1. Canada’s Political System
Social Studies Jeopardy
Canada’s Political System
YCJA
Charter of Rights
Collective
Rights
Immigration 10 20 30 40 50

2. The head of state in Canada but does not
play an active role in
its government.
Category

3. Who is the
Queen?
10 points

4. Steven Harper became our 27th Prime Minister in 2008
with this type of government.
Category

5. What is a minority
government?
(20 points)

6. distinct cultural group gradually adopts the customs
The process where one
distinct cultural group
gradually adopts the customs
and attitudes of another culture.

7. What is assimilation?
(30 points)

8. The executive branch of
the government is responsible
for putting laws into action
and includes the prime minister
and this group.

9. Who is the cabinet?
(40 points)

10. Even if a political party wins this, they still may
not win the ridings needed
to become elected.

11. What is the popular vote?
(50 points)

12. Instead of going to court,
a young offender might
be required to do this.

13. What is counseling or community service?
(10 points)

14. the name of a young offender
The media may publish
the name of a young offender
if this happens.

15. What is the youth receives
an adult sentence?
(20 points)

16. The number of times most
young offenders get in
trouble with the law.

17. What is once?
(30 points)

18. This legislation sets out consequences for adult offenders.

19. What is the Criminal Code
of Canada?
(40 points)

20. The Youth Criminal Justice Act
is intended to do these
3 things.

21. rehabilitate and reintegrate ensure meaningful consequences
What is:
prevent crime
rehabilitate and reintegrate
ensure meaningful consequences
(50 points)

22. The set of laws that establishes the framework for how Canada
is to be governed.

23. What is the constitution?
(10 points)

24. The Charter of Right and Freedoms protects individual
rights, but with these rights
come this.

25. What are responsibilities?
(20 points)

26. your opinion falls under this category of individual rights.
The freedom to express
your opinion falls under
this category of individual
rights.

27. What are fundamental
freedoms?
(30 points)

28. Prisoners of war were sent here where they were made
to build roads and do
other forms of labour.

29. What are internment camps?
(40 points)

30. discrimination because of race, national or ethnic origin,
The right to be free of
discrimination because of
race, national or ethnic origin,
gender, age, or mental or
physical disability falls under
this category in the CCRF.

31. What are equality rights?
(50 points)

32. This Canadian group has historic treaties with Canada’s government.

33. Who are the First Nations peoples?
(10 points)

34. In 1990, Alberta’s government
enacted legislation that gave
this group:
the right to manage their own affairs
a permanent land base
rights to develop oil and gas on
settlement lands

35. Who are the Métis?
(20 points)

36. Because the Canadian government believed that First Nations peoples
needed guidance and that their ways
were inferior to those of Europeans,
they created this.

37. What is the Indian Act?
(30 points)

38. English speaking people in Quebec belong to one of
Canada’s official language
______________.

39. What are minorities?
(40 points)

40. collective rights protected through legislation by the Canadian
These 5 groups have
collective rights protected through
legislation by the Canadian
Government.

41. Who are: Francophones Anglophones First Nations Métis Inuit?
(50 points)

42. This class of immigrants come to Canada because
they are spouses, partners,
children or parents of
people who live in Canada.

43. Who are the family class?
(10 points)

44. Canada tried to discourage Immigration of people from China.
This was a way in which
Canada tried to discourage
Immigration of people from
China.

45. What is a head tax?
(20 points)

46. This category of people move to another country
in order to be safe and
free of persecution.

47. Who are refugees?
(30 points)

48. This class of immigrants makes up the largest group of
immigrants who are accepted
into Canada.

49. Who are economic immigrants?
(40 points)

50. A word for the characteristics of a population such as age,
sex, marital status,
family size, education, geographical
location, and occupation.

51. What are demographics?
(50 points)

52. Write down how much you are willing to
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Write down how much you are willing to
wager on this question
The usual, basic path of law making in Canada consists of these three steps.

53. What are:
The House of Commons
The Senate
Royal Assent