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