Grade 3 · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 9
Governments in New Brunswick
Mayors, premiers and the prime minister.
What your child practises
Practises the purpose, function and structure of municipal, provincial and federal governments. It follows the Grade 3 social studies skill descriptor on power and governance in the New Brunswick curriculum.
New Brunswick Curriculum skill descriptor: Civics: Power and Governance · the purpose, function and structure of governments
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Who is the head of a municipal government?
- the principal
- the mayor
- the premier
- the prime minister
the mayor
Hint: A mayor and councillors make decisions for a town or city.
Question 2
What is an MLA?
- a school subject
- a person elected to speak for people in the provincial legislature
- a city worker
- a kind of boat
a person elected to speak for people in the provincial legislature
Hint: MLA means Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Question 3
Which service does a provincial government often provide?
- weather
- nothing at all
- schools and hospitals
- the ocean tides
schools and hospitals
Hint: Provinces are responsible for education and health care.
Question 4
A citizen is a person who…
- belongs to a country and has rights and responsibilities
- only visits a country
- is an animal
- is a king
belongs to a country and has rights and responsibilities
Hint: Citizens take part in their communities.
Question 5
How might a student take part in making decisions at school?
- by joining a student council
- by hiding the lunch
- by skipping class
- by staying quiet forever
by joining a student council
Hint: Students can share ideas and vote.
Question 6
Why does a community need rules?
- to keep people safe and treat them fairly
- to make life boring
- to stop everyone from playing
- to hide things
to keep people safe and treat them fairly
Hint: Rules help people live together.