Grade 10 Civics – Unit 2 – Canada’s Government Jeopardy Branches Levels of Government How a Bill becomes a Law Charter of Rights and Freedoms Tradition and Definitions 1 2 3 4 5
Make laws
What is the Legislative Branch?
They decide who broke the law and the punishment that should be applied.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Day-to-day operations
What is the Executive Branch?
It is also called Parliament.
What is the Legislative Branch?
Three
What is the number of branches in Canada’s government?
Water and Sewage
What is the Municipal level of government?
Education
What is the Provincial level of government?
Pills to cure your ills
What is the Provincial level of government and health care?
They have the right to make laws within their jurisdiction.
What are the Federal and Provincial governments?
Debating a bill dealing with the decriminalization of marijuana.
What is the Federal government?
Presentation of the bill.
What is First Reading?
The final step
What is Royal Assent by the Governor General?
When the PRINCIPLE of the bill is debated.
What is Second Reading?
You have input
What is the Committee Hearing?
If a bill passes Third Reading by the House of Commons, it is referred here for additional review and assessment
What is the Senate?
The right to vote and the obligation of governments to hold elections
What are Democratic Rights?
It is where the Charter resides.
What is the Canadian Constitution?
Equal treatment under the law.
What are Legal Rights?
Protection of language and educational rights
What are Minority Rights?
Justice is blind.
What is Equality of the Law?
Canada’s Head of State
Who is Queen Elizabeth?
A process of referring a political question to the people for a direct vote.
What is a Referendum?
You must be (1) 18 years or older, (2) a Permanent Resident who is lawfully admitted to Canada, (3) a person living in Canada for three of the previous four years, (4) able to speak French or English, and (5) able to answer general questions about Canada
What is the process to become a Canadian or Naturalization?
S/he has three duties: (1) open the Canadian Parliament by reading the Throne Speech, (2) officially greet foreign leaders and dignitaries to Canada, and (3) acknowledge the outstanding contributions of Canadians with awards
Who is the Governor General?
A form of government which has, by right of birth or heritage, a king or queen as a monarch, but the monrach has little or no formal political power.
What is a Constitutional Monarchy?