5.4 Constitutional Monarchy

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

False

True

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

The Prime Minister

The Sovereign

The Governor General

The House of Commons

#3. In Canada, the Sovereign is:

Select all that apply:

The focus of citizenship and allegiance

The supreme judge in legal matters before the Supreme Court

A guardian of constitutional freedoms

A symbol of Canadian sovereignty and a reflection of Canada’s history

#4. 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 Sovereign is the guardian of constitutional freedoms in all Commonwealth nations

The Sovereign is the Head of the Commonwealth nations

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

True

False

#6. The Governor General of Canada is:

Elected by the people

Appointed by the Sovereign without any consultations with the Parliament

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

Appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister

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

True

False

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

The Head of Judiciary

The Governor General

The Head of Government

The Head of State

#9. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Asia?

Select all that apply:

India

China

Thailand

Japan

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

False

True

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

False

True

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

False

True

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

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

The constitution of Canada is written by Canada’s Monarch

Canada’s Monarch is constitutionally elected by Canadian citizens

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

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

Egypt

Israel

Morocco

Jordan

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

The Senate

Premiers

Lieutenant Governors

The Prime Minister

#16. The Lieutenant Governor in each province is:

Appointed by the Premier of each Province

Appointed by the Sovereign

Appointed by the Governor General

Elected by the people

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

True

False

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

False

True

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

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

Canada’s Sovereign presides over the Parliamentary debates

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

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

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

Two years

One year

Five years

Three years

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

False

True

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

Mary Simon

Doug Ford

Julie Payette

David Johnston

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

Nobody

The Prime Minister

The House of Commons

The Cabinet

#24. 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

Thailand, Japan, Jordon and Morocco

India, USA, and Germany

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

False

True

#26. Who appoints the Governor General of Canada?

The House of Commons

The Cabinet

The Sovereign

The Prime Minister

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

By governing Canada using the rule of law

By serving as an example of lifelong service to the community

By appointing the Governor General

By acting as a guardian of constitutional freedoms

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

Canada is a police-run state

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

Canada is ruled by lawyers

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

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

False

True

#30. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Oceania?

Select all that apply:

New Zealand

Japan

Morocco

Australia

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

The Governor General

The Prime Minister

The Monarch

The Lieutenant Governor

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

One year

Two years

Five years

Three years

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

False

True

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

True

False

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

Premier of each Province

The Sovereign

The Prime Minister

The Governor General

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

True

False

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

The Governor General

The Sovereign

The Premier

The Prime Minister

#38. Which constitutional monarchy exists in North Africa?

Saudi Arabia

Jordan

Morocco

Iraq

#39. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Europe?

Germany

Scandinavian countries (Norway, Sweden and Denmark)

The Netherlands

Spain

Results

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

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

#3. In Canada, the Sovereign is:

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

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

#6. The Governor General of Canada is:

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

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

#9. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Asia?

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

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

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

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

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

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

#16. The Lieutenant Governor in each province is:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#26. Who appoints the Governor General of Canada?

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

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

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

#30. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Oceania?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#38. Which constitutional monarchy exists in North Africa?

#39. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Europe?