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Institutions of Canadian Government

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You will use the information found on the web page below to answer the questions that follow about the institutions of our Canadian government. Be certain to either write the question on your answer sheet, or to rephrase the question as part of your answer. You will need to know why you recorded the information, and what it is about for the unit test!

How Canadians Govern Themselves

PART A: SOME GOVERNMENT BASICS

Click on the "Introduction" link to answer questions 1-4.

  1. What did the word government originally mean?
  2. Define the following: constitutional monarchy, responsible government.
  3. What does the Governor General do? How does s/he get the job? What qualifications must s/he meet?
  4. According to the author, why is government so important?

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PART B: THE MAJOR INSTITUTIONS

Click on the "Institutions of Our Federal Government" link and use the information there to answer the following questions.

  1. For the Queen, Describe or define: royal summons, Royal Assent.
  2. For the Senate, record:
    bulletThe total number of senators.
    bulletThe number of senators from each province and territory.
    bulletHow senators are chosen and the qualifications they must possess.
    bulletThe role of the Senate in legislation.
  3. For the House of Commons, record:
    bulletThe total number of members.
    bulletThe current distribution of seats by province/territory.
  4. For Political Parties, record:
    bulletHow a party forms the government.
    bulletHow the Prime Minister is chosen.
    bulletA definition of the Official Opposition.
    bulletHow the leader of the opposition is chosen.