5.4 Constitutional Monarchy

#1. 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 acting as a guardian of constitutional freedoms

By appointing the Governor General

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

Select all that apply:

India, USA, and Germany

Thailand, Japan, Jordon and Morocco

Australia, New Zealand and Spain

Denmark, Norway, Sweden and The Netherlands

#3. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Oceania?

Select all that apply:

Australia

New Zealand

Japan

Morocco

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

The Governor General

The Head of State

The Head of Judiciary

The Head of Government

#5. In Canada, the Sovereign is:

Select all that apply:

The focus of citizenship and allegiance

A guardian of constitutional freedoms

The supreme judge in legal matters before the Supreme Court

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

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

False

True

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

True

False

#8. The Governor General of Canada is:

Appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister

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

Appointed by the Sovereign without any consultations with the Parliament

Elected by the people

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

Canada is a police-run state

Canada is ruled by lawyers

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

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

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

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

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

False

True

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

The House of Commons

The Prime Minister

Nobody

The Cabinet

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

True

False

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

Israel

Egypt

Jordan

Morocco

#15. The Lieutenant Governor in each province is:

Elected by the people

Appointed by the Sovereign

Appointed by the Premier of each Province

Appointed by the Governor General

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

True

False

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

False

True

#18. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Europe?

The Netherlands

Spain

Scandinavian countries (Norway, Sweden and Denmark)

Germany

#19. Which constitutional monarchy exists in North Africa?

Iraq

Jordan

Saudi Arabia

Morocco

#20. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Asia?

Select all that apply:

China

Japan

Thailand

India

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

The Governor General

The Premier

The Prime Minister

The Sovereign

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

False

True

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

The Prime Minister

The Monarch

The Governor General

The Lieutenant Governor

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

True

False

#25. Who appoints the Governor General of Canada?

The Sovereign

The House of Commons

The Cabinet

The Prime Minister

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

False

True

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

True

False

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

False

True

#29. 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

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

Premiers

The Prime Minister

Lieutenant Governors

The Senate

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

Doug Ford

David Johnston

Mary Simon

Julie Payette

#32. What does the term “constitutional monarchy” mean in 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

Canada’s Monarch is constitutionally elected by Canadian citizens

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

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

The Prime Minister

The Sovereign

The Governor General

The House of Commons

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

False

True

#35. 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

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

Two years

Three years

Five years

One year

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

Three years

One year

Five years

Two years

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

The Prime Minister

Premier of each Province

The Governor General

The Sovereign

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

False

True

Results

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

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

#3. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Oceania?

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

#5. In Canada, the Sovereign is:

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

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

#8. The Governor General of Canada is:

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

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

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

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

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

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

#15. The Lieutenant Governor in each province is:

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

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

#18. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Europe?

#19. Which constitutional monarchy exists in North Africa?

#20. Which constitutional monarchies exist in Asia?

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

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

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

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

#25. Who appoints the Governor General of Canada?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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