Grade 3 · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 8
Alberta's Governments
City councils, the Legislature and who does what.
What your child practises
The roles of municipal and provincial governments: who leads, what each looks after, and how citizens take part through voting.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: provincial and municipal governments · what provincial and municipal governments do and who leads them
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Why do citizens vote in elections?
🗳️- to pick a sports team
- to get a prize
- to choose the people who will make decisions for them
- to play a game
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to choose the people who will make decisions for them
Hint: Voting is a way to have a say.
Question 2
The Prime Minister leads the…
🇨🇦- government of Alberta
- government of Canada
- school board
- city council
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government of Canada
Hint: Ottawa is the capital of Canada.
Question 3
Why does your city need rules about speed limits?
🚦- because roads are lonely
- to be silly
- to keep people safe
- to make people late
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to keep people safe
Hint: Rules protect people.
Question 4
Which government does this job? Tap an item, then tap its basket.
Sort into: 🏙️ city or town · 🏛️ province of Alberta
- 🏞️provincial parks
- 🛝city parks and playgrounds
- 🏫setting rules for schools
- 🏥running hospitals and health care
- 🗑️picking up garbage and recycling
- 🚜plowing city streets
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🏙️ city or town: city parks and playgrounds, picking up garbage and recycling, plowing city streets · 🏛️ province of Alberta: provincial parks, setting rules for schools, running hospitals and health care
Hint: Municipal governments look after local things like parks and garbage. The province looks after things like health care, schools and highways.
Question 5
A city or town is led by a…
🏙️- premier
- king
- principal
- mayor and council
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mayor and council
Hint: Citizens elect a mayor and councillors.
Question 6
Your class wants a new playground. Who decides about a city park?
🛝- the city council
- the Prime Minister
- a store
- the premier alone
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the city council
Hint: City parks are a local matter.