6.6 After an Election

#1. What is a test of confidence for the government?

Any vote that is declared by the leader of the Official Opposition as a vote of confidence

Opinions in mainstream new media are a test of confidence in the government

Any vote on a major issue in the House of Commons is a test of confidence for the governing party

Social media opinions are a test of confidence for the government

#2. What are the major parties currently represented in the House of Commons?

Select all that apply:

The Liberal Party

The New Democratic Party (NDP)

The Republican Party

The Conservative Party

#3. Who proposes the majority of new laws in the House of Commons?

The Governor General

The Sovereign

The Cabinet

Leader of the Official Opposition

#4. What do cabinet ministers do?

Create ad campaigns

Run the various affairs of the government along with the Prime Minister

Elect the lieutenant governors

Elect the provincial Premiers

#5. Who chooses the Cabinet Ministers?

The Soverign

The Governor General

The Prime Minister

The Leader of the Official Opposition

#6. Who becomes the Prime Minister after the federal elections?

An MP chosen by the Sovereign from the political party that wins the most number of seats in the House of Commons

The leader of the political party that wins the most number of seats in the House of Commons

The largest donor of the political party that wins the most number of seats in the House of Commons

The leader of the political party that wins the second most number of seats in the House of Commons

#7. What does Cabinet refer to in the Canadian parliament?

The Prime Minister and a team of ministers chosen by the Prime Minister

A team of ministers chosen by The Sovereign

A type of furniture used by the MPs

The Prime Minister and a team of Cabinet ministers chosen by The Sovereign

#8. How long does the party in power run the government?

As long as they have the support of the Sovereign

Indefinitely

As long as they have the support of the Official Opposition

As long as they have the support of the majority of MPs in the House of Commons

#9. How does the Prime Minister run the government?

Through a team of Cabinet Ministers appointed by the Sovereign for managing various affairs of the government

Through a team of Cabinet Ministers who manage various affairs of the government

Through a team of Cabinet Ministers appointed by the House Speaker for managing various affairs of the government

Through a team of Cabinet Ministers appointed by the Leader of the Official Opposition for managing various affairs of the government

#10. Who appoints the Prime Minister after federal elections?

The Sovereign

The Governor General

The Official Opposition Leader

The outgoing Prime Minister

#11. Who can question the decisions of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet ministers in the Parliament?

Only the Leader of the Official Opposition

Only the Sovereign

Any member of the House of Commons

Only fellow cabinet ministers

#12. The Prime Minister chooses a team of Cabinet ministers, mostly from the MPs in the House of Commons to run the different affairs of the government.

False

True

#13. Who prepares the government’s budget?

The Prime Minister

The Cabinet

The Senate

The Sovereign

#14. What are the parties in the Parliament that are not in power called?

The House of Commons

The Senate

The Cabinet

Opposition parties

#15. What is the opposition party with the most MPs in the House of Commons called?

Select all that apply:

Official Opposition

The Biggest Opposition

His/Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition

The Main Opposition

#16. What is a minority government?

The party in power holds 75% seats in the House of Commons

The party in power holds 90% seats in the House of Commons

The party in power holds 50% or more seats in the House of Commons

The party in power holds less than 50% of the seats in the House of Commons

#17. Who is in charge of running the government?

The Governor General

The Cabinet

The Sovereign

The Leader of the Official Opposition

#18. Who can propose a new law?

The Prime Minister

Any citizen

Any MP in the House of Commons

The Sovereign

#19. How is a minority government formed?

By launching a coup

By usurping power from the majority government

Through temporary coalition with one or more other minority parties to raise the combined seat share to a majority stake in the House of Commons

Through permanent coalition with one or more other minority parties to raise the combined seat share to a majority stake in the House of Commons

#20. Who wins in an election?

Candidates who lead the exit polls

Candidates who got the most votes in their respective constituencies

Candidates recommended by the Sovereign

Candidates who got the least votes in their respective constituencies

#21. Who invites the leader of the political party that won the most seats in the House of Commons to form the government?

The Mayor

The Sovereign

The Association of Industries

The Governor General

#22. What does confidence in the government mean?

The Prime Minister and the party running the government have the support of the majority of MPs in the House of Commons

The Prime Minister and the party running the government have the support of the Sovereign

The Prime Minister and the party running the government have the support of all news anchors

The Prime Minister and the party running the government have self-confidence

#23. What happens if a governing party loses a vote in the House of Commons on a major government decision?

The governing party is deemed to have lost the confidence of the House of Commons but can continue in power

The governing party is deemed to have lost the confidence of the House of Commons and the Official Opposition party becomes the governing party

The governing party is deemed to have lost the confidence of the House of Commons and the Prime Minister must ask the Governor General to call an early election

The governing party is deemed to have lost the confidence of the House of Commons and The Sovereign takes over

#24. Who forms the government after federal elections?

The political party that fielded the most candidates

The political party that spent the most money during campaigning

The political party who gets the Sovereign’s recommendation

The political party with the highest number of elected MPs in the House of Commons

#25. On whose behalf does the Governor General call an election?

The Prime Minister

The Sovereign

The Leader of the Official Opposition

Elections Canada

#26. What is a majority government?

The party in power holds 15% or more seats in the House of Commons

The party in power holds 50% or more seats in the House of Commons

The party in power holds 33% seats in the House of Commons

The party in power holds 40% or more seats in the House of Commons

#27. What is the role of the opposition parties in the House of Commons?

To peacefully oppose or try to improve government proposals

To prepare the government’s budget

To approve new laws

To prevent the Cabinet from functioning

#28. Cabinet ministers are also known as:

Ministers of the the House of Commons

Ministers of the Crown

Ministers of the Prime Minister

Ministers of the Governor General

#29. The Cabinet makes important decisions about how the country is governed, how the budget is prepared, and what new laws to propose.

False

True

Results

#1. What is a test of confidence for the government?

#2. What are the major parties currently represented in the House of Commons?

#3. Who proposes the majority of new laws in the House of Commons?

#4. What do cabinet ministers do?

#5. Who chooses the Cabinet Ministers?

#6. Who becomes the Prime Minister after the federal elections?

#7. What does Cabinet refer to in the Canadian parliament?

#8. How long does the party in power run the government?

#9. How does the Prime Minister run the government?

#10. Who appoints the Prime Minister after federal elections?

#11. Who can question the decisions of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet ministers in the Parliament?

#12. The Prime Minister chooses a team of Cabinet ministers, mostly from the MPs in the House of Commons to run the different affairs of the government.

#13. Who prepares the government’s budget?

#14. What are the parties in the Parliament that are not in power called?

#15. What is the opposition party with the most MPs in the House of Commons called?

#16. What is a minority government?

#17. Who is in charge of running the government?

#18. Who can propose a new law?

#19. How is a minority government formed?

#20. Who wins in an election?

#21. Who invites the leader of the political party that won the most seats in the House of Commons to form the government?

#22. What does confidence in the government mean?

#23. What happens if a governing party loses a vote in the House of Commons on a major government decision?

#24. Who forms the government after federal elections?

#25. On whose behalf does the Governor General call an election?

#26. What is a majority government?

#27. What is the role of the opposition parties in the House of Commons?

#28. Cabinet ministers are also known as:

#29. The Cabinet makes important decisions about how the country is governed, how the budget is prepared, and what new laws to propose.