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
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
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
In the way the Provincial Government is structured, who holds the most important position?
  • Premier
  • Lieutenant Governor
  • Cabinet Minister
  • MLA
An MLA is the same thing as a cabinet minister
  • True
  • False
  • Where is the cabinet?
Tourism, Social Services and Housing are the responsibility of which kind of government?
  • Provincial
  • Local
  • Federal
How are cabinet ministers chosen?
  • The Premier
  • The Speaker
  • The Lieutenant Governor
  • Elected
How old must you be to vote in a provincial election?
  • 21+
  • 18+
  • 19+
  • 16+
The provincial mace does NOT have to be present for the assembly to meet
  • True
  • False
Candidates must be nominated by their political party to run in a provincial election
  • True
  • False
During elections, advanced polls are set up so people who are busy on voting day can still vote
  • True
  • False
Who is the leader of the Provincial Government?
  • MLA
  • Speaker
  • Premier
  • Lieutenant Governor
The party that wins the most seats forms the
  • Opposition
  • Government
  • Legislative Assembly
  • Cabinet
Individuals who run in provincial elections and are not part of a political party
  • MLA
  • Constituents
  • Independents
  • Cabinet Ministers
Which of the following individuals represents the Queen?
  • MLA
  • Lieutenant Governor
  • Cabinet Minister
  • Premier
A group of people with similar ideas about how a province or country should be run are called:
  • Political parties
  • Opposition
  • MLAs
  • Constituencies
Which of the following is a provincial tax?
  • Library fees
  • Property tax
  • Recreation fees
  • Income tax
Before a bill becomes a law, how many readings must it go through before it is passed?
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
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)
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
What is not a main responsibility of an MLA?
  • Representing constituents needs
  • Voting on bills
  • Communicating with constituents
  • Creating a budget for their ministries
Which ministry is NOT one of the top three services provided by the province of Alberta
  • Health
  • Transportation and infastructure
  • Education
  • Social Services
What are constituencies
  • The locations where you vote
  • People MLAs represent
  • Voting areas represented by an MLA
  • Representatives who sit in the Legislative Assembly
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
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
A proposed law
  • Bill
  • Bylaw
  • Act
  • Referendum
A representative who is in charge of a provincial government department
  • Cabinet Minister
  • MLA
  • Premier
  • Lieutenant Governor
Voting districts are called
  • Constituencies
  • Areas
  • Places
  • Constituents
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
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
Which of the following government officials does not belong to a political party?
  • Premier
  • Cabinet minister
  • Lieutenant Governor
  • MLA
Which of the following services is a responsibility of a provincial government?
  • Building a new skating rink
  • Improving postal services
  • Enforcing bylaws
  • Hiring doctors
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
The provincial government is responsible for
  • Police and bylaws
  • Natural resources and education
  • Children's services and recreation centres
  • Provincial and city parks
Scrutineers make sure the number of ballots match the number of voters during
  • Declaring the outcome
  • Casting and counting votes
  • Nominating
  • Preparing the polls
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
Education, healthcare, and transportation are examples of departments run by
  • MLAs
  • Lieutenant governor
  • Cabinet ministers
  • Premier
What is a voting district called?
  • referendum
  • consituency
  • community
  • legislature
A system of government in which a king or a queen is head of state
  • Speech from the Throne
  • Constitutional Monarchy
  • Subsidies
  • Premier
Voting Districts
  • Cabinet Minister
  • Act
  • Constituents
  • Constituencies
Leader of the provincial government
  • Premier
  • Mayor
  • Lieutenant Governor 
  • Cabinet Minister
How many readings are there for a bill to become a law in the Legislature?
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 6
Who represents the Queen in the legislature?
  • The Premier
  • The Minister of Education
  • The Lieutenant Governor
  • The MLAs
The people in the Legislature who work as MLAs but ALSO hold a special job looking after a specific department are called?
  • Ministers
  • Premiurs
  • Governors
  • Members
The premier of the province is
  • the leader of the party that won the most seats.
  • The person voted in by the people of the province.
  • The smartest person in the province.
  • The person chosen by the Queen  to rule.
The  letters MLA stand  for
  • Member of the Long Assembly
  • Member of the Legislative Assembly
  • Men Longing for Adventure
  • Member of Parliament
A cabinet minister 
  • is busy building cabinets
  • is in charge of a special ministry or government job.
  • always tries to oppose the government.
  • is the only one who can propose laws.
In the legislature, a "bill" is 
  • a proposed law
  • the charge for meeting with an MLA.
  • when the  Speaker of the House kicks someone out.
  • When a law is overturned.
The  last chance the MLAs have to debate a bill before they vote on it is called
  • Royal Assent.
  • The Second Reading
  • The First Reading
  • The Third Reading
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