5.5 Branches of Canadian Government

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

False

True

#2. What does MPP stand for?

Member of Province and Parliament

Member of Parliament in Province

Member of Parliamentary Party

Member of Provincial Parliament

#3. What does MNA stand for?

Member of Non-elected Assembly

Member of National Artisans

Member of Natural Assembly

Member of National Assembly

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

The Leader of the Opposition

The Prime MInister

The interplay between the three branches of the government

The police

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

Interplay between executive, legislative and judicial brances

Executive branch

Legislative branch

Judicial branch

#6. What does MHA stand for?

Member of His Assembly

Member of High Assembly

Member of Higher Assembly

Member of the House of Assembly

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

True

False

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

Three

Six

Four

Two

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

True

False

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

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches

Monarch, Executive and Legislative branches

Executive, Legislative, and Municipal branches

Federal, Provincial and Municipal branches

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

Select all that apply:

MPs

MLAs or MPPs

MHAs

MNAs

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

True

False

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

False

True

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

Monarch at the Federal level

Leader of Opposition at the Federal level

Governor General at the Federal level

Prime Minister at the Federal level

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

A legislative role

A ceremonial role

An executive role

A judicial role

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

False

True

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

False

True

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

Premier

Commissioner

Lieutenant Governor

Governor General

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

Helps to uphold Canadian values

Helps to secure the rights and freedoms of Canadians

Helps to advance Canadian economy

Helps to select the Prime Minister

#20. What does MLA stand for?

Member of Legal Assembly

Member of Legislative Assembly

Member of Local Assembly

Member of Local Artisans

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

The Lieutenant Governor at the Federal Level

The Prime Minister in the Federal Government

The Commissioner

The Governor General at the Federal level

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

The Premier

The Commissioner

The Prime Minister

The Governor General

Results

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

#2. What does MPP stand for?

#3. What does MNA stand for?

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

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

#6. What does MHA stand for?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#20. What does MLA stand for?

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

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