6.6 After an Election

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

The Sovereign

The Official Opposition Leader

The Governor General

The outgoing Prime Minister

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

The Leader of the Official Opposition

The Sovereign

The Cabinet

The Governor General

#3. 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 Governor General

The Association of Industries

#4. What is a minority government?

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

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

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

The Cabinet

The Senate

The House of Commons

Opposition parties

#6. Who wins in an election?

Candidates who got the least votes in their respective constituencies

Candidates who got the most votes in their respective constituencies

Candidates who lead the exit polls

Candidates recommended by the Sovereign

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

To prepare the government’s budget

To prevent the Cabinet from functioning

To approve new laws

To peacefully oppose or try to improve government proposals

#8. How is a minority government formed?

By launching a coup

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

By usurping power from the majority government

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

Select all that apply:

The Republican Party

The New Democratic Party (NDP)

The Liberal Party

The Conservative Party

#10. How does the Prime Minister run 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

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

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

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

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

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

A team of ministers chosen by The Sovereign

A type of furniture used by the MPs

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

Select all that apply:

Official Opposition

His/Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition

The Biggest Opposition

The Main Opposition

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

Elections Canada

The Prime Minister

The Leader of the Official Opposition

The Sovereign

#14. 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 and the Official Opposition party becomes the governing party

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 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

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

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

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

#16. Who chooses the Cabinet Ministers?

The Governor General

The Prime Minister

The Leader of the Official Opposition

The Soverign

#17. What do cabinet ministers do?

Elect the provincial Premiers

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

Elect the lieutenant governors

Create ad campaigns

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

False

True

#19. Who prepares the government’s budget?

The Prime Minister

The Senate

The Cabinet

The Sovereign

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

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

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

#21. Cabinet ministers are also known as:

Ministers of the Prime Minister

Ministers of the the House of Commons

Ministers of the Governor General

Ministers of the Crown

#22. 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

#23. Who can propose a new law?

The Prime Minister

Any citizen

Any MP in the House of Commons

The Sovereign

#24. Who forms the government after federal elections?

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

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

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

The Cabinet

Leader of the Official Opposition

The Governor General

The Sovereign

#26. What is a majority government?

The party in power holds 40% 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 15% or more seats in the House of Commons

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

#27. What does confidence in the government mean?

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

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 the majority of MPs in the House of Commons

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

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

Indefinitely

As long as they have the support of the Sovereign

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

Only the Leader of the Official Opposition

Only fellow cabinet ministers

Any member of the House of Commons

Only the Sovereign

Results

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

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

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

#4. What is a minority government?

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

#6. Who wins in an election?

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

#8. How is a minority government formed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#16. Who chooses the Cabinet Ministers?

#17. What do cabinet ministers do?

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

#19. Who prepares the government’s budget?

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

#21. Cabinet ministers are also known as:

#22. 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.

#23. Who can propose a new law?

#24. Who forms the government after federal elections?

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

#26. What is a majority government?

#27. What does confidence in the government mean?

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

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