Canadian Government Unit Flashcards
Constitutional monarchy
The power of the monarch is limited by law
Representative democracy
Citizens elect the people the govern the country
Socialism
Government should control major parts of the economy & provide services funded by taxes
Good of the whole > good of the individual
Liberalism
Government should provide a basic standard of living but also protect personal freedom
Good of the whole = good of the individual
Conservative
Government should stay out of the economy and let individuals & private business provide for themselves
Good of the individual. —–leads down—–> good of the whole
Totalitarian government
Have TOTAL government involvement in daily life and the economy
Believe that the individual is LESS important than the collective
Left wing
More progressive
Aimed at change
Right wing
More conservative
Preserving tradition
Political spectrum
L. R
NDP—-Bloc Québécois—–liberal—-Green Party—-conservative
Canadas government operates as a…
Federal system
Executive & legislative branches
Administer the laws and regulations of the country
Judicial branch
Administers the courts and interprets and enforces the law
Senate
The 2nd legislative body in parliament consisting of appointed members whose role is to give sober second thoughts to the passage of bills
Cabinet
The group of ministers chosen by the prime minister who decide government policy
House of Commons
The first legislative body of parliament whose members are elected
