Chapter 5 Practice Quiz

Branches of Government
. In Canada, "The Crown" is made up of the ________.

. In Canada, judges are chosen on the basis of judicial ________.

. The bureaucracy is staffed by ________ employees.

. During question period in the House of Commons, MPs must direct their questions ________.

. The "set of attitudes, beliefs, and values that underpin any political system" refers to ________.

. The "top level" of administration and authority in government is known as the ________.

. Mexico, Italy, the United Kingdom, Russia, India, and Brazil all have ________.

. Aside from representing citizens, the most important function of any legislative body is ________.

. The "hub" of the civil service for the Canadian federal government is the ________ Council Office (PCO).

. The foundation of the parliamentary system is rooted in the ________.

. In order to overturn a presidential veto of legislation in the United States, a ________ majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate is needed.

. The ________ was adopted in 1982.

. The United States government faced a "fiscal cliff" under the presidency of ________.

. The civil code established in France is known as the ________.

. An example of a power given to Congress in the US Constitution is ________.

. Enfranchised citizens make up the ________.

. Representative democratic institutions are created to _________.

. "Ministerial responsibility" requires members of the political executive to remain accountable to the _________.

. Of the following, the _________ has the lowest level of authority.

. Canada has a ________ system of legislative authority.

. ________ is the practice of choosing or preferring relatives for positions of authority.

. In the spring of 2018, the Liberal government introduced bill C-71 to ________.

. Governments that lose confidence must either ________ or request a dissolution of the House of Commons which would precipitate a new election.

. A member of ________ is not eligible to be named to the president's cabinet.

. At age 32, ________ was the youngest Speaker of the House of Commons in Canadian history.

. In 2007, Bob Rae was named to Stéphane Dion's "shadow cabinet" but was not permitted to speak in the House of Commons.

. Question period in the Canadian House of Commons lasts for two hours.

. The prime minister is Canada's head of state.

. The British model of parliamentary government is called the Whitehall system.

. Caucuses are based exclusively on party membership.

. Canada has declared war only once.

. Same-sex marriage became fully legal in Canada in 2005.

. The 1995 budget crisis in the United States led to a shutdown of the US federal government.

. The US presidential system was a result of revolt against the parliamentary system.

. Quebec follows a common law tradition.

. Since Quebec did not sign the Constitution Act of 1982, the Act is not considered binding there.

. The United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand all adhere to civil law.

. "Peace, order, and good government" refers to a constitutional residual clause that grants power not allocated elsewhere to the federal government.

. In Canada, over half a million people work directly for the federal government.

. The courts are responsible for making laws in Canada.

. One of the functions of the opposition in a parliamentary system is to criticize the government.

. There is also no comparable practice of question period in the United States because the president is not responsible to the Congress.

. No single party won a majority of seats in the 2017 general election in British Columbia.

. In 2016, the appointments process for the Canadian Supreme Court changed.

. The US federal government shut down briefly in January of 2018, on the anniversary of President Trump's inauguration.

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