Quiz 5: How Canadians Govern Themselves

Question 1

What happens during the Senate stage of a new bill?

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

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Question 2

What is the House of Commons?

	The part of the federal government that is named by the Prime Minister
	The part of the federal government where elected Members of Parliament govern the country
	The whole government in Ottawa
	The house where the government meets

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Question 3

Who chooses the people who work in the House of Commons?

	The people of Canada
	The Sovereign
	The Prime Minister
	The government

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Question 4

Which of these is an example of a federal responsibility?

	Highways
	Citizenship
	Natural Resources
	Snow Removal

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Question 5

How can we describe the role that the Sovereign plays in Canada's Parliament?

	The sovereign plays a political role
	The sovereign plays an optional role
	The sovereign plays a partisan role
	The sovereign plays a non-partisan role

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Question 6

What is the role of the Governor General?

	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
	To represent the Canadian people

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Question 7

Who appoints the Governor General?

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

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Question 8

What happens during the first reading of a new bill?

	The bill is considered read for the first time and it is printed
	Committee members study the bill clause by clause
	Members debate the bill's principles
	Members can make other amendments

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Question 9

What are the three parts of Parliament?

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

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Question 10

What happens during the third reading of a new bill?

	The bill receives royal assent after being passed by both Houses
	Members debate and vote on the bill
	Committee members study the bill clause by clause
	Members debate the bill's principles

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Question 11

How are Lieutenants General chosen?

	They are appointed by the Governor General, on advice from the provincial cabinet
	They are appointed by the Governor General, on advice from the British Parliament
	They are appointed by the Governor General, on advice from the Prime Minister
	They are appointed by the Governor General, on advice from the Premier of the province

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Question 12

What is an advantage of federalism?

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

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Question 13

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 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

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Question 14

Which of these is an example of a federal responsibility?

	Transportation
	Property rights
	Defence
	Social and Community Health

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Question 15

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

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

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