Types of Government

Question 1

What is a Majority Government?

Answer 1

Ruling party has more than half the total number of seats in the legislature.

Question 2

What is a Minority Government?

Answer 2

Ruling party has more seats than any other party. Other parties combined have more seats than the government.

Question 3

What is a coalition?

Answer 3

A formal alliance of political parties.

Question 4

What are the positions in Federal Government? (6)

Answer 4

• Prime Minister
• Governor General
• Cabinet
• House of commons
• Senate
• Public Service

Question 5

What are the positions in Provincial/Territorial Government? (5)

Answer 5

• Premier
• Lieutenant Governor
• Legislative Assembly
• Cabinet
• Public service

Question 6

What are the positions in Municipal Government? (2)

Answer 6

• Mayor
• Councillors

Question 7

What is the Federal Government Responsible for? (5)

Answer 7

• postal
• currency
• employment insurance
• military
• transportation (shared)

Question 8

What is the Provincial government responsible for? (5)

Answer 8

• Education
• Health care
• roads/bridges
• Liquor licenses
• Transportation (shared)

Question 9

What is the municipal government responsible for? (4)

Answer 9

• Schools/Libraries
• Parks
• Fire departments
• Transportation (shared)

Question 10

What are the different types of government?

Answer 10

Federal, Provincial/Territorial, Municipal, and Aboriginal Self-Governed.

Question 11

What’s the difference between making a law provincially and federally?

Answer 11

There is no senate provincially.