Government Scavenger Hunt – Civics

Name: ______

Use the highlighted links under each section to answer the following questions. Record your answers on the sheet.

Part A: Federal Government

Click on The Government of Canada website and use the information under the headings to answer the following questions.

  1. a) Who is the current Governor General of Canada?______

b) Who does the Governor General represent? ______

c) When was the current Governor General sworn into office? ______

d) What was his connection to this area before becoming Governor General? ______

e) List 5 Constitutional responsibilities of the Governor General:

f) List 2 other Roles and Responsibilities of the Governor General:

  1. a) Who is the Prime Minister of Canada?

b) What party does the Prime Minister represent?

c) What university did he study at?

d) What did he study while at university?

  1. Under Family Centre near the bottom of the PM page, click on “Canada’s Prime Ministers”. a) When did Harper become PM? ______

b) Name the 6 PMs in order before Harper.

c) While in the Family Centre, click on “Interactive Zone”. Complete the Capital Scramble, Concentrate on Canada and Flag Finish Line.

4.Go to the Government of Canada web site. Select Senators and Members tab. Then click on “Standings in the Senate”

a) How many members sit in the Senate? ______

b) How are senators chosen? ______

c) How many seats are currently vacant in the Senate? ______

5. Go back to the Senators and Members tab. Now look at the information tabs for the House of Commons.

a) How many members make up the House of Commons?

b) Who is the Speaker of the House of Commons?

c) What political party is he associated with?

c) What is the role of the Speaker?

d) What does the mace symbolize?

5. Find your local Member of Parliament by using your postal code. List their name and party on the space provided. ______

6, How many women currently hold seats in the House of Commons?

Part B: Provincial Government

Click on Premier of Ontario website and use the information under the headings to answer the following questions.

  1. a) Who is the Premier of Ontario?

b) Where did she grow up?

c) What year did she get elected as Premier?

d) What political party does he represent?

d) When was the last election in Ontario? ______

Go to the Ontario Government Web site. Click on current MPPs.

  1. Find the Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Conestoga? ______

What was this MPP’s job before he became a MPP? ______

From the Premier’s site, click on Meet the Team. Who holds the following Minister Portfolios:

Minister of Education: ______

Minister of Finance: ______

Minister of Community and Social Services & Government House Leader: ______Note: He is also MPP for Kitchener Centre.

Go back to the Ontario Government Web site. Who is the current leader of the Official Opposition Party? ______

Click on Lieutenant Governor of Ontario website. Watch the video with Rick Mercer and then answer the following questions.

6, a) Who is the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario?

b) What was this Lieutenant Governor’s former job?

b) Look under Protocol and Ceremony. What are 5 roles of Lieutenant Governor of Ontario? (Briefly summarize each point)

Part C: Local Government

Click on Region of Waterloo website and use the information under the headings to answer the following questions.

  1. Who is the regional chair? ______
  1. a) The council member from Wellesley is ______.

b) The council member from Wilmot is ______.

c) The council member from Woolwich is ______.

  1. Name 3 departments of the Region:

a) ______

b) ______

c) ______

  1. What are 3 services that the Region of Waterloo organizes for its citizens?

Click on the “Doing Business” and then on Fun Facts, then Population.

  1. The region’s current population is ______and by the year 2029, the population is estimated to be ______.

Click on “Discovering the Region” and then on “About Waterloo Region”.

  1. a) Name the 3 municipalities that make up Waterloo Region.

b) Name the 4 townships that make up Waterloo Region.

Click on “Visiting”.

  1. What are the 4 Regional museums and what does each one feature?