Free Grade 8 Ontario social studies government worksheets

Free printable Grade 8 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 the Constitution, the Charter, and how government is held accountable. 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 the Constitution, the Charter, and how government is held accountable

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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.

    What does peaceful assembly mean?

    • Apeople may block a hospital emergency door
    • Bpeople may gather to share a message without violence
    • Cpeople must never meet in public
    • Donly the government may hold a meeting
  2. 2.

    Which level of government usually looks after city parks, local roads, and garbage pickup?

    • Afederal
    • Bmunicipal
    • Cprovincial
    • Dclassroom
  3. 3.

    Compare the legislative and executive parts of government. The legislative part...

    • Adecides court cases
    • Bcarries out and enforces laws
    • Cruns municipal elections only
    • Dmakes laws
  4. 4.

    What does Canada's Constitution do?

    • Ait is a municipal by-law for one city
    • Bit is a party platform that expires after an election
    • Cit is a list of provincial statutes only
    • Dit is the highest law that sets out how government works
  5. 5.

    Why do rights sometimes have to be balanced?

    • Arights never meet anyone else's rights
    • Bonly the loudest person keeps rights
    • Cone person's rights should not take away another person's safety or equal dignity
    • Dbalancing means cancelling the Charter
  6. 6.

    What does a minority government mean in Canada?

    • Athe Senate replaces all elections
    • Bthere is no Prime Minister
    • Cthe governing party has the most seats, but not more than half
    • Dcities may not have mayors
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A Grade 8 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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