Name: _____________________

Social Studies 6
Ms. Buckley

Governance in Canada
Textbook pages 10 - 15

1. What kind of government is Canada? (circle one below)

a. Monarchy

b. Republic

c. Democracy

d. Dictatorship

2. What does the term representative government mean?

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3. What democratic values is Canadian governance based on?

a.

b.

c.

d.

4. Write 1-2 sentences describing multiculturalism

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5. What kind of systems of governance did First Nations and Inuit peoples have

before the arrival of Europeans? ____________________________________

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 Name: _____________________
Social Studies 6
Ms. Buckley

6. What is the Indian Act? ___________________________________________

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7. What are separate First Nations, Inuit, and Metis leaders negotiations with

federal, provincial, and territorial governments establishing?

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8. What does the term sovereignty mean? ___________________________

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9. Name an example of self-government that is located close to us (p.13)

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10. Write a description of what each level of Canadas government is responsible

for in the table below:

Federal

Provincial

Municipal