5. 'Habeas corpus' became part of Canadian Rights and Responsibility. Where was the concept of 'Habeas corpus' taken from ?
Select One:
A word that came from Aboriginal language
It was part of aboriginal culture
It came from French Common Law
It came from English common law
6. On July 5, 1916, the assembly of the No. 2 Construction Battalion was approved. Why was this battalion different from the rest of the military's battalions?
Select One:
It was Canada's first, and only, all-black battalion
It was Canada's first, and only, battalion consisting of only construction workers
It was Canada's first, and only, all-female battalion
It was Canada's first, and only, Francophone battalion
7. What is the Underground Railroad?
Select One:
The CPR's secret railway line
The first railway to cross Canada
The TTC subway system
A network used by slaves who escaped the United States into Canada
8. What is a minority government?
Select One:
The party in power holds less than half of the seats in the House of Commons.
The party in power holds at least half of the seats in the House of Commons.
The party in power holds at least half of the seats in the Senate.
The party in power holds at least half of the seats in the House of Commons and the Senate.
9. Who was the first explorer to reach Canada in 1497?
Select One:
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Samuel de Champlain
10. Which Canadian imagined the idea for the first telephone at his summer house in Canada?
Select One:
Thomas Edison
Mathew Evans
Henry Woodward
Alexander Graham Bell
11. What does a Member of Parliament do?
Select One:
He or she liaises with the municipal government.
He or she represents the Queen.
He or she links Canadians to the federal government.
He or she works for the Governor General.
12. What are the Prairie Provinces?
Select One:
Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba.
Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia.
13. Which group of people was important in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway?
Select One:
French
Métis
Chinese
English
14. Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?
Select One:
Nova Scotia.
Yukon
British Columbia
Quebec
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. What does voting by secret ballot mean?
Select One:
Only the candidate you vote for can watch your marked ballot.
No one can watch you vote except the election officer.
No one can watch you vote or look at your marked ballot.
The voter should not tell anyone for whom he/she voted.
18. Which region is known as the industrial and manufacturing heartland of Canada?
Select One:
Prairie provinces
Central Canada
Atlantic provinces
Southern Canada.
19. In Canada, which temperature scale is used to measure temperature?
That should be easy eh!
Select One:
Celsius
Fahrenheit
Both
20. For what is the Okanagan Valley famous?
Select One:
Salmon
Fruit orchards & vineyards
Country Life
Grapes