GNED 105 CONTEMPORARY CANADA QUIZ #2

Name_____________________________ Student No.__________________

Part A: Multiple Choice. (5 mks) Choose the best answer.

1. All of the following are political parties in Canada, except

a) NDP b) Parti Quebecois c) Republicans d) Liberal.

2. The highest court in Canada is called the _________Court.

a) High b) House of Lords c) Supreme d) trial.

3. All levels of government in Canada are allowed to:

a) Collect taxes b) pass laws c) control local matters d) all of the above.

4. Canada’s current Prime Minister is the son of a former Prime Minister named _____.
a) Borden b) Crosby c) Pearson d) Trudeau.

5. Canada’s democratic form of government is called________.

a) Libertarian b) Parliament c) oligarchy d) authoritarianism.

Part B : True or False. (5 mks) Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ beside each question.

6. The House of Commons is composed of elected representatives from all over Canada.

7. Canada’s levels of government were established by the BNA Act, 1867.

8. All federal publications are printed in both the French language and in English.

9. The Civil Service (Public Service) is a body of experts hired to do the work of government.

10. Every department in the Civil Service has a Minister who reports to the House of Commons.

Part C: Cloze Completion. (10 mks) Fill in each blank with the appropriate word(s).

11. The Queen’s Representative is called the ________________.

12. The provincial leader is called the ___________________.

13. There are 3 levels of government: federal, provincial, and _________________.

14. The 10th province (the last to join Confederation) is called ___________________.

15. The government of Ontario is situated in its capital city of __________.

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16. The major purpose of Parliament is to ______________.

17. The close advisors to the Prime Minister are collectively called the __________________.

18. Parties elect Members of Parliament through a process called __________.

19. The leader of the federal government is called the ______________.

20. The Upper House of the federal government is NOT elected and is called ____________.

 This quiz is worth 3% and is one of five quizzes.

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