Free Grade 7 Ontario social studies government worksheets

Free printable Grade 7 Ontario social studies worksheets on government. Circle the answer about how decisions and laws are made. Question types include levels of government, federal, provincial, and municipal roles, leadership, parliament, elections, and ridings, and 2 more. Ontario · Government — describe how courts, the legislature, and the executive have different jobs. Preview the sample questions, then make a worksheet to print or practise. Choices on this page stay unmarked. Canadian English. Unofficial practice — not a ministry document.

Ontario · Government — describe how courts, the legislature, and the executive have different jobs

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Question types

  • Levels of government
  • Federal, provincial, and municipal roles
  • Leadership
  • Parliament, elections, and ridings
  • Charter and courts
  • Branches, majority government, and accountability

Sample questions

6 questions from government. Choices stay unmarked.

  1. 1.

    Which Charter freedom lets people share ideas and opinions?

    • Afreedom to ignore every law
    • Bfreedom to seize a neighbour's house
    • Cfreedom of expression
    • Dfreedom to skip a fair trial
  2. 2.

    What does a majority government mean in Canada?

    • Aevery voter must join one party
    • Bone party has more than half the seats in the House of Commons
    • Cthe mayor appoints Parliament
    • Dno party won any seats
  3. 3.

    What is a party's platform?

    • Athe building where the Senate meets
    • Ba tax receipt for a donation
    • Ca riding boundary map
    • Dthe set of plans and ideas it offers to voters
  4. 4.

    What does a peaceful transfer of power mean?

    • Alosing parties must leave the country
    • Bballots are burned unread
    • Cthe army always picks the next leader
    • Dthe winners take office without violence after an election
  5. 5.

    What does Canada's Constitution do?

    • Ait is a list of provincial statutes only
    • Bit is the highest law that sets out how government works
    • Cit is a municipal by-law for one city
    • Dit is a party platform that expires after an election
  6. 6.

    What is a representative democracy?

    • Aa small group rules and the public has no vote
    • Bpeople vote on every law themselves, with no representatives
    • Cone ruler decides with no elections
    • Dpeople elect others to make decisions on their behalf
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A Grade 7 social studies government worksheet is a set of practice questions on government. Circle the answer about how decisions and laws are made. This grade covers levels of government, federal, provincial, and municipal roles, leadership, parliament, elections, and ridings, charter and courts, and branches, majority government, and accountability.
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