Unit 2 Lesson 4: Canada's Government

1. How is the prime minister of Canada chosen?

• by the people of Canada
• by the British monarch
• by the members of parliament
• by the governor general

Look at the photograph. The parliament building is the place in which __________________.

• laws are made
• the monarch lives
• the Bill of Rights was written
• the prime minister lives

3. Canada's _______________is like the U.S. Bill of Rights.

• Constitution Act of 1982
• Electoral College
• Constitution Act of 1867
• Charter of Rights and Freedoms

4. What are TWO ways that Canada's government is like that of the United States?

• It has a federal system of government.

• They both have a president as the head of government

• It has a bill of rights to protect basic liberties

• They both have a single document as their constitution.

6. A ___________________ is a king or queen.

• prime minister
• parliament
• monarch

7. The head of Canada's government is a ______________________________.

• prime minister
• parliament
• monarch

8. A _________________ is an assembly of people who pass the laws governing a nation.

• prime minister
• parliament
• monarch

9. Canada's national government is in charge of ____________________.

• education in Canada
• keeping Canada safe
• health care for its citizens
• taking care of the highways

10. Why is power in Canada divided between the national government and the governments of the provinces and territories?

• because Canada has a parliament
• because Canada has a prime minister
• because Canada has provinces and territories
• because Canada has a federal system of government

11. The three branches of government check each others' powers.

• United States
• Canada
• Both