Political Trivia Jeopardy

Federal Provincial Local

10 10 10

20 20 20

30 30 30

40 40 40

50 50 50

Federal – 10

Who is the current prime minister?

Answer

Stephen Harper

Federal – 20

Which political party is the prime minister currently

the leader of?

Answer

The Conservative Party of Canada

Federal – 30

What is the title given to the elected representative

at the federal level?

Answer

Member of Parliament

Federal – 40

Name three responsibilities at the federal level

Answer Agriculture and Agri-Food; Canadian Heritage; Citizenship and Immigration; Environment; Finance; Fisheries and Oceans; Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development; Health; Human Resources and Skills Development; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development; Industry; Intergovernmental Affairs; International Cooperation and Development; Justice; Labour; National Defence; National Defence; National Revenue; Natural Resources; Public Safety; Public Works and Government Services; Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities; Treasury Board; Veterans Affairs; Western Economic Diversification

Federal – 50

Who is the local representative at the

federal level?Which party do they belong

to?

Answer

Answers will vary by electoral district

Provincial – 10

Who is the current premier?

Answer

Christy Clark

Provincial – 20

What political party is the premier currently the

leader of?

Answer

The British Columbia Liberal Party

Provincial – 30

What is the title given to the elected representative at

the provincial level?

Answer

Member of the Legislative Assembly

Provincial – 40

Name three responsibilities at the provincial level

Answer Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation; Advanced Education; Agriculture; Children and Family Development; Community, Sport and Cultural Development; Education; Energy and Mines (responsible for Core Review); Environment; Finance; Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations; Health; International Trade (responsible for Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism); Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training (responsible for labour); Justice; Natural Gas Development (responsible for Housing); Social Development and Social Innovation; Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services; Transportation and Infrastructure

Provincial – 50

Who is the local representative at the

provincial level? Which party do they belong

to?

Answer

Answers will vary

Local – 10

Who is the head of the local council?

Answer

Answers will vary

Local – 20

What is the title given to my elected representative at

the local level?

Answer

Answers will vary

Local – 30

Name three responsibilities at the local level

Answer

Animal Control; Business Licensing; Building Permits and Inspections; Community and Social Services; Cultural Services/Programs; Drainage; Economic Development; Fire Protection; Flood Control; Land Use Planning and Zoning; Libraries; Local Utilities; Parks and Recreation; Policing; Public Health and Inspections; Public Housing; Solid Waste Management; Transportation Systems; Water and Sewers

Local – 40

From which level of government do local governments receive

responsibilities?

Answer

The provincial government

Local – 50

Who is my elected representative at the local

level?

Answer

Answers will vary by municipality