Civics: Government Review Edition

History Branches of Gov’t Levels of Gov’t Political Structure Law

Final Jeopardy Who created the first set of written laws and when were these laws created?

Final Jeopardy - Answer King Hammurabi, in the 7 th century BC

100 What did the Magna Carta declare?

200 What is the Statute of Westminster?

300 What were the requirements for voting in Fifth-Century Athens?

400 What was the name of the act that created the Dominion of Canada?

500 What Fifth-Century Athenian body held the greatest amount of power in the government?

100 Who is the head of state for Canada?

200 What are the three branches of Canadian government?

300 How many legislative bodies make up the federal government?

400 What is the Senate?

500 What is the highest court in Canada?

100 What are the three levels of government in Canada?

200 Which branch of government deals with health care?

300 Which branch of government is responsible for sanitation?

400 Who is the leader of each level of government (Canada, Ontario, Toronto)?

500 Where does the power for municipalities come from?

100 How many seats are there in Canadians Parliament?

200 What type of government was created by the British North American Act?

300 What is the name of Canada’s electoral system?

400 What was the purpose of the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences?

500 What is a political lobbyist?

100 Who signs a bill into law in each province?

200 What happens during the Second Reading?

300 What is given when a bill is signed into law?

400 What does it mean when a government has “the consent of the people”?

500 What are the seven stages of how a bill becomes a law?