REVIEW 2026 MOCK TEST COMPLETE KEY
INSIGHTS
◉ Who was Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?
Answer: The first head of responsible government.
◉ What did the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?
Answer: Symbol of unity, joining Canada from sea to sea
◉ What does confederation mean?
Answer: Joining of provinces to make a new country
◉ What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by sir Frederick
Banting and Charles best
Answer: The discovery of insulin, a hormone used to treat diabetes,
by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best has saved 16 million lives
worldwide.
◉ What does it mean to say that Canada is a constitutional
monarchy
,Answer: As a constitutional monarchy, Canada's Head of State is a
hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King), who reigns in accordance
with the Constitution: the rule of law.
◉ What are the three branches of government?
Answer: Legislative, Executive, Judicial
◉ What is the difference between the role of the queen and that of
the prime minister
Answer: The Queen is the guardian of Constitutional freedoms, the
Prime Minister selects the Cabinet ministers and is responsible for
operations and policy of government.
◉ What is the highest honor that Canadians can receive
Answer: Victoria Cross
◉ When you go to vote on Election Day what do you do
Answer: Go to the voting station with your voter's card and ID, mark
an X next to your chosen candidate, fold the ballot and present it to
the poll officials who will tear off the ballot number and give you the
ballot to deposit in the box
◉ Who is entitled to vote in Canadian federal elections
, Answer: A Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old on voting day and
on the voters' list
◉ In Canada are you obliged to tell other people how you voted
Answer: No, in Canada no one has the right to insist you tell them
how you voted.
◉ After an election, which party forms the government?
Answer: After an election the leader of the political party with the
most seats in the House of Commons is invited by the Governor
General to form the Government.
◉ Who is your member of Parliament?
Answer: John Aldag
◉ What are the three levels of government
Answer: Federal, Provincial, Municipal
◉ What is the role of the courts in Canada
Answer: settle disputes
◉ In Canada are you allowed to question the police about their
service or conduct