Canadian Citizenship Practice Test 2024

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What is a parliamentary democracy?

A government where the king or queen holds all the power
A government in which the people elect the president directly
A government in which the people elect members of the House of Commons and to the provincial and territorial legislatures
A government led solely by the Prime Minister without need for elections

The correct answer is: A government in which the people elect members of the House of Commons and to the provincial and territorial legislatures

A parliamentary democracy is a form of government where the people elect members of the legislative body, such as the House of Commons or Parliament, who then choose a leader to form the government. This leader is known as the Prime Minister. Option A is incorrect because a parliamentary democracy does not have a monarch with absolute power. Option B is incorrect because in a parliamentary democracy the people directly elect members of the legislative body, not the president. Option D is incorrect because a parliamentary democracy requires regular elections to determine the composition of the legislative body and the government.