CIVICS TEST – UNIT 2
October 20, 2011
K/U:
Name: ___________________________
/35
T/I:
/10
COM:
/10 =
/55
Part A. Scenario
A selection of Jerome’s daily activities are shown below. Some information is
already provided; fill in the missing information. For each activity, identify the
service being used and the level of government responsible for it. (K/U: /10)
Event
Jerome wakes up and has
a shower and brushes his
teeth.
Service
Level of Government
Water and Sewage
Jerome takes his dog for a
walk in the park.
Jerome takes the subway
to school.
Municipal/Local
Jerome goes to his math,
science, gym and civics
classes.
At lunch Jerome skips to
the bank to get some
money and then buys
lunch at Subway.
After school Jerome goes
to the library to study.
On the way home from the
library Jerome mails a
letter to his grandma at
the post office.
Currency
Post Office
Part B. Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question. (K/U: /10)
1. The level of government that looks after fire department and garbage is
_____________.
a. Judicial
b. Municipal
c. Legislative
d. Provincial
e. Federal
2. What level of government looks after Aboriginal peoples?
a. Judicial
b. Municipal
c. Legislative
d. Provincial
e. Federal
3. Members of Parliament at the provincial level in Ontario are called ___________.
a. MNAs
b. MPs
c. MPPs
d. MLAs
e. All of the above
4. A final appeal happens at the _____________________________.
a. Federal court of appeals
b. Military Court
c. Provincial superior courts
d. Provincial court of appeals
e. Supreme court of Canada
5. The Speaker of the House needs to be ____________________.
a. Non-partisan
b. Impartial
c. Argumentative
d. a and c
e. a and b
6. The government is suing Billy because he has not paid his income taxes for 5
years. He will defend himself in ___________________.
a. Military court
b. Federal court of appeals
c. Provincial superior court
d. Tax court
e. Supreme court of Canada
7. Who delivers the Speech from the Throne?
a. Speaker of the House
b. Lieutenant Governor
c. Sargent at Arms
d. Prime Minister
e. Leader of the Official Opposition
8. The branch of government responsible for writing laws is the ________________
branch.
a. Legislative
b. Executive
c. Federal
d. Provincial
e. Judicial
9. The Conservative Party of Canada is currently a __________________ government.
a. Minority
b. Non-partisan
c. Majority
d. Non-confident
e. Impartial
10. What type of government does Nunavut have?
a. Aboriginal Self Government
b. Territorial
c. Provincial
d. Federal
e. All of the above
Part C. True or False
Identify each statement as true or false. If the statement is false, rewrite the
underlined portion to make it true. (T/I: /6)
1. The provincial government is responsible for natural resources and the
environment.
___________________________________________________________________________________
2. Marriage licenses are a responsibility of the municipal government.
___________________________________________________________________________________
3. Stephen Harper is the leader of Ontario Conservative Party.
___________________________________________________________________________________
4. Andrea Horwath is the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party.
___________________________________________________________________________________
5. The courts are part of the legislative branch of the government.
___________________________________________________________________________________
6. The governor general represents the Queen at the provincial level.
___________________________________________________________________________________
D. Fill in the blanks
Fill in the blanks below with words from the word box. Not all words will be used.
Choose the best answer for each question. (K/U: /10)
Question Period
MLAs
figurehead
Independent
Cabinet
riding
MBCs
Debate Period
Members of Parliament
Senate
political patronage
referee
royal consent
royal assent
arbitrator
1. Members of the House of Commons are called ___________________________________.
2. Members of the BC provincial legislature are known as
___________________________________.
3. Each member of the House of Commons and the Provincial Legislatures
represents a geographic area known as ___________________________________.
4. The speaker of the senate acts as a ___________________________________ during all
debates and sessions.
5. The group of men and women (usually 20-30) selected to advise a Prime
Minister or Premier is known as the ___________________________________.
6. An elected representative or MP who is not affiliated with a political party is
known as an ___________________________________.
7. The ___________________________________ is a time for opposition members to
question the Prime Minister and cabinet.
8. Being appointed to the Senate is often an example of
___________________________________.
9. The Queen is a ruler in name only. The term that expresses this idea is
___________________________________.
10. The Governor General and Lt. Governor sign all bills into laws which is called
giving ___________________________________.
E. Short Answer
Answer the following questions. (COM: /10;
K/U: /5)
1. What is the responsibility of the executive branch of the government? (1C)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the responsibility of the legislative branch of the government? (1C)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What is the responsibility of the judicial branch of the government? (1C)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
4. How many Houses are there in the legislative branch at the federal level?
What are they called? (3K)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
5. In the legislative assembly there are 107 seats. Dalton McGuinty did not win
a majority government which means he has less than
__________________________________________________ seats. (1K)
6. Who appoints the lieutenant governor? (1K)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
7. What are two responsibilities of the governor general? (2C)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Explain two similarities between the role of the Prime Minister and the role
of the Premier. (2C)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
9. What is the difference between the House of Commons and the Legislative
Assembly? (1C)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Why do the federal, provincial, and municipal governments collect taxes from
their citizens? (1C)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
11. Explain the difference between a mayor and a reeve? (1C)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
F. Who Am I?
Choose one of the words from the word box to answer each description below.
Words cannot be used more than once and not all words will be used. (T/I: /4)
Prime Minister
Member of Parliament
Speaker of the House of Commons
Reeve
Sargent at Arms
Leader of the Opposition in Senate
Senator
Senate Committee
Premier
1. I select cabinet ministers. I am the leader of the party with the most votes of
Canadians. I am elected and meet with the leaders of other countries to
discuss international matters.
Who am I? __________________________________________________________________________
2. I was selected in my riding and spend some of my time in Ottawa going to
meetings and voting on bills. I also spend time at home with my constituents
listening to their problems.
Who am I? __________________________________________________________________________
3. My party won the second most number of seats in the last election. I lead my
party in debate on government bills and motions and I am a member of all
Senate committees.
Who am I? ___________________________________________________________________________
4. I work in a group with MPs and Senators and together we examine bills and
write reports back to the House of Commons making suggestions for changes
to the bills.
Who am I? __________________________________________________________________________