Although this presentation won't function as a Jeopardy game, it can be used to review key vocabulary terms from the Social Studies 11 government unit.

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JEOPARDY!
Parliament Hill

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Government
Branches
Constitution
House of
Commons
Prime
Minister
Senate
Bills and
Their
Numbers

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The branch of
government that
debates bills.

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The two branches
where elected
officials are found.

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The branch of
government that
interprets laws.

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The non-elected
workers who include
government
advisors.

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The biggest branch
in terms of people.

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The common name
of Canada’s first
constitution.

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The sections of the of
the Constitution that
identify the separation
of federal and
provincial
responsibilities.

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The 1982 document
that protects
Canadians from
abuses by the
government or its
agents.

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The reason even the
monarch must
respect the
Constitution and
other laws of
Canada.

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The level of
government that will
likely regulate
Canadian space
tourism when it
takes off.

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The other name for
the House of
Commons.

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The common name
for the area that is
home to those who
elect a member of
parliament.

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The name of the MP
who has an
adjustable seat and
gets to break ties
during votes.

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The number of
people who vote in
each constituency.

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The name for the
MPs who are not in
the cabinet or the
opposition’s shadow
cabinet.

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He or she leads the
party that has the
most seats in the
house of Commons.

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The person in
government who
chooses the
members of the
cabinet.

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The person who has
the de facto power
in Canada.
Daily Double!!!

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The person who
chooses the date to
call a federal
election.

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The person who gives
royal assent to the
laws of Canada and
could legally block the
actions of a rogue PM.

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The other name for
the Senate.

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The reason the
Senate is not termed
“responsible
government.”

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The “alcoholic” role
of Canada’s Senate.

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Equal
Elected
Effective

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The name of the
document read in the
Senate by the monarch,
(or GG) that outlines the
government’s agenda for
that session of
Parliament.

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The minimum
total number of
readings a bill gets
before it is passed.

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The reading where
the most debate and
the first vote occurs.

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The reading that has
no debate.

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The “smallest” debate
occurs there.

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The name of a bill
not proposed by the
governing party.