Government

Question 0

Executive power

Answer 0

Power to administer and enforce the laws of a country

Question 1

Constitution

Answer 1

Set of rules for the various levels of government to follow in their decision making

Question 2

Legislative power

Answer 2

Power to make and amend laws

Question 3

Judicial power

Answer 3

Power to decide who has broken laws and what penalties they will be given

Question 4

Royal assent

Answer 4

Approval given to legislation by the monarchy

Question 5

Residual power

Answer 5

Power that remains with one level of government

Question 6

Municipality

Answer 6

A city or town with its own local government

Question 7

Levels of government?

Answer 7

Federal, provincial, municipal

Question 8

️Party system

Answer 8

Group of people who have the same beliefs, ideas, and plans about the best way to govern

Question 9

Political spectrum

Answer 9

Communism. Anarchy
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Left Right

Question 10

Political platform

Answer 10

A key idea in your political party

Question 11

Democracy

Answer 11

Everyone is heard

Question 12

Governor General

Answer 12

A representative of the king or queen, provides royal assent

Question 13

Charter of human rights

Answer 13

States basic right of all Canadiens

Question 14

Caucus meeting

Answer 14

Secret Meeting of all the people in your party

Question 15

What are things that the federal government do?

Answer 15

Provide defence, postal service, inspectors, pensions, interest on CSBs, RCMP

Question 16

What are things the provincial government do?

Answer 16

Provide highways, health services, education facilities, licences, provincial police

Question 17

What are things local/municipal government do?

Answer 17

Provide firefighters, snow removal, water supply, garbage collection, public transit, local police

Question 18

Executive branch

Answer 18

The executive branch of the federal government consists of the monarch, prime minister, and the cabinet

Question 19

Legislative branch

Answer 19

The legislative branch of the federal government is composed of the monarch, the HOC, and the senate

Question 20

The judicial branch

Answer 20

The judicial branch consists of the Supreme Court and the federal judges of Canada

Question 21

Constitutional monarchy

Answer 21

Canada follows the British political tradition which recognizes the monarch (king or queen) as our head of state

Question 22

PM (prime minister)

Answer 22

Citizens of Canada do not directly choose the leader of their nation. Instead the leader of the party with the most elected representatives to the House of Commons (HOC) becomes the pm

Question 23

Cabinet

Answer 23

People go have been selected by the pm who are good leaders and who reflect the cultural, linguistic, and social diversity of the nation