The Legislative Branch

Question 1

What is the Legislative Branch?

Answer 1

Law making

Question 2

Who are in the House of Commons?
When are they elected?

Answer 2

People who are democratically elected.

Consists of MPs

Elected during federal elections

Question 3

How many MPs are there?

Answer 3

338

Question 4

What do they do in the HOC?

Answer 4

Propose, debate, scrutinize, and vote on bills

Question 5

What is a bill?

Answer 5

A proposed law

Question 6

To pass a bill how many votes are needed…

Answer 6

The government needs “one-half plus one” of the MPs votes

Question 7

What is a Question Period?

Answer 7

Debate

Question 8

What is the Senate?

Answer 8

Sober Second Thought

Question 9

What happens after a bill is passed in the House of Commons?

Answer 9

Gets sent to the Senate.

Question 10

There are 105 Senators. (True or False)?

Answer 10

True 😁

Question 11

Is the Senate able to make changes to the bill?

Answer 11

Yes 👍🏾

Question 12

How do senators get their position?

Answer 12

They are elected by the Governor General

Question 13

What is Legislative Assembly?

Answer 13

A place where MLAs work.
Like the HOC but provincial.

Question 14

Who is the Local Government led by?

Answer 14

The Mayor and Councilors

Question 15

Mayor is elected by the people and leads councillors (True or False?)

Answer 15

True

Question 16

What are the 7 stages of proposing and passing a bill?

Answer 16

1. HOC proposes
2. Readings
3. Questions/ Debate
4. Changes/ Research
5. Vote
6. Senate, same thing over
7. If passed, needs royal assent THEN law.