CanadaGovernment 2 · How Canadians govern themselves
What does it mean that Canada is a federal state?
- aEach province has its own army and signs its own treaties with other countries
- bOnly the national government in Ottawa makes laws, and the provinces carry them out
- cLaw-making powers are divided between the federal government and the provincial governmentsCorrect answer
- dThe provinces make all the laws, and Ottawa only looks after the national budget
Why?
In a federal state, power is split between levels of government. In Canada, Ottawa and the provinces each make laws in their own areas of responsibility.
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