5. How is the government formed after an election?
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The Premiers of each province vote for the party to be in power.
The party with the most elected representatives becomes in power.
The Queen selects a party to form the government.
The Governor General proposes a plan to form the government.
6. What does the National Register of electors contain?
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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
7. Why are the Great Lakes important to Canada?
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Water for agriculture
Fishing
Fresh water and waterways
Waterways.
8. From where does the name Canada come?
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From Kanata, the First Nations word for village.
From the Inuit word meaning home.
From the First Nations word meaning land.
From the Inuit word Kanata meaning nations.
9. What is a “party platform”?
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Place where the party headquarter exists
the plans a political party develops for what they would do in government
policies developed by the leaders of each party
Place where party was officially started
10. In what year did the Iroquois and the French finally make peace?
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1701
1900
1804
1943
11. What is the Canadian Constitution?
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The laws which formed the country.
A system of laws and conventions which our country governs itself by.
Municipal and local bylaws.
The laws which govern the Territories in Canada.
12. Who was the leader that led the expedition that burnt down the White House and other buildings in Washington, D.C.?
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Major-General Sir Isaac Brock
The Duke of Wellington
Major-General Robert Ross
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry
13. Which province is the only officially bilingual province?
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New Brunswick
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Ontario
14. Where do most French speaking Canadians live?
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Ontario
Nova Scotia
Quebec
None of above
15. Which of the followings are the responsibilities of local government?
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Education, foreign policy and transportation
Health care, natural resources and transportation
National defence, health care and transportation
Social and community Health, snow removal and transportation.
16. Which four provinces first formed the Confederation?
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Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and PEI
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Newfoundland
Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
17. Where are the Great Lakes?
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Ontario
Quebec
Southern Ontario along the border between Canada and the United States.
Near Niagara Falls
18. Who are Anglophones?
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People speaking English as a first language.
British people
English speaking Aboriginal peoples.
People speaking French as a first language.
19. When is Canada Day?
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July 1st every year
The second Monday of July.
September 6th of each year.
The third Monday of May.
20. What year Magna Carta was signed in ?
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1245
1215
1615
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