5.5 Branches of Canadian Government

#1. What does MLA stand for?

Member of Local Assembly

Member of Legislative Assembly

Member of Local Artisans

Member of Legal Assembly

#2. Who is the head of government in a Province?

The Prime Minister

The Governor General

The Premier

The Commissioner

#3. Provincial and Territorial laws are made by elected MPs in the House of Commons.

False

True

#4. What kind of role does the Commissioner play in the Territories of Canada?

A judicial role

A legislative role

An executive role

A ceremonial role

#5. The legislature in each province and territorial government is appointed by the Prime Minister.

False

True

#6. The role of a Lieutenant Governor in a Province is similar to the role of:

Prime Minister at the Federal level

Monarch at the Federal level

Leader of Opposition at the Federal level

Governor General at the Federal level

#7. Who represents the Federal Government in the three Territories of Canada?

Lieutenant Governor

Premier

Governor General

Commissioner

#8. What does MNA stand for?

Member of National Artisans

Member of Non-elected Assembly

Member of Natural Assembly

Member of National Assembly

#9. What does MPP stand for?

Member of Province and Parliament

Member of Provincial Parliament

Member of Parliamentary Party

Member of Parliament in Province

#10. The three branches of the Canadian government work together, sometimes in creative tension.

False

True

#11. What helps to secure the rights and freedoms of Canadians?

The Leader of the Opposition

The police

The interplay between the three branches of the government

The Prime MInister

#12. The role of the Premier in a province is similar to the role of:

The Governor General at the Federal level

The Prime Minister in the Federal Government

The Lieutenant Governor at the Federal Level

The Commissioner

#13. How many branches of government are there in Canada?

Three

Two

Six

Four

#14. What does MHA stand for?

Member of Higher Assembly

Member of the House of Assembly

Member of High Assembly

Member of His Assembly

#15. The legislature in each Province and Territory is appointed by the Sovereign.

False

True

#16. The elected governments in each Province and Territory are responsible for passing their own Provincial and Territorial laws.

True

False

#17. The elected members of Provincial and Territorial legislatures are called:

Select all that apply:

MNAs

MPs

MLAs or MPPs

MHAs

#18. What does the interplay between the three branches of the Canadian government ensure for Canadians?

Helps to advance Canadian economy

Helps to select the Prime Minister

Helps to uphold Canadian values

Helps to secure the rights and freedoms of Canadians

#19. The legislature in each Province and Territorial government is elected by the people in that Province or Territory.

True

False

#20. The Commissioner directs the government in the three Territories of Canada?

False

True

#21. Which branch of the government is responsible for making laws?

Interplay between executive, legislative and judicial brances

Judicial branch

Executive branch

Legislative branch

#22. What are the three branches of the Canadian government?

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches

Federal, Provincial and Municipal branches

Executive, Legislative, and Municipal branches

Monarch, Executive and Legislative branches

Results

#1. What does MLA stand for?

#2. Who is the head of government in a Province?

#3. Provincial and Territorial laws are made by elected MPs in the House of Commons.

#4. What kind of role does the Commissioner play in the Territories of Canada?

#5. The legislature in each province and territorial government is appointed by the Prime Minister.

#6. The role of a Lieutenant Governor in a Province is similar to the role of:

#7. Who represents the Federal Government in the three Territories of Canada?

#8. What does MNA stand for?

#9. What does MPP stand for?

#10. The three branches of the Canadian government work together, sometimes in creative tension.

#11. What helps to secure the rights and freedoms of Canadians?

#12. The role of the Premier in a province is similar to the role of:

#13. How many branches of government are there in Canada?

#14. What does MHA stand for?

#15. The legislature in each Province and Territory is appointed by the Sovereign.

#16. The elected governments in each Province and Territory are responsible for passing their own Provincial and Territorial laws.

#17. The elected members of Provincial and Territorial legislatures are called:

#18. What does the interplay between the three branches of the Canadian government ensure for Canadians?

#19. The legislature in each Province and Territorial government is elected by the people in that Province or Territory.

#20. The Commissioner directs the government in the three Territories of Canada?

#21. Which branch of the government is responsible for making laws?

#22. What are the three branches of the Canadian government?