5. 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.
6. What did the government do to make immigration to western Canada much easier?
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Completed the Trans Canada Railway.
Completed the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Offered land at very low cost.
Completed the St. Lawrence Waterway.
7. Who was Louis Riel?
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The Prime Minister of Canada during World War I
A winner of the Victoria Cross
A Metis leader and the Father of Manitoba
A Mounted Policeman and soldier of the Queen
8. 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
9. Why did early explorers first come to Atlantic Canada?
Select One:
To look for new mines
To fish and trade with First Nations people
To run away from religious persecution
To build immigration sites for settlers
10. 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
11. 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
12. What are the three branches of the Canadian government?
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Executive, Legislative and Judicial
Executive, Legislative and Monarchy
Executive, Senate and Judicial
Executive, Police and Judicial
13. What is the government of all of Canada called?
Select One:
National assembly
Legislature
Council
Federal
14. In 1980, Terry Fox began a cross-country run, the "Marathon of Hope", to raise money for what cause?
Select One:
Diabetic Research
Cancer research
Heart disease
AIDS
15. What does the Canadian flag look like?
Select One:
White and red with the federal emblem.
Red maple leaf with white in the background.
White and red with a deer in the center.
White with a red border on each end and a red maple leaf in the center.
16. What does the Canadian justice system guarantee to everyone?
Select One:
Due Process
Justice
Fairness
Liberty
17. What level of government passes by-laws?
Select One:
Provincial government
Municipal or local government.
Regional government
Territorial government
18. What do the initials MP stand for in Canadian politics?
Select One:
Member of Parliament.
Master of the Province
Member of the Patriots
Minister of Parliament.
19. Which is the capital city of Alberta?
Select One:
Regina
Calgary
Edmonton
Red Deer
20. What is the capital city of British Columbia?
Select One:
Vancouver
Victoria
Surrey
British Columbia