5. What does -mobility rights- mean?
Select One:
Being able to work and move.
Being able to have freedom of speech.
Being able to live and work anywhere in Canada.
Being able to have a job in any provinces.
6. Why is the North sometimes called the - Land of the Midnight Sun- ?
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Fall daylight can last up to 24 hours.
Summer daylight can last up to 24 hours
Winter daylight can last up to 24 hours
Spring daylight can last up to 24 hours
7. The British North America Act of 1867 united Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Today, Upper and Lower Canada are known as _______ and Quebec.
Select One:
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Kingston
8. What is known as the effort by women to achieve the right to vote?
Select One:
The suffrage motion of women
The election law
The women's suffrage movement.
The women's voting law
9. When did settlers from France first establish communities on the St. Lawrence River?
Select One:
Early 1500s.
Early 1600s.
Mid 1700s.
Late 1800s.
10. What does the National Register of electors contain?
Select One:
Database of landed immigrants
Database of Canadian citizens at least 18 years of age who are qualified to vote in federal elections and referendums
Database of all Canadian citizens
Database of Canadian tax payers
11. What does the word "Inuit" mean?
Select One:
"Eskimo" in Inuktitut language
"The Arctic Land" in Inuktitut language
"Home" in English
"The people" in the Inuktitut language
12. Which national project to connect Canadians across the country began in 1871 and was completed six years ahead of schedule in 1885, with the final section constructed in Craigellachie, British Columbia?
Select One:
Canadian Pacific Railway
Trans-Canada Highway
Telephone lines
Trans-Canada Trail
13. What is the government of all of Canada called?
Select One:
National assembly
Legislature
Council
Federal
14. What is an electoral district?
Select One:
The area in which elections are held.
A geographical area represented by a member of the House of Commons.
The office where you find a candidate's name.
The building in which you vote.
15. Which two are Great Lakes?
Select One:
Huron and Erie
St. Lawrence and Superior
Michigan and Okanagan
Ontario and Okanagan
16. What do you mark on a federal election ballot?
Select One:
The candidate's name
The party's name
An X
The number for the candidate
17. What does the Canadian justice system guarantee to everyone?
Select One:
Due Process
Justice
Fairness
Liberty
18. What did the Suffrage movement achieve?
Select One:
Abolished slavery in Canada
Women achieved the right to vote
Introduction of employment insurance
Quebec experienced an era of rapid change
19. Who do Canadians vote for in a federal election?
Select One:
The best speaker running the election campaign.
Someone to become the Premier of the province.
A candidate whom they want to represent them in Parliament
All candidates in their electoral district.
20. Name three requirements you must meet in order to vote in a federal election.
Select One:
Canadian citizen, at least 21 years old, and on the list of electors.
Working for the government, at least 21 years old, and Canadian citizen.
Canadian citizen, at least 16 years old, and on the list of voters.
Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old and on the voters' list.