Quiz 6: Federal Elections - Canadian Citizenship Test Kit

Question 1

What is a referendum?

	A vote within a single electoral district to choose a Member of Parliament
	A vote within a single electoral where all citizens vote directly on an important matter
	An important matter where all citizens vote through their MP
	An important matter that all citizens have the right to vote on

Question 2

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

Question 3

What information is on a voter information card?

	The names and the opinions of the different political parties
	Where and when you vote
	The fact that your name is on the National Register of Electors
	Where and when you vote and the number you call if you require an interpreter or other special services

Question 4

When are federal elections normally held?

	The third Monday in October every year
	The third Monday in October every two years following the most recent general election
	The third Monday in October in years in which the Winter Olympics are held
	The third Monday in October every four years following the most recent general election

Question 5

After an election, how is the Prime Minister chosen?

	Ordinarily, the Members of Parliament who have just been elected decide who should be Prime Minister
	Ordinarily, the leader of the party that has the most seats in the House of Commons becomes the Prime Minister
	Ordinarily, the Sovereign decides who should become Prime Minister
	Ordinarily, the Governor General decides who should become Prime Minister

Question 6

What is the most common name for the group of people who make local laws?

Question 7

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

Question 8

How is the Member of Parliament for an electoral district chosen?

	The three candidates who receives the most votes have a second election to choose the winner
	The candidate who receives the most votes becomes the Member of Parliament for that electoral district
	The candidate who receives the most votes becomes the Member of Parliament for that electoral district, if the Prime Minister approves
	The candidate who is part of the winning party becomes the Member of Parliament for that electoral district

Question 9

What kind of bills are considered matters of confidence?

	Only bills that involve going to war
	Major government bills, such as budgets
	All government bills
	Only bills that the government chooses to be matters of confidence

Question 10

Why do you fold your ballot when you are finished voting?

	Once you fold your paper, your vote is official
	So that it fits in the ballot box more easily
	To keep your choice secret from the poll clerk
	Once you fold your paper, you cannot change your vote

Question 11

Which of these areas are local governments responsible for?

	Education, Health Care, and property rights
	Urban planning, streets and roads, and garbage removal
	Policing, the military, and firefighting
	Environment, snow removal, and national defence

Question 12

When do we say there is a minority government?

	When the party that won the most seats won less than half of the total number of seats
	When the party that won the fewest seats form the government
	When less than half the population voted
	When less than half the population voted for the party that won the most seats

Question 13

Who are the people in the Cabinet?

	The Cabinet minsters and the Prime Minister
	The Cabinet ministers
	All Members of Parliament
	The Cabinet minsters, the Prime Minister, and the Governor General

Question 14

Who is allowed to watch you vote?

Question 15

How many electoral districts are there in Canada at this time?