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Governing Saskatchewan

MLAs, Premiers, councils and First Nations and Métis governments

What your child practises

The provincial system of government (Premier, MLAs, Lieutenant Governor), local governments, First Nations governance and Métis governance, and how services affect quality of life.

Saskatchewan Curriculum outcome: PA4.1–PA4.4 · how the provincial government works, how First Nations and Métis governments work, and how governments affect quality of life

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Why do we have laws and rules?

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    • to make life boring
    • to keep people safe and treat people fairly
    • to hide the sun
    • to make things confusing
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    to keep people safe and treat people fairly

    Hint: Governments make laws to help communities work well.

  2. Question 2

    An election is a way for citizens to…

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    • choose who will make decisions for them
    • decide the weather
    • keep all taxes
    • avoid all laws
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    choose who will make decisions for them

    Hint: Voting is a key way to take part in government.

  3. Question 3

    What group speaks for many First Nations in Saskatchewan on shared issues?

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    • the Wheat Pool
    • the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN)
    • the Roughriders
    • the school board
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    the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN)

    Hint: The FSIN represents First Nations in Saskatchewan.

  4. Question 4

    Why do some governments have both a Premier and a Lieutenant Governor?

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    • they do the same job
    • one is for farmers only
    • one leads the government and the other represents the Crown
    • one is a mayor
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    one leads the government and the other represents the Crown

    Hint: The Premier is the head of government. The Lieutenant Governor is the Crown's representative.

  5. Question 5

    How many MLAs are in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan?

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    • 161
    • 6
    • 16
    • 61
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    61

    Hint: There are 61 constituencies, and each elects one MLA.

  6. Question 6

    Why is it important that different levels of government work together?

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    • they should never talk
    • they all do the same thing
    • it is not important
    • each looks after different needs, and some issues cross levels
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    each looks after different needs, and some issues cross levels

    Hint: Federal, provincial, First Nations, Métis and local governments cooperate on many issues.

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