5. 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.
6. Which party becomes the Official Opposition?
Select One:
The opposition party with the most MPs.
The party picked by the Queen.
The opposition party with the least votes.
The opposition party with the most votes.
7. From whom are the Acadians descended?
Select One:
French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime Provinces in 1604.
Métis and Inuit.
First Nations who began settling in what are now the Prairie Provinces in 1600s.
British colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime Provinces in 1604.
8. What level of government in Canada is in charge of education and health care ?
Select One:
Federal
Provincial and territorial
Local
Muncipal
9. What is the capital city of New Brunswick?
Select One:
Monton
Bathurst
Saint John
Fredericton
10. Which three legal rights are protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
Select One:
Mobility rights, official language rights and Aboriginal peoples' rights.
Freedom of expression, right to buy a property and right to a fair trial.
Right to have a job, to live and work anywhere in Canada and right to life.
Right to become a Prime Minister, freedom of life and freedom of voting.
11. Who was the leader that led the expedition that burnt down the White House and other buildings in Washington, D.C.?
Select One:
Major-General Sir Isaac Brock
The Duke of Wellington
Major-General Robert Ross
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry
12. When did the British North America Act came into effect?
Select One:
July 1, 1867
July 1, 1887
July 1, 1900
July 1, 1857
13. When did thousands of miners first come to Yukon?
Select One:
Early 1700s.
Early 1800s.
1890s.
1790s.
14. Which party becomes Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition?
Select One:
The party the Queen selects
The party with the second most elected representatives.
The party with the fewest number of elected representatives
The party that Queen's representative selects
15. 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.
16. Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?
Select One:
Nova Scotia.
Yukon
British Columbia
Quebec
17. The elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926 and became Queen at the age of:
Select One:
25
20
15
17
18. Which province is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world?
Select One:
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Alberta
19. The Trans-Canada Highway is the longest national highway in the world.
Select One:
TRUE
FALSE
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20. Which province is Canada's major producer of oil and gas?
Select One:
Alberta
British Columbia
Quebec
Yukon