Members can make other amendments Question 2What is the British North American Act now known as? Constitution Act, 1867 British North American Act The Confederation Act The Reformers Bill Question 3What is the role of a Lieutenant Governor? To represent the Sovereign at the provincial level To represent the Canadian people To represent the Sovereign's point of view in politics To represent the Sovereign at the federal level Question 4What is the term used to describe the House of Commons that shows that the Members of Parliament are chosen by the people of Canada? Law-making chamber Representative chamber Senatorial chamber National chamber Question 5What are three key facts about Canada's system of government? Canada has provincial governments, is a free democracy, and has a powerful Sovereign Canada is a provincial state, has legislatures, and has a powerful Sovereign Canada is a federal state, a free democracy, and is a republic Canada is a federal state, a parliamentary democracy, and a constitutional monarchy Question 6What is the role of the Governor General? To represent the Canadian people To represent the Sovereign at the provincial level To represent the Sovereign at the federal level To represent the Sovereign's point of view in politics Question 7What happens during the third reading of a new bill? The bill receives royal assent after being passed by both Houses Committee members study the bill clause by clause Members debate the bill's principles Members debate and vote on the bill Question 8Who selects the members of the Cabinet? The Members of Parliament The people of Canada The Prime Minister The members of the Senate Question 9Who appoints the Governor General? The Sovereign, on advice from the British Parliament The Sovereign, who decides on his or her own The Sovereign, on advice from the Prime Minister The Sovereign, on advice from the Cabinet Question 10How can we describe the role that the Sovereign plays in Canada's Parliament? The sovereign plays an optional role The sovereign plays a partisan role The sovereign plays a non-partisan role The sovereign plays a political role Question 11Which of these is an example of a federal responsibility? Snow Removal Natural Resources Citizenship Highways Question 12What are the three parts of Parliament? The government, the opposition, and youth pages The Sovereign, the Senate, and the House of Lords The Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and the backbenchers The Sovereign, the Senate, and the House of Commons Question 13Who sits in the House of Commons? 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 Only members of the cabinet Question 14What does it mean to say that a bill "receives royal assent"? It means the bill has received the direct approval of the Sovereign It means the bill, through the Governor General, has received the approval of the Sovereign It means the bill, through the Governor General, has received the approval of the Prime Minister It means the bill, through the Governor General, has received the approval of the Cabinet and Prime Minister Question 15How can a Cabinet "lose 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 the Prime Minister votes 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 a majority of the elected representatives vote against a confidence motion, the Cabinet has lost the confidence of the House
What happens during the committee stage of a new bill?
What is the British North American Act now known as?
What is the role of a Lieutenant Governor?
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?
What are three key facts about Canada's system of government?
What is the role of the Governor General?
What happens during the third reading of a new bill?
Who selects the members of the Cabinet?
Who appoints the Governor General?
How can we describe the role that the Sovereign plays in Canada's Parliament?
Which of these is an example of a federal responsibility?
What are the three parts of Parliament?
Who sits in the House of Commons?
What does it mean to say that a bill "receives royal assent"?
How can a Cabinet "lose the confidence of the House"?
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