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1. If you cannot pay for a lawyer, how can you get legal help?


Select One:
 Borrow money from the government and pay for the lawyer.
 Go to legal aid services in most communities
 Do not go to a court.
 Apply for financial aid from the government to pay for legal fees


2. How does a bill become a law?


Select One:
 Must be approved by the Members of the Parliament.
 Must be approved by a majority in the House of Commons and Senate, and received royal assent.
 Must be signed by the Queen or King.
 The Governors of each province must approve the bill.


3. Who was the first prime minister of Canada?


Select One:
 Louis St. Laurent
 Robert Borden
 Sir John A. Macdonald
 Queen Elizabeth


4. In the 1960s Quebec experienced rapid change. What is this period called?


Select One:
 The French Rebellion
 The Quiet Revolution
 The People's Revolution
 The Riel Rebellion


5. In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?


Select One:
 Natural resources
 Auto Industry
 Farming
 Service


6. Under Canadian law, why is everybody presumed to be innocent until proven guilty?


Select One:
 No person or group is above the law
 To guarantee the due process under the law
 Men and women are equal under the law
 Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression


7. Which two provinces are on the Atlantic coast of Canada?


Select One:
 Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
 Newfoundland and British Columbia.
 British Columbia and Yukon.
 Prince Edward Island and Ontario.


8. Which region of Canada is known for its fertile agricultural land and energy resources?


Select One:
 Manitoba
 Alberta
 Prairie provinces
 West Coast.


9. On September 10 of which year did the government of Mackenzie King declare war on Hitler's Germany ten days after the rest of the British Empire declared war?


Select One:
 1939
 1914
 1907
 1922


10. Which group of people was important in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway?


Select One:
 French
 Métis
 Chinese
 English


11. Who are the Métis?


Select One:
 The distinct aboriginal people of Atlantic Canada
 First Nations people speaking the Michif dialect
 People of mixed Inuit/First Nations ancestry most of whom live in Prairies
 Distinct People of mixed Aboriginal and European Ancestry


12. How can a party in power be defeated in Parliament?


Select One:
 If Canadians do not approve of the laws to be passed.
 If a majority of the MPs vote against a major government decision.
 If the Premiers vote against major federal government decisions.
 If Canadians vote against the party in power.


13. What level of government in Canada is in charge of education and health care ?


Select One:
 Federal
 Provincial and territorial
 Local
 Muncipal


14. Name the five Great lakes between Canada and United States.


Select One:
 Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario and Lake Superior
 Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario and Lake Simcoe
 Lake Erie, Hudson's Bay, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario and Lake Superior
 Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Niagara, Lake Ontario and Lake Superior


15. Which group of Aboriginal peoples has the largest population in Canada?


Select One:
 Inuit
 First Nations
 Métis
 Acadians and Inuit


16. Who is above law according to Canadian Constitution?


Select One:
 Judges
 Police
 No one
 Queen and her representatives


17. What is written on an election ballot?


Select One:
 The names of the candidates in your electoral district.
 The names of Canadians eligible to vote.
 The candidates running for Prime Minister listed.
 The results of the election.


18. What is the most significant difference between Canadian football and American football?


Select One:
 Canadian football uses a bigger ball
 Canadian football allows three downs instead of four
 Canadian football is played on a bigger field
 All of above


19. Where is the Canadian Shield?


Select One:
 Ontario
 Quebec
 Alberta and Ontario and Labrador
 Northern Quebec and Ontario and Labrador


20. In Canada, are you allowed to question the police about their service or conduct?


Select One:
 No, police service and conduct is not open to discussion with Canadians
 Yes, you can question their service but not their conduct.
 Yes, if you feel the need to
 Yes, you can question their conduct but not their service.


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