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Question 1Who decides if there is to be an early election? The Supreme Court The Sovereign The Governor General The Prime Minister Question 2What information is on a voter information card? The fact that your name is on the National Register of Electors Where and when you vote Where and when you vote and the number you call if you require an interpreter or other special services The names and the opinions of the different political parties Question 3Who can question the decisions of the Cabinet? The Prime Minister and the Cabinet All Members of Parliament Only the Official Opposition The Senate Question 4Once you are at a polling station, where will you actually vote? In front of a poll clerk Behind a screen You must tell the poll clerk, who will then mark your choice There are different rooms to go in, depending which candidate you support Question 5Who puts ballots in the ballot box? The candidate An official from the government The person who is voting The poll clerk Question 6Which of these words best describes the type of ballot we use in Canada? Voting Secret Public Chad Question 7When do we say there is a minority government? When the party that won the fewest seats form the government When the party that won the most seats won less than half of the total number of seats When less than half the population voted for the party that won the most seats When less than half the population voted Question 8After the polling stations close, who counts the ballots? Vote officials Scrutineers The candidates Election officers Question 9An electoral district is also known as a: Constituency Local Place Election Area Locality Question 10What does it mean to "run" in an election? You ask party members to vote for you You hope that nobody else wants to do that job You ask voters to vote for you You ask the leader of the party to choose you Question 11What are Cabinet ministers responsible for? Running all aspects of the federal government Running the province they come from Running the Cabinet Running the federal government departments Question 12Where does the voters' list come from? From the political party in power at the time From the National Register of Electors Each riding makes and keeps its own list From a list of people who paid taxes the previous year Question 13How is the Member of Parliament for an electoral district chosen? 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 three candidates who receives the most votes have a second election to choose the winner The candidate who is part of the winning party becomes the Member of Parliament for that electoral district Question 14What are the names of the major federal political parties in Canada? The Social Democrats, the National Socialists, and the National Party The Democrats and the Republicans The Federalists, the Democratic Party, and the Separatists The Conservatives, the New Democratic Party, and the Liberals Question 15What three conditions must be met for a person to be eligible to vote in a federal election or a referendum? Canadian citizen, 18 years or older, voted in the last election Canadian citizen, 21 years or older, voted in the last election Canadian citizen, 21 years or older, on the voters' list Canadian citizen, 18 years or older, on the voters' list
Who decides if there is to be an early election?
What information is on a voter information card?
Who can question the decisions of the Cabinet?
Once you are at a polling station, where will you actually vote?
Who puts ballots in the ballot box?
Which of these words best describes the type of ballot we use in Canada?
When do we say there is a minority government?
After the polling stations close, who counts the ballots?
An electoral district is also known as a:
What does it mean to "run" in an election?
What are Cabinet ministers responsible for?
Where does the voters' list come from?
How is the Member of Parliament for an electoral district chosen?
What are the names of the major federal political parties in Canada?
What three conditions must be met for a person to be eligible to vote in a federal election or a referendum?
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