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Question 1

What are the three levels of government in Canada?

Answer 1

Federal, Provincial and municipal

Question 2

What are the leaders called at each level of government?

Answer 2

Federal- prime minister, members of parliament/ Provincial-Premier and Members of legislature/ Municipal- Mayor and councilors.

Question 3

2 responsibilities of each level

Answer 3

F- national security and immigration/P- prov. parks and highways/M-Road maintenance and and parks

Question 4

what type of government system do we have in Canada

Answer 4

Parlimentry government

Question 5

who represents the monarch at the federal level

Answer 5

The Governor general

Question 6

who represents the monarch at the provincial level

Answer 6

the lieutenant governor

Question 7

explain the role of the monarch representative in Canadian government

Answer 7

signing bills into law, swearing in the prime minister and cabinet.

Question 9

what is the main function of each branch

Answer 9

Legislative- pass bills into law/Executive- come up with ideas for bills/Judicial- enforcing laws, examining laws.

Question 10

why is it important to have separate branches of government

Answer 10

each separate branch has different responsibility’s to make sure the bills is fair to human rights before becoming law.

Question 11

another word for the legislative branch is

Answer 11

congress

Question 12

the upper chamber in parliament is called the

Answer 12

senate

Question 13

the people in this chamber are called

Answer 13

members of the house

Question 14

how many are there

Answer 14

100

Question 15

how are they chosen

Answer 15

they are elected

Question 16

the lower chamber in parliament is called the

Answer 16

house of commons

Question 17

the people in this chamber are called

Answer 17

members of parliament

Question 18

how many are there

Answer 18

338

Question 19

how are they chosen

Answer 19

elected to represent canada

Question 20

explain the activities that take place within the chambers

Answer 20

Upper chamber- suggest improvments, and fix mistakes/ Lower chamber- they represent electoral

Question 21

what is the highest court in Canada

Answer 21

The supreme court of canada

Question 22

what does judicial independence mean? Why is it important?

Question 23

what kind of cases typically reach the supreme court of canada? give an example of an issue that might require supreme court intervention.

Question 24

what documents does the supreme court use to declare something as “ unconstitutonal”?

Question 25

accourding to the constitution, what are 3 freedoms that we have in canada

Answer 25

freedom of speach,

Question 26

according to the constitution, what are 3 right we have in Canada

Answer 26

the right to own property