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Canadian Government - Quiz
  • 1. What is the capital city of Canada?
A) Vancouver
B) Ottawa
C) Toronto
D) Montreal
  • 2. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?
A) Jagmeet Singh
B) Justin Trudeau
C) Andrew Scheer
D) Elizabeth May
  • 3. What is the upper house of the Canadian Parliament called?
A) House of Commons
B) Cabinet
C) Senate
D) Supreme Court
  • 4. Who is the official representative of the Queen in Canada?
A) Prime Minister
B) Premier
C) Senator
D) Governor General
  • 5. How many provinces are there in Canada?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 10
D) 13
  • 6. What is the federal political party known for advocating Quebec sovereignty?
A) Bloc Québécois
B) Conservative Party
C) New Democratic Party
D) Liberal Party
  • 7. What are Canada's official languages?
A) English and Mandarin
B) English and German
C) English and French
D) French and Spanish
  • 8. Which political party is currently in power in Canada?
A) Conservative Party
B) Liberal Party
C) New Democratic Party
D) Green Party
  • 9. What is the role of the King's Privy Council for Canada?
A) To advise the sovereign or their representative on the exercise of executive power
B) To manage government departments
C) To oversee federal elections
D) To pass laws in Parliament
  • 10. How many people are employed by the Government of Canada?
A) Exactly 500,000 persons
B) Over 300,000 persons
C) About 100,000 persons
D) Less than 50,000 persons
  • 11. Who primarily makes up the Cabinet?
A) Members selected by the prime minister, generally from the House of Commons
B) All members of Parliament
C) The Governor General and advisors
D) Only Senators
  • 12. What event typically determines the prime minister's ability to form a government?
A) Approval from the Senate
B) Appointment by the Governor General
C) A royal decree
D) Securing the confidence of the House of Commons through an election
  • 13. Who is the head of government in Canada?
A) Leader of the Opposition
B) Prime Minister Mark Carney
C) Governor General Mary Simon
D) King Charles III
  • 14. Who is currently the federal viceregal representative in Canada?
A) Mary Simon
B) Ray Hnatyshyn
C) Julie Payette
D) David Johnston
  • 15. When was the governor general permitted to exercise almost all of the monarch's royal prerogative?
A) Since 1947
B) Since 1867
C) Since 1982
D) Since 1901
  • 16. Which council advises on the exercise of most royal prerogatives?
A) House of Commons
B) Federal Court
C) King's Privy Council for Canada
D) Senate of Canada
  • 17. What is the formal name for the executive in Canada?
A) Prime Minister-in-Council
B) King-in-Council
C) Queen-in-Parliament
D) Governor-General-in-Council
  • 18. What is the basis of Canada's parliamentary democracy?
A) A constitutional monarchy without a crown
B) A presidential system
C) Direct democracy
D) The Canadian Crown acts as the core
  • 19. What type of government does Canada have?
A) Dictatorship
B) Federal Republic
C) Constitutional Monarchy
D) Absolute Monarchy
  • 20. What is the formal name for the Government of Canada?
A) The Federal Administration
B) His Majesty's Government (Gouvernement de Sa Majesté)
C) The Canadian Executive
D) The Crown's Government
  • 21. Who is the current head of state of Canada?
A) Prime Minister Mark Carney
B) Queen Elizabeth II
C) King Charles III
D) Governor General Mary Simon
  • 22. What is used to give authority to letters patent and orders-in-Council?
A) Governor General's signature
B) Parliamentary vote
C) Prime Minister's approval
D) Royal sign-manual
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