Unit 1: Informed Citizen

Review Game

How to Play

• Six teams

• Teams write their answers on their white board

• One point for each correct answer

• The team with the most points wins

In what branch of government would we find Members of Provincial Parliament?

Legislative Branch

What from the list below tends to convince voters the most?

A

C

B

C – Negative Ads

What does the image below represent? Think municipalities!

Property taxes

What legislative branch step does the image below represent?

Royal Assent (when a bill becomes a

law)

On what two things does a municipality tend to spend the

most?

Water treatment and

fire/policing

What type of citizenship refers to making decisions?

Purposeful Citizenship

What type of government is represented by the images below?

Oligarchy

How many times is a bill read in the House of Commons before

it moves on to the Senate?

3 times

Who is Canada’s current Prime Minister and what party does he

represent?

Stephen Harper –

Conservative Party

What system of government is represented by the image below?

Autocracy

What type of government does Canada have?

Constitutional Monarchy

What level of government is responsible for education?

Provincial

What does this have to do with municipal issues?

Change the Constitution – a possible solution

to a lack of municipal power

What role in government is represented by the image below?

Prime Minister’s Cabinet

What political term does the image below represent?

Party Platform

Who is this dude?

Mayor of Richmond Hill

– Dave Barrow

What does FPTP stand for?

First-Past –the-Post

What term is represented by the image below?

Dissolving of Parliament

Game Over

Where on the political spectrum would we find the Conservative Party of Canada?

On the right

List three fundamental freedoms from Section 2 of the Charter.

Three of: Mobility, Conscience and

Religion, Speech, Belief, Opinion and Expression, Press,

Association, Peaceful assembly,

What area of the political spectrum believes tradition should

rarely be changed and government should play a small

role in the economy?

On the right

What is Section 33 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms commonly

called?

Notwithstanding Clause

What is the formula needed to amend Canada’s Constitution?

Federal Government +

2/3 of the provinces with at least 50% of the

population

What constitutional “powers” are represented below?

Residual Powers

Pronounce the following term correctly:

Lieutenant Governor

Leff-tenant Governor

What is missing from the list below?

• Empathy• Perseverance• Honesty• Optimism• Respect• Fairness

• Responsibility• Initiative• Courage

Integrity