5.4 Constitutional Monarchy

#1. What does it mean to say that Canada is run by the rule of law?

Canada is a police-run state

Canada’s hereditary Sovereign reigns in accordance with the Constitution of Canada, and nobody is deemed above the law

Canada is ruled by lawyers

Canada’s Supreme Court lays down the laws that the government has to abide by

#2. The Sovereign is represented by another official person in Canada at the federal level but not at the individual provincial levels.

True

False

#3. Canada is a country run by the rule of law.

False

True

#4. On whose advice is the Lieutenant Governor appointed in each province?

The Prime Minister

The Governor General

Premier of each Province

The Sovereign

#5. Which constitutional monarchies exist in the Middle East?

Israel

Morocco

Jordan

Egypt

#6. What does the term “constitutional monarchy” mean in Canada?

Canada’s Monarch is constitutionally elected by Canadian citizens

Canada’s Monarch reigns in accordance with the Constitution of Canada

Canadian provinces can choose between the constitution and monarchy as their choice of governance during an election

The constitution of Canada is written by Canada’s Monarch

#7. The Governor General of Canada is:

Appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister

Elected by the people

Appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the House of Commons

Appointed by the Sovereign without any consultations with the Parliament

#8. Who appoints the Governor General of Canada?

The Sovereign

The House of Commons

The Prime Minister

The Cabinet

#9. In addition to Canada, what other constitutional monarchies exist in the world?

Select all that apply:

Denmark, Norway, Sweden and The Netherlands

Australia, New Zealand and Spain

India, USA, and Germany

Thailand, Japan, Jordon and Morocco

#10. Canada is a country that is run by the rule of the Monarch.

True

False

#11. Who was the 29th Governor General of Canada?

Julie Payette

David Johnston

Mary Simon

Doug Ford

#12. Who officially represents the Sovereign in each of the ten provinces in Canada?

Lieutenant Governors

Premiers

The Prime Minister

The Senate

#13. Who is the Head of Government in Canada?

The Sovereign

The Premier

The Governor General

The Prime Minister

#14. What is the role of the Sovereign in the Commonwealth?

The Sovereign is the symbol of sovereignty in all Commonwealth nations

The Sovereign the focus of citizenship and allegiance in all Commonwealth nations

The Cabinet

The House of Commons

The Prime Minister

Nobody

#23. Canada’s Head of State is a democratically elected position.

False

True

#24. The Lieutenant Governor in each province is:

Appointed by the Sovereign

Appointed by the Governor General

Elected by the people

Appointed by the Premier of each Province

#25. Who officially represents the Sovereign at the federal level?

The Prime Minister

The Monarch

The Governor General

The Lieutenant Governor

#26. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Asia?

Select all that apply:

Japan

China

Thailand

India

#27. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Europe?

The Netherlands

Scandinavian countries (Norway, Sweden and Denmark)

Germany

Spain

#28. What is the term of service for Lieutenant Governors in the Provinces of Canada?

Five years

One year

Three years

Two years

#29. Which constitutional monarchy exists in North Africa?

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

Morocco

Jordan

#30. The Sovereign is not a part of Canada’s Parliament.

True

False

#31. The Sovereign links Canada to more than 50 other Commonwealth Nations that cooperate with each other to advance social, economic and cultural progress.

True

False

#32. Being the Head of the State, the Sovereign directs the government in Canada.

False

True

#33. Who is the Head of State in Canada?

The Prime Minister

The Governor General

The House of Commons

The Sovereign

#34. How does the Royal Family inspire Canadian citizens to give their best to their country?

By governing Canada using the rule of law

By acting as a guardian of constitutional freedoms

By serving as an example of lifelong service to the community

By appointing the Governor General

#35. In Canada, who actually directs the governing of the country?

The Head of Government

The Head of State

The Head of Judiciary

The Governor General

#36. The Sovereign is officially represented in all the provinces by another person.

False

True

#37. What is the Sovereign’s role in Canada’s Parliament?

Canada’s Sovereign presides over the Parliamentary debates

The Sovereign plays a non-partisan role as the focus of citizenship and allegiance, most visibly during royal visits to Canada

Canada’s Sovereign writes the Constitution of Canada in the Parliament

Canada’s Sovereign is not democratically elected, and therefore, has no role in Canada’s Parliament

#38. In Canada, the Head of State and the Head of Government are different positions.

False

True

#39. What is the term of service for the Governor General of Canada?

Five years

Two years

Three years

One year

Results

#1. What does it mean to say that Canada is run by the rule of law?

#2. The Sovereign is represented by another official person in Canada at the federal level but not at the individual provincial levels.

#3. Canada is a country run by the rule of law.

#4. On whose advice is the Lieutenant Governor appointed in each province?

#5. Which constitutional monarchies exist in the Middle East?

#6. What does the term “constitutional monarchy” mean in Canada?

#7. The Governor General of Canada is:

#8. Who appoints the Governor General of Canada?

#9. In addition to Canada, what other constitutional monarchies exist in the world?

#10. Canada is a country that is run by the rule of the Monarch.

#11. Who was the 29th Governor General of Canada?

#12. Who officially represents the Sovereign in each of the ten provinces in Canada?

#13. Who is the Head of Government in Canada?

#14. What is the role of the Sovereign in the Commonwealth?

#15. The Prime Minister directs the government in Canada?

#16. Canada is the only constitutional monarchy in North America.

#17. Canada is unique in being the only constitutional monarchy in the world.

#18. The Sovereign is officially represented by other persons in Canada, both at the federal and provincial levels.

#19. In Canada, the Sovereign is:

#20. The Sovereign is the focus of citizenship and allegiance in Canada.

#21. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Oceania?

#22. On whose advice does the Sovereign appoint the Governor General of Canada?

#23. Canada’s Head of State is a democratically elected position.

#24. The Lieutenant Governor in each province is:

#25. Who officially represents the Sovereign at the federal level?

#26. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Asia?

#27. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Europe?

#28. What is the term of service for Lieutenant Governors in the Provinces of Canada?

#29. Which constitutional monarchy exists in North Africa?

#30. The Sovereign is not a part of Canada’s Parliament.

#31. The Sovereign links Canada to more than 50 other Commonwealth Nations that cooperate with each other to advance social, economic and cultural progress.

#32. Being the Head of the State, the Sovereign directs the government in Canada.

#33. Who is the Head of State in Canada?

#34. How does the Royal Family inspire Canadian citizens to give their best to their country?

#35. In Canada, who actually directs the governing of the country?

#36. The Sovereign is officially represented in all the provinces by another person.

#37. What is the Sovereign’s role in Canada’s Parliament?

#38. In Canada, the Head of State and the Head of Government are different positions.

#39. What is the term of service for the Governor General of Canada?