How does the provincial government function?

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  1. 1. The Alberta Government helps to fund _________________ like those who complete in the Western Canada Summer Games.
  2. 3. Many laws that affect wildlife come from the provincial government. An example is a law about ___________ grizzlies.
  3. 5. Alberta’s government is responsible for building and widening roads that connect these centers. An example is Highway 13.
  4. 7. The party with the second-largest number of seats is called the _________________Opposition.
  5. 8. The place, inside the Legislative Assembly, where the MLAs meet.
  6. 11. In the assembly, the party that wins the most seats form the _________________________.
  7. 14. This department provides money for hospitals and clinics.
  8. 16. A person who runs for a representative spot (Member of the Legislative Assembly – MLA) without belonging to a party.
  9. 17. Without an Opposition and Official Opposition, we would have a _____________________.
  10. 18. This building is where the elected provincial representatives meet to debate topics and make decisions.
  11. 19. We need an opposition to _______________ and question the ideas of the government in power.
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  1. 2. This department of the provincial government is responsible for what you learn in school.
  2. 4. This is a special gallery that is set aside for seats that you and I, or the media, could sit in to observe the assembly.
  3. 6. A part or group of people who have similar ideas about how to run the province, and who group together to take action.
  4. 9. The number of elected representatives (seats) that make up the Legislative Assembly.
  5. 10. Parties that have fewer seats form the ___________________________________.
  6. 12. Winning an election gives a representative a spot in the assembly which is called a _____________.
  7. 13. This is an example of a natural resource. The provincial government makes decisions about natural resources.
  8. 15. Each seat in the assembly matches an area of the province called an electoral division or _________________.