Quiz 6: Federal Elections By CC Test Kit | July 27, 2014 - 12:18 am |September 20, 2017 Practice Question 1What three conditions must be met for a person to be eligible to vote in a federal election or a referendum? Canadian citizen, 21 years or older, voted in the last election Canadian citizen, 18 years or older, on the voters' list Canadian citizen, 21 years or older, on the voters' list Canadian citizen, 18 years or older, voted in the last election Question 2After an election, how is the government chosen? Ordinarily, the Sovereign decides which party should form the government Ordinarily, the Members of Parliament who have just been elected decide who should form the government Ordinarily, the Governor General decides which party should form the government Ordinarily, the political party with the most seats in the House of Commons is invited by the Governor General to form the government Question 3What kind of bills are considered matters of confidence? Only bills that the government chooses to be matters of confidence Only bills that involve going to war All government bills Major government bills, such as budgets Question 4What are Cabinet ministers responsible for? Running the Cabinet Running the province they come from Running all aspects of the federal government Running the federal government departments Question 5Who puts ballots in the ballot box? The candidate The poll clerk The person who is voting An official from the government Question 6What are the names of the major federal political parties in Canada? The Conservatives, the New Democratic Party, and the Liberals The Federalists, the Democratic Party, and the Separatists The Social Democrats, the National Socialists, and the National Party The Democrats and the Republicans Question 7What is a "by-law"? A law that is made "by" the people A law that is made "by" the government A law that is only for a single province A law that only affect the local community where it is made Question 8Who can question the decisions of the Cabinet? The Senate The Prime Minister and the Cabinet All Members of Parliament Only the Official Opposition Question 9What is the role of the Official Opposition? To peacefully oppose or try to improve government proposals To encourage the Governor General to call new elections To always do the opposite of what the government does To bring the government down Question 10When do we say there is a minority government? When less than half the population voted for the party that won the most seats When less than half the population voted 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 Question 11Who do Members of Parliament represent? The party that they belong to The people in their ridings, as well as all Canadians The represent themselves Only the people in their ridings Question 12During a federal elections, what is the maximum number of candidates in one riding? There is no limit Ten Fifteen Four Question 13Where does the voters' list come from? From the political party in power at the time Each riding makes and keeps its own list From a list of people who paid taxes the previous year From the National Register of Electors Question 14What phrase do we use to refer to the fact that the Prime Minister and the ministers of the Crown must have the support of the majority of the Members of Parliament? They must have the confidence of the majority of the MPs They must have the support of the majority of the MPs They must have the confederation of the majority of the MPs They must have the allowance of the majority of the MPs Question 15If the Prime Minister wants to call an early election, he must get the symbolic approval of: The Sovereign The Cabinet The Provincial Premiers The Governor General Quiz 6: Federal Elections was last modified: September 20th, 2017 by CC Test Kit Bookmark the permalink.
