Canada-Quiz Quiz 1.1. The Prime Ministers of Canada 1. At the front of the House of Commons, away from the entrance, is the: c). Speaker’s chair. 2.In 2.In the House of Commons, the Leader of the Opposition sits: a). to the left of the Speaker 3.In 3.In the House House of Commo Commons ns,, the expert expert on Parli Parliame amenta ntary ry proce procedur dure e who who advise advises s the speaker is: is: a). the clerk 4. The Foyer of the House of Commons is where: a). M.P.’s often meet with journalists. 5 . In the ceiling of the House of Commons Foyer are little circular windows. These represent: c). Goverment departments in 1916 6. Members’ galleries galleries are for: c). The public in general.
7. What What perc percen enta tage ge of entir entire e coll collec ecti tion on of the the libr library ary of the the parl parliam iamen entt is the the parliamentary library in the center block. c) 60% 8. The shape of the library is c)rectangular 9. The inscription on the walls of the memorial chamber recall battles and battalions of c) world war 10. The rotunda is also called b)confederation hall 11. The four corners of the senate foyer depict coats of arms of provinces: a) representing regions of Canada 12. The ceiling of the senate foyer is divided into circular windows showing names of: b) first senators 13. Senators appointed before 1965
a) hold their postions for life 14. The Senate Chamber is sometimes referred to as c) the red Chamber 15. The ceilling of the Senate Chamber is gold-leafed with b) likenesses of royalty
Quiz 1.2. The PoliticalProcess 1. a) 12 2. c) Great Britain 3. c) two main political parties 4.) A Member of Parliament’s responsabilities include: c)both of these 5. Members of the Opposition who criticize ministers of the government are called: b.) shadow cabinet 6. A person becomes a senator because he or she is: c.) appointed by the Governor General 7.To becomes a Member of Parliament, you must: c.) have minimum education requirements 8. After an election, effective M.P.’s represent the concerns of: a.) all constituents
9. Primary sources of political information include: c.) newspapers and television
10. Members of Parliament may introduce bills in either the House of Commons or the Senate, with one exception: •
The only bills that cannot be initiated in the Senate are money bills.
11. The ceremony of Royal Assent takes place… •
The traditional procedure for Royal Assent involves a formal ceremony that takes place in the Senate Chamber.
12. The mace is carried into the Commons each day by the ….. •
The symbol of authority of the House, the Mace is
carried each day into the Chamber by the Sergeant-at-Arms. 13. The speaker in Parliament holds the position of…. •
The Speaker of the Senate is appointed by the governor general, on behalf of the monarch, and on the advice of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. By convention, however, this advice is generally expressed exclusively by the Prime Minister. (b. second highest authority to the prime minister)
14. The Speaker today is not a member of …. •
A Speaker is traditionally chosen from the party in power but now is elected at large from the House as a whole by secret ballot.
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15. Which Act made Canada the first country to combine federalism with parliamentary institutions? •
In
1867,
with
the
union
of
three British
North
American
colonies
through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy, culminating in the Canada Act 1982. Canada is a federal state governed as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state.
16. c) 17. c) 18. A Member of Parliament must be a member of a political party. 19. b) 20. a)
Quiz 1.3. The Prime Ministers of Canada 1.a) 2.b) 3.c) 4.a) 5.b 6.b) 7.b) 8. a) Partie Rouge was vigorously opposed CONFEDERATION. 9. b) “Canada has been modest in its history, in my estimation, is only commencing. It is commencing in this century. The nineteenth century of the United States. I think we can claim that Canada will fill the twentieth century. " Sir Wilfrid Laurier, January 18, 1904” 10.b) 11. b) The King–Byng Affair was a Canadian constitutional crisis that occurred in 1926, when the Governor General of Canada, the Lord Byng of Vimy, refused a request by his prime minister , William Lyon Mackenzie King, to dissolve parliament and call a general election.
In the subsequent election, Arthur Meighen's Conservative Party won 116 seats in the House of Commons to 101 for King's Liberals. 12. a) 13. a) Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service. 14. When Richard(R.B.) Bennett became Prime Minister, the world was suffering at the effects of b) economic depression 15. The issue that brought down the government of Louis St. Laurent was a) the pipeline 16. The aircraft program canceled by the Diefenbaker government in 1959 was the c) Avro Arrow. 17. Before becoming Prime Minister, Lester Pearson won the Noble Prize for c) peace 18. The “Three Wise Men” recruited from Quebec by Lester Pearson were Pierre Trudeau, Gerard Pelletier and a) Jean Marchand 19. In 1982, Pierre Trudeau was responsible for a very important piece of legislation that gave Canada legal independence from Great Britain. This was called b) Constitution Act 20. a) Defense policies 21. a) Minister of Justice and he also been Minister of Finance (1972- 1975) 22. a) Diplomat 23. c) Charlottetown Agreement 24. c) Both a and b
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Quiz 1.4. The Governors General 1. b) 2. a) 3. c) 4. c) 5. a) 6. b. soldier 7. b. the Canadian arctic 8. c. a British war hero 9. a. representing the sovereign and not the British government 10. c. both a and b 11.Before becoming Governor General, George Vanier was: c)both a and b.
12. As Governor General, Roland Michener institued: c) Order of Canada.
13. Jules Leger's well known brother was: a) a Roman Catholic cardinal
14. Jeanne Sauve was the first female Governor General, but she was also the first female: c) Speaker of the House of Commons
15. As Governer General, Ramon (Ray) Hnatyshyn instituted the: c) Governor General's Arts Reward
