Chapter 1 Practice Test1. Canada’s Parliament is made up of:

a. Members of Parliament (MPs)b. Members of Parliament and Senatorsc. The Monarch, the Senate and the House of Commonsd. The Monarch, the Senate, the House of Commons and the Supreme Court.

2. The diagram above can be correctly completed by replacing the question mark with the term

a. Caucus members b. Cabinet ministersc. The Prime Ministerd. Governor-General

3. In the figure above which stage of the bill-passing process is indicated by the question mark?

a. Royal assentb. Third Readingc. The report staged. The committee stage

4. The primary role of the executive branch of the government is toa. Make lawsb. Implement laws and govern Canada c. Set punishments for law-breakersd. Determine if laws have been broken

5. Who is Canada’s Head of State?a. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth IIb. The Governor-Generalc. The Prime Ministerd. The Speaker of the House of Commons

6. Canada is a(n)a. Military Dictatorshipb. Absolute Monarchyc. Republic

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d. Constitutional Monarchy7. Canada’s system of government is known as a(n)

a. Parliamentary Democracyb. Repressive Democracyc. Oligarchyd. National Socialist Model

8. The three levels of government in Canada are Municipal, Provincial anda. Countryb. Nationwidec. Federald. “I don’t care as long as it’s not American”

9. A “vote of non-confidence” occurs whena. The PM suffers a loss of self-esteemb. MPs decide they’re not being paid enoughc. The cabinet reject an idea for a billd. When a minority government fail to get an important bill through the House of

Commons, forcing the PM to resign and go to the Governor-General to ask him/her to dissolve parliament or appoint a new PM

10.Which of the following people does the PM not choose:a. Senatorsb. Ambassadorsc. Supreme Court Judgesd. In fact, he chooses all of them!

11.Which branch of the Federal Government deals with challenges to a law on the grounds that it is unconstitutional?

a. The Executive Branchb. The Legislative Branchc. The Judicial Branch

12.Examine figure to the right and answer the following question. What does the figure show?

a. Cabinetb. The House of Commonsc. The Senated. The Supreme Court of Canada.

13.Examine figure below and answer the follow the following question. The picture depicts the person in each party who enforces party discipline and unity in the House of Commons. This person is known as the

a. Party Demonb. Party Enforcerc. Party whipd. None of the above: you’re just making it up!

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14.Fig. 5 shows the Canadian Senate in session. Senators remain in office until

a. The age of seventy-fiveb. The PM decides to fire themc. A majority of Supreme Court Judges decide to

remove them from officed. The age of sixty-five

15.The leader of the second-largest party in the House of Commons is known as

a. The Biggest Loserb. The Leader of the Oppositionc. The Chief Enemyd. The Second Voter

Study figure 7 carefully and answer the following three questions:

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16.In fig. 7, what kind of government will Party A form?a. Majority governmentb. Minority government

17.In fig. 7, X represents

Figure 1

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a. The governmentb. The Official Oppositionc. The Speakerd. The Press Gallery

18.In fig. 7, Party A corresponds with which party in the current House of Commons?a. The Conservative Partyb. The Liberal Partyc. The NDPd. The Communist Party of Canada

Study fig. 8 carefully and answer the next three questions

Figure 3

19.In Fig. 8, ‘A’ representsa. The Monarchyb. The Executive Branchc. The Legislative Branchd. The Judicial Branch

20. In Fig. 8, ‘B’ representsa. The Monarchyb. The Executive Branchc. The Legislative Branchd. The Judicial Branch

21.In Fig. 8, ‘C’ representsa. The Monarchyb. The Executive Branchc. The Legislative Branchd. The Judicial Branch

22.All lobbyists a. are involved in a group formed to oppose the government

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b. are Members of Parliamentc. are silent on matters of public opiniond. actively try to influence the government

23.In democracies the role of the media is to a. Monitor the actions of governmental officials b. Regulate the private lives of government officialsc. Persuade citizens to support their leadersd. Report only what the government wants us to know

Use the diagram to answer question below

24. Which phrase correctly completes the above diagram? a. Civil Servantsb. Military Leadersc. Cabinet Ministersd. Opposition Parties

25.Why do Canadian provinces and territories have different numbers of members of Parliament?

a. To ensure a high voter turnout at election timeb. To maintain a system of representation by populationc. To encourage small political parties to nominate candidatesd. To prevent an election from resulting in a minority government

26.In a democracy, the central purpose of lobbyists and pressure groups is toa. defend the government from unfair criticism by opposition partiesb. represent special concerns in an effort to influence political decisionsc. ensure that the media reports on political affairs without showing political biasd. encourage the government to ignore demands of vocal, powerful groups of citizens

Use the table to answer the next three questions

Election Results (Number and Percentage of Seats)5

Party A Party B Party C Party D Party E

Number of Seats

50 143 0 76 39

Percentage of Seats

16.2 46.4 0 24.7 12.7

Election Results (Popular Vote)

Party A Party B Party C Party D Party E

Number of Votes

1,379,565 5,205,334 940,747 3,629,990 2,517,075

Percentage of Votes

10 37.6 6.8 26.2 19.4

27.What kind of government results from this election?a. Minority government for Party Bb. Representative governmentc. Majority government for Party Bd. A and B

28.To which branch of government do all of these members belong? a. Judicial branchb. Legislative branchc. Mediad. Executive branch

29.How would the results from the election change if seats were allocated by popular vote?

a) Less seats for party Eb) Less seats for Party Bc) At least one seat for Party Dd) All of the above

30.What is a vote of non-confidence?a. When MPs vote without being sureb. Getting less than 50% support from the Housec. When the Prime Minister does not support the billd. None of the above

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31.If the Prime Minister loses the confidence of the majority of MPs in the House of Commons, then he must go to the Governor-General and tell him/her who has two options:

I. Tell the PM he or she has done a terrible jobII. Dissolve parliament and call a Federal ElectionIII. Take over the running of the government until the PM gets the confidence of the house

backIV. Ask another party leader if he/she can form a government instead.

Which of the following two options does the Governor-General have?

a. I & IIb. II & IVc. III & IVd. I & IV

TRUE OR FALSE? (NO, there will not be any of these on the actual test)1. The Judicial Branch of the Federal Government proposes laws. ________2. The Prime Minister and Cabinet work in the Judicial Branch. __________3. The Legislative is made up of the House of Commons and the Senate. _________4. The Legislative makes laws.5. The powers of each branch of the Federal Government are kept separate. __________6. The Judiciary interprets laws, making sure that no law is unconstitutional. __________7. The Prime Minister has the authority to appoint Supreme Court Justices. __________8. The Executive Branch is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Federal

Government. ____9. The Prime Minister represents the Queen in Canada. __________10.The Prime Minister is head of State. _________ 11.Members of the Senate are called MPs. __________12.Members of the Senate are elected. _________13.Members of the Senate must retire at the age of sixty-five. _______14.Senators represent the interests and rights of Canada`s regions, and especially of

Canada`s minorities. 15.Senators represent a `division`or region. ________16.Proceedings of the Senate are in both English and French. ______17.The Senate can propose laws, but it usually only considers bills first passed by the House

of Commons.

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18.As the Senate represents the regions of Canada, it brings a different perspective to issues. ____

19.The Senate proposes laws that create or spend taxes. _____20.The Senate debates bills passed by the House of Commons, but doesn`t have the power to

reject them. ______21.A bill cannot become law until both the House of Commons AND the Senate pass it. _____

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1. C2. D3. A4. A5. A6. D7. A8. C9. D10.D11.C12.A13.C14.A15.B16.B 17.B18.A19.B20.D21.C22.D23.A24.D25.B26.B27.A28.B29.B30.B31.B

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