Chapter 1 Flashcards
What are the three branches of government
Executive, legislative judicial branch
What does the judicial branch contain
The supreme court
What does the Executive branch contain
Prime minister and the cabinet
What does the legislative branch contain
House of commons, the senate and the government general.
How to you become the Prime minister?
Be elected as leader of a political Party
Be elected as a Member of parliament
Your party must win the most seats in the House of Commons
Who is the government general?
The Governor General is the King’s Representative in Canada. The Governor General usually serves Five years.
What is the house of commons?
Is the major law-making body in Canada’s federal political system.
Who forms Government?
the political party that has the most seats i the house of commons
How does a bill become a law
1st House of Commons, 2nd senate 3rd Royal Assent
Supreme court judges are
Members of the judicial branch come from the legal profession and
Members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the PM and the Cabinet.
