Government

Question 1

3 similarities of Canadian and American government

Answer 1

• both are a democracy, meaning the people vote.
• similar government structure, Canada with a senate and USA with a congress
• bills go through a similar process

Question 2

3 differences of American and Canadian government

Answer 2

• Canada is a constitutional monarchy, USA is republic
• Canada has 2 official languages, USA does not
• Canada has parliamentary-cabinet type government, USA has presidential congress
• in America head of state and head of government are the same, but in Canada the gov gen is the head of state and the PM is the head of government

Question 3

Steps of how a bill is past

Answer 3

• introduction/proposal of the bill, first reading(bill is given a title, printed, and receives a number
• second reading, bill is debated and voted on
• committee stage, bill is examined line by line
• report stage, amendments are made, reading of amended bill and it’s voted on
• third reading, debate and vote on amended bill
• goes to senate and the process is repeated.

Crown-bill is given royal assent and the Governor General makes the bill into a law

Question 4

When was the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms made a law in Canada?

Answer 4

April 17th, 1982

Question 5

What is the average age of a senator?

Answer 5

65.57

Question 6

How many senators currently sit in cabinet?

Answer 6

84

Question 7

Who is the longest serving prime minister?

Answer 7

William Lyon Mackenzie King who was in office for 21 years 5 months, and 1day

Question 8

Who is the member of parliament in our riding?

Answer 8

Bill Boyd

Question 9

How much does it cost to do a parliamentary tour?

Answer 9

Nothing, it is free

Question 10

Requirements a parliamentary guide must have?

Answer 10

• be bilingual
• study at a Canadian university
• be a Canadian citizen

Question 11

When did woman get the right to vote In Canada’s federal elections

Answer 11

1916

Question 12

How old was Canada’s youngest PM? What’s his name?

Answer 12

Charles Joseph Clark, he was 39 years and 11 months

Question 13

What is a recession?

Answer 13

A recession is a period of economic decline or downfall during which trade and industry activities are reduced

Question 14

Who won Canada’s 2015 election?

Answer 14

Justin Trudeau. Liberal party

Question 15

How old to you have to be to vote?

Answer 15

18 years

Question 16

3 major parties and their leaders running for power?

Answer 16

Liberals- Justin Trudeau
NDP-Tom mulcair
Conservative- Stephan Harper

Question 17

Difference between majority government and minority government?

Answer 17

Majority- when the government has the absolute majority of seats in the legislature or parliament
Minority- where the largest party only has a plurality of seats

Question 18

What’s the biggest key to a strong democracy?

Answer 18

The people, they vote on who they want to represent them