Citizenship Test Practice
How Canada Is Governed Practice Questions
Many students find the government chapter tricky at first because so many titles sound alike. The test may ask who is the head of state and who is the head of government, what the three parts of Parliament are, and which level of government looks after schools or roads or national defence. If those roles blur together, the questions feel hard even when you have studied.
The good news is that this chapter follows a clear pattern. Canada shares work between levels of government and shares power between leaders, and once you see who does what, each question falls into place. When you practice a little at a time and see the right answer right away, the roles of the Sovereign and the Governor General and the Prime Minister begin to stay in your mind. That is exactly what this practice set is built to do.
Chapter 1 is free. The full Online Program covers every chapter of the guide for $49, one time.How this practice set works
Each round gives you 20 questions drawn at random from the full bank of 64 government questions in the course Joy teaches. Pick an answer and you will see at once whether you were right, along with a short note that helps the fact stick. Take as many rounds as you like. Each new round brings a fresh mix, so repeat rounds keep teaching you new parts of how Canada is governed.
On the real test you need at least 75 percent of your answers right to pass. Aim to pass every round on this page before your test day, and the government questions on the real test will feel familiar.
Ready when you are. Your first round pulls 20 questions from the government bank of 64 questions.
How government works in brief
Keep this short outline in mind while you practice. Every question in the set belongs somewhere in this picture.
- Canada is a federal state, a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy. Power is shared and the Constitution sets limits on what government can do.
- The Sovereign is the head of state of Canada, and the Governor General represents the Sovereign in Canada and carries out the duties of the head of state.
- The Prime Minister is the head of government. The Prime Minister leads the Cabinet, chooses its ministers, and each minister runs a part of the federal government.
- Canada has three levels of government. They are federal, provincial and territorial, and municipal.
- The federal government looks after matters for the whole country, such as national defence, foreign policy, currency and criminal law.
- Provincial and territorial governments look after matters closer to home, such as education, health care and highways.
- Municipal governments run towns and cities. They look after local roads, water, garbage collection and snow removal.
- Parliament has three parts. They are the Sovereign, the Senate and the House of Commons.
- Voters elect Members of Parliament to the House of Commons. Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
- A bill must pass readings and debate in the House of Commons and in the Senate, and it becomes a law when it receives royal assent.
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More reading and study notes live on the Canada Blog, written by Joy for her students.
Practice makes government clear.
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