CanadaElections 13 · Elections and levels of government
True or false: a minority government usually needs support from members of other parties to pass laws and stay in power.
- aTrueCorrect answer
- bFalse
Why?
In a minority government, the governing party holds fewer than half of the seats. To win votes in the House of Commons, it needs some members of other parties to vote with it.
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