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