CanadaGovernment 33 · How Canadians govern themselves

What are the three branches of government in Canada?

  1. aFederal, provincial and municipal
  2. bThe police, the army and the courts
  3. cThe Senate, the House of Commons and the Cabinet
  4. dExecutive, legislative and judicialCorrect answer

Why?

The executive branch puts laws into action, the legislative branch makes laws, and the judicial branch, the courts, interprets them. Federal, provincial and municipal are levels of government, not branches.

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