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