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Question 1

Where are the parliament buildings located?

Answer 1

Ottawa

Question 2

What are the three levels of government?

Answer 2

Municipal-city, Provincial- province, Federal-country

Question 3

Who is the prime minister?

Answer 3

Justin Trudeau

Question 4

Who is the premier of Ontario?

Answer 4

Doug Ford

Question 5

Who is the local member of provincial parliament?

Answer 5

Ted Hsu

Question 6

Who is our local member of parliament?

Answer 6

Mark Gerrettsen

Question 7

Who is the Mayor of Kingston?

Answer 7

Bryan Patterson

Question 8

What are the three major political parties?

Answer 8

Liberal, Conservative, NDP

Question 9

What document gives Canadians their basic rights and freedom?

Answer 9

Charter of rights and freedom

Question 10

Who is Canada’s formal head of state?

Answer 10

King Charles the 3rd

Question 11

What is the house of commons?

Answer 11

It’s where elected members of Parliament debate and pass laws at a federal level

Question 12

Who is the MP of Kingston and the Islands?

Answer 12

Mark Gerrertson

Question 13

Who is the MPP for Kingston and the Islands?

Answer 13

Ted Shu

Question 14

What are the seven sections of the Charter?

Answer 14

Fundamental freedoms, democratic rights, legal rights, equality rights, official languages of canada, minority language education rights.

Question 15

What is an MP compared to an MPP?

Answer 15

A MP is (Member of parliament) and an MPP (Member of provincial parliament)

Question 16

What is the difference between the responsibilities of a MP and a MPP?

Answer 16

The same but federal for MP versus provincial MPP

Question 17

Who is the national leader for the liberal party? Who is the candidate for this riding?

Answer 17

Justin Trudeau. Mark gerretson

Question 18

Who is the national leader for the conservative party? Who is the candidate for this riding?

Answer 18

Pierre Polievre. Gary Bennett

Question 19

Who is the National leader for the NDP party? Who is the candidate for this riding?

Answer 19

Jagmeet Singh. Vic sahai

Question 20

Who is the leader of the Green party? Who is the candidate?

Answer 20

Elizabeth may. Zachary Typhair

Question 21

What are some main responsibilities for the municipal government?

Answer 21

Waste management, take care of parks and recreational facilities, snow removal, roads and bridges, police and fire

Question 22

What are some main responsibilities for the provincial government?

Answer 22

taxes, schoolboards, hospitals, housing, highways

Question 23

What are some main responsibilities for the federal government?

Answer 23

immigration, national defense, currency, oceans, public safety

Question 24

What are the two legislation chambers?

Answer 24

House of Commons, Senate

Question 25

Do both houses of parliament need to pass bills and enact laws?

Answer 25

Yes!

Question 26

What is the order of houses when making bills?

Answer 26

House of Commons, the Senate, Royal Assent

Question 27

What is the first order of creating a law?

Answer 27

Create a bill- which is considered a 'baby law'

Question 28

What is the second step of creating a law?

Answer 28

The first reading- read and printed, MP's vote

Question 29

What is the third step in creating a law?

Answer 29

The second reading- Vote again and debate,

Question 30

What is the fourth step in making a law?

Answer 30

Committees- study/change wording, vote, fix details

Question 31

What is the fifth step in creating a law?

Answer 31

The third reading- Debate final details and vote again

Question 32

What does the Senate do in the decision making of a law?

Answer 32

If they don't agree they can send it back to the house of commons, but if they do approve it can be sent to the Governor General

Question 33

What is the last step in creating a law?

Answer 33

it needs to be sent to the Royal Assent and they need to approve it, now becomes a law.

Question 34

Who is Mary Simon?

Answer 34

Mary Simon is the first Indigenous Canadian to be named as the representative in the Monarch.