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Civics- Government Flashcards

1
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What is democracy

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A government system in which the majority rule

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What does the word democracy me and where does it come from

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The word demo comes from the Greek word people in the word Cracy comes from the word rule

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What are the two types of government

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Autocracy/Authoritarianism and Democracy

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How do you distinguish the difference between both government

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By the number of people who have access to power and the extent to which individual rights are respected

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What is authoritarianism and autocracy

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This type of government is where people must obey a single ruler or small group of people. Their individual rights and freedoms are limited

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How to authoritarianism governments stay in control

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Through the use of force because the leader also controls military

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list facts about democracy

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The majority rules, and Marcus individual rights and freedoms are important and there are elections.

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Define autocracy

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One person is in charge

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9
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Define dictatorship

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Citizens have no rights

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10
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Define Theocracy

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God and religious law are the governments authority

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Define monarchy

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Led by a king or queen

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What is anarchy

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Nobody is in charge

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13
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What is Junta

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Those in charge are military members who took over by force

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What is a representative

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Democracy were citizens elect others to serve in government

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What is oligarchy

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Small group rules country- the group of power can be based on race or social class

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What is direct

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Democracy where citizens participate in lawmaking themselves

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17
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What does NGO stand for

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Nongovernment organization

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18
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What are the different levels of government in Canada

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Municipal, provincial, federal

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What is the federal government responsible for

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National security and defense, military, international relations, immigration and citizenship, banking and money, postal services

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What is the provincial government responsible for

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Schools education, healthcare delivery, social assistance, natural resources, licenses

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What is a municipal government responsible for

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Garbage and waste management, libraries in snow removal, the transit, building permits, property taxes, water

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What share responsibilities it’s all three levels of government have

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roads, laws, police, environment, parks, tourism

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23
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What is the leader of the federal government called

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Prime minister

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24
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Who is our Prime Minister

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Stephen Harper

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25
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Party is Stephen Harper a part of

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Conservative

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What is the leader of the provincial government called

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Premier

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27
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Who is Ontario’s premier

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Kathleen wynne

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28
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What party is Kathleen wynne a part of

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Liberal

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29
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Who is the leader of the government

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Gordon Krantz

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30
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What is a leader of the municipal government called

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Mayor

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31
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What is our local representative in the federal government called

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Member of Parliament [MP]

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32
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Who is Halton’s current member of Parliament

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Lisa Raitt

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33
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What party is Lisa Raitt part of

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The conservative party

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34
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What is our local representative in the provincial government called

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Member of provincial parliament [MPP]

35
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Who is Holton’s current member of provincial parliament

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Indira Nadoo-harris

36
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Party is India part of

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The Liberal party

37
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Why do we have the charter of rights and freedoms

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To ensure that democracy stays in place and everybody is treated fairly

38
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What does first past the post mean

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Whatever person running for government has the most amount of votes wins

39
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What is the problem with the first past the post system

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Person with the most votes wins not necessarily the person that the majority of votes

40
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Give the order of each party on the political spectrum

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Communist, NDP, liberal, conservative, fascism

41
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What is ideology

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Ideas on how to run the government

42
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What is lobbying

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Kind of bribing to get people to get on board with Bill or a law for a certain party

43
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What is the cabinet

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The people who sit behind the person and power

44
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What is residual powers

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COME BCK

45
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What is the difference between a right and responsibility

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Spots abilities come with knowing that it’s between right and wrong and right is something that is given to you as

46
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What is a bill

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When it comes before a law

47
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It is a law

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Bill is past and I really must now obey the slaw

48
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What is the majority government

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What a political party wins more than half of the writings in the elections [seats}`

49
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How many seats must majority have in the House of Commons

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Hundred and 55

50
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How many seats are there in the house commons

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308

51
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How does a provincial governments become majority

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By getting 54 seats

52
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What is minority government

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When A political party wins more seats in an election and any other party but not more than half of the other parties added together

53
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Do we currently have a minority or a majority government

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majority

54
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What is official party status

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A rule that a party must have one 12 seats to become an official party (fed) and won 8 seats in provincial

55
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What are the different branches of government

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Executive, legislative, judicial

56
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Do all three branches of government exist at provincial and federal levels

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Yes

57
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That’s federal level who is in charge

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Queen and the governor general

58
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Who is the governor general

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David Johnston

59
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Who is the people in charge of executive at the provincial level

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Ontario’s lieutenant, Gov. David Onley

60
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What does the governor general do at the federal level

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Size of the government policies should be

61
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What are cabinet members called

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Ministers and they can propose new laws [bills]

62
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At the legislative level, who is federal

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House of Commons, and the Senate

63
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Legislated level what is part of the provincial

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Provincial legislative assembly

64
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What is the House of Commons

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Where elective attended his meet to discuss and debate on public issues

65
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What is the Senate’s job

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Debate, pass and or reject laws

66
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What are members of the house commons called

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Members of Parliament

67
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What is the opposition

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The second largest political party in their job is to voice challenges and concerns

68
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Who is the leader of the official opposition of Canada

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Thomas J. Mulcair (NDP)

69
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At the Judiciary branch who is at the federal level

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Supreme Court judges

70
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At the Judiciary branch who is at the provincial level

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The provincial court and provincial judges

71
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What is the Supreme Court judges made up of

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Judges and lawyers

72
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What is the role of Supreme Court judges

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decide if people charged with crimes are guilty and decide punishments

73
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Are the Supreme Court judges highest level of government

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Yes, no one is above them

74
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What is the order of the branches

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legislative, executive, and judicial is totally separate

75
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What is the basic role of executive branch government

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Enforces laws created by the legislative

76
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Basic rule of legislative government

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Create laws

77
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What is the basic role of the judiciary government

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To enforce protect and punish people and their rights

78
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What is euthanasia

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Assisted suicide

79
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What is the criteria one must meet to be able to vote

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18, Legal citizen of Canada, under 2 years of prison

80
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What are the main parties in Canada

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Liberal party, conservative, new Democratic Party, Bloc Quebecois, Green Party

81
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What is the platform for the Liberal party

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h

82
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Is the platform for the conservative party

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n

83
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What is the platform for the BQ party

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k

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