5.5 Branches of Canadian Government

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

True

False

#2. What does MPP stand for?

Member of Parliamentary Party

Member of Parliament in Province

Member of Provincial Parliament

Member of Province and Parliament

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

Helps to secure the rights and freedoms of Canadians

Helps to select the Prime Minister

Helps to advance Canadian economy

Helps to uphold Canadian values

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

False

True

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

Select all that apply:

MNAs

MLAs or MPPs

MHAs

MPs

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

Four

Six

Two

Three

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

True

False

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

Governor General

Commissioner

Premier

Lieutenant Governor

#9. What does MNA stand for?

Member of Non-elected Assembly

Member of Natural Assembly

Member of National Artisans

Member of National Assembly

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

True

False

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

Judicial branch

Interplay between executive, legislative and judicial brances

Executive branch

Legislative branch

#12. What does MLA stand for?

Member of Legislative Assembly

Member of Legal Assembly

Member of Local Assembly

Member of Local Artisans

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

The Prime Minister

The Commissioner

The Governor General

The Premier

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

Executive, Legislative, and Municipal branches

Monarch, Executive and Legislative branches

Federal, Provincial and Municipal branches

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches

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

False

True

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

True

False

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

False

True

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

The Prime Minister in the Federal Government

The Commissioner

The Governor General at the Federal level

The Lieutenant Governor at the Federal Level

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

A ceremonial role

A judicial role

A legislative role

An executive role

#20. What does MHA stand for?

Member of Higher Assembly

Member of His Assembly

Member of the House of Assembly

Member of High Assembly

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

Leader of Opposition at the Federal level

Monarch at the Federal level

Governor General at the Federal level

Prime Minister at the Federal level

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

The police

The Prime MInister

The interplay between the three branches of the government

The Leader of the Opposition

Results

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

#2. What does MPP stand for?

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

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

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

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

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

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

#9. What does MNA stand for?

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

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

#12. What does MLA stand for?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#20. What does MHA stand for?

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

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