Federal Elections
What must you bring to the polling station on election day?
In Canada, are you obliged to tell other people how you voted?
What are elected officials at the federal level in Canada called?
How many Members of Parliament (MPs) does each electoral district in Canada elect?
Municipal governments are responsible for which of the following?
What is written on a federal election ballot?
What does "secret ballot" mean?
At the provincial level, electoral areas are known as:
Which three major political parties are currently represented in the House of Commons?
Who do Canadians vote for in federal elections?
What services do municipalities provide to their citizens?
What is the role of opposition parties in Canada?
Which of the following services is usually managed by municipal governments?
What is a key responsibility of municipal governments?
What should you do if you do not receive a voter information card?
Which is NOT a responsibility of a territorial or provincial elected official?
What should you do after marking your ballot?
When the House of Commons votes on a major issue such as the budget, this is considered as:
Where should you go to cast your vote on election day?
What is a municipal elected official responsible for?
What does "MP" stand for?
What is it called when the party in power holds at least half of the seats in the House of Commons?
Who is eligible to vote in a federal election?
How many electoral districts are there in Canada?
A Member of Parliament from Montreal announces she will spend her weekend in her electoral district. This means she would be:
Which of the following is a responsibility of the municipal (local) government?
Can the decisions of the Cabinet be questioned?
Where can you find the location of your polling station?
How are Members of Parliament chosen in Canada?
What is an electoral district?
When are federal elections held in Canada?
Who forms the government after an election?
Who governs First Nations reserves?
Which of these is a responsibility of a municipality?
What information is included on the "voter information card" sent by Elections Canada?
How do voters cast their vote in Canada?
Which of the following is true about provincial, territorial, and municipal elections?
Who chooses the ministers of the Crown in Canada?
What usually happens if the party in power is defeated in the House of Commons?
How is the Member of Parliament (MP) for an electoral district chosen?
Who do Canadians vote for in elections?
Can you still be added to the voters’ list if you are not in the National Register of Electors or didn't receive a voter information card?
What is the purpose of the National Register of Electors?
Canadian law secures the right to:
At what age are Canadian citizens added to the National Register of Electors?
Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of municipal elected officials?
Who is entitled to vote in Canadian federal elections?
After an election, which party forms the government?
How are provincial, territorial, and municipal elections conducted?
Can Canadian voters re-elect the same individual multiple times?
How do electors receive their voter information card from Elections Canada?
Who does a "Member of Parliament" represent?
What can voters do if they are unable to vote on election day?
What is the role of provincial, regional, and national Aboriginal organizations?
Who is your Member of Parliament?
Who is responsible for education in Canada?
What are Cabinet ministers responsible for?
What is the law passed by municipal councils called?
What is a Member of Parliament responsible for?
Who produces the voters' lists used during federal elections and referendums?
The Prime Minister and party in power run the government as long as they have:
How are election results announced in Canada?
Members of the House of Commons are also known as:
Who prepares the federal budget in Canada?
What is a voter information card?
What are the parties that are not in power called?
Who has the right to know how you voted in elections?
When are election results made public in Canada?
The leader of the party with the most seats in the House of Commons becomes:
Where do most Cabinet ministers come from?
In Canada, a by-law applies to:
After an election, who invites the leader of the political party with the most seats to form the government?
Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of a Member of Parliament?
At the federal level, electoral areas are called:
When an election is called, what does Elections Canada send to voters listed in the National Register of Electors?
Who receives a voter information card?
Who is not allowed to vote in Canadian federal or provincial elections?
Electoral districts in Canada are also known as:
How old must Canadian citizens be to run in a federal election?
What is the opposition party with the most members in the House of Commons called?
What happens to the ballot after it is marked and verified by election officials?
What is it called when the party in power holds less than half of the seats in the House of Commons?
Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the federal government?
Who usually makes up a municipal council?
Who proposes most new laws in Canada?
What happens if a majority of members of the House of Commons vote against a major government decision?
Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a municipality?
What is the database of Canadians voters called?
Who makes important decisions about how Canada is governed?
Which of these are managed by provincial and territorial governments?
In municipalities, electoral areas are called:
Can more than one candidate run from the same electoral district?
The people who run for the office are called:
Who can run as candidates in Canada's federal elections?
The Prime Minister and the Cabinet ministers together form:
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