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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a Provincial mace?
A weapon used by knights in battle
An ornamentation representing Alberta's political parties
An ornamentation representing government authority and the monarch
A type of tree that is native to Alberta
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the role most associated with the lieutenant governor?
Representing the Queen
The final signing of bills
Closing the meetings of the Legislative Assembly
Opening the meetings of the Legislative Assembly
- 3. Multiple Choice
In the way the Provincial Government is structured, who holds the most important position?
Premier
Lieutenant Governor
Cabinet Minister
MLA
- 4. Multiple Choice
An MLA is the same thing as a cabinet minister
True
False
Where is the cabinet?
- 5. Multiple Choice
Tourism, Social Services and Housing are the responsibility of which kind of government?
Provincial
Local
Federal
- 6. Multiple Choice
How are cabinet ministers chosen?
The Premier
The Speaker
The Lieutenant Governor
Elected
- 7. Multiple Choice
How old must you be to vote in a provincial election?
21+
18+
19+
16+
- 8. Multiple Choice
The provincial mace does NOT have to be present for the assembly to meet
True
False
- 9. Multiple Choice
Candidates must be nominated by their political party to run in a provincial election
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
During elections, advanced polls are set up so people who are busy on voting day can still vote
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who is the leader of the Provincial Government?
MLA
Speaker
Premier
Lieutenant Governor
- 12. Multiple Choice
The party that wins the most seats forms the
Opposition
Government
Legislative Assembly
Cabinet
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the main duty of the opposition
To sit across from the governing party
To collect taxes from citizens
Challenge or debate the government's ideas and spending
Get elected into their constituency
- 14. Multiple Choice
Individuals who run in provincial elections and are not part of a political party
MLA
Constituents
Independents
Cabinet Ministers
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following individuals represents the Queen?
MLA
Lieutenant Governor
Cabinet Minister
Premier
- 16. Multiple Choice
A group of people with similar ideas about how a province or country should be run are called:
Political parties
Opposition
MLAs
Constituencies
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a provincial tax?
Library fees
Property tax
Recreation fees
Income tax
- 18. Multiple Choice
Before a bill becomes a law, how many readings must it go through before it is passed?
1
2
3
4
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the 4th step in passing a bill into law?
The vote is taken (final vote)
Introducing a bill (first reading)
Last chance to debate (third reading)
Debating the bill in principle (second reading)
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the Lieutenant Governor?
Voting on bills
Opens and closes legislative sessions
Reads the speech from the throne
Grants Royal Assent to bills
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is not a main responsibility of an MLA?
Representing constituents needs
Voting on bills
Communicating with constituents
Creating a budget for their ministries
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which ministry is NOT one of the top three services provided by the province of Alberta
Health
Transportation and infastructure
Education
Social Services
- 23. Multiple Choice
What are constituencies
The locations where you vote
People MLAs represent
Voting areas represented by an MLA
Representatives who sit in the Legislative Assembly
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a part of the provincial electoral process
Campaign colours and slogans are the candidates choice
Candidates must be nominated by a political party
Vote counts sent to electoral officer in each consituency
Candidates must go door to door to campaign
- 25. Multiple Choice
Alberta citizens who vote have a voice in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta because they
Elect members to the Legislative Assembly
Are able to introduce bills to the Legislative Assembly
Choose the sergeant-at-arms of the Legislative Assembly
Can participate in debates in the Legislative Assembly
- 26. Multiple Choice
A proposed law
Bill
Bylaw
Act
Referendum
- 27. Multiple Choice
A representative who is in charge of a provincial government department
Cabinet Minister
MLA
Premier
Lieutenant Governor
- 28. Multiple Choice
Voting districts are called
Constituencies
Areas
Places
Constituents
- 29. Multiple Choice
The political party with the second-largest number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Appoints the speaker of the house
Becomes the official opposition
Establishes a lobby group
Forms the government
- 30. Multiple Choice
The lieutenant governor of Alberta is responsible for
Debating bills in the legislative assembly
Deciding which party leader is to be the premier of Alberta
Giving royal assent to bills passed in the legislative assembly
Making sure that the government of Alberta is run democratically
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which of the following government officials does not belong to a political party?
Premier
Cabinet minister
Lieutenant Governor
MLA
- 32. Multiple Choice
Which of the following services is a responsibility of a provincial government?
Building a new skating rink
Improving postal services
Enforcing bylaws
Hiring doctors
- 33. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are responsibilities of a cabinet minister and an MLA
Working closely with the premier as part of an executive council
Being responsible for a government department
Representing the citizens of their constituency
Overseeing particular services
- 34. Multiple Choice
The provincial government is responsible for
Police and bylaws
Natural resources and education
Children's services and recreation centres
Provincial and city parks
- 35. Multiple Choice
Scrutineers make sure the number of ballots match the number of voters during
Declaring the outcome
Casting and counting votes
Nominating
Preparing the polls
- 36. Multiple Choice
Why is Alberta separated into constituencies?
So every citizen is able to vote for their choice of candidate
So that every citizens voice is represented regardless of population
So that every citizen lives close to a polling station
So that every citizen can hold their representative accountable
- 37. Multiple Choice
Education, healthcare, and transportation are examples of departments run by
MLAs
Lieutenant governor
Cabinet ministers
Premier
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