Democracy Unit Final Flashcards
Universal suffrage
everyone of a certain age and citizenship has the right to vote
Japanese internment
Japanese Canadians interned because of Pearl Harbour and how the US and Canada were at war with imperialized Japan so all Japanese Canadians were considered ‘suspects’
enemy aliens
immigrants that descended from the central powers of a major war
October Crisis
kidnapping and abduction of government officials by the FLQ which was a Quebec terrorist group
what’s the farthest left government called
radical
what’s the farthest right government called
reactionary
purpose of the executive branch
executes/enforces laws
purpose of the legislative branch
make laws
purpose of the judicial branch
interpret/apply laws
what type of democracy does Canada have
representative democracy
difference between US and Canadian Senate
Canadian senators appointed by the PM, US senators voted on
how is PM chosen in Canada
party that obtains the most seats in parliament becomes the government and its leader becomes the PM
what makes up legislative branch in the US
congress, HOR/senate
what makes up canada executive branch in order from highest power to lowest
PM, cabinet, civil servants
what makes up canada legislative branch in order from highest power to lowest
queen, governor general, parliament, HOC/senate
who makes up canadas HOC
elected MPs
what makes up canada judicial branch in order from highest power to lowest
supreme court, provinvial court, lower courts
how is the supreme court chosen in canada
appointed by the PM
how is canada cabinet choosen
elected
how is US cabinet choosen
appointed by president
how long do house of representatives serve and what system do they use
2 years; representation by population
what does triple E senate reform stand for
effective, elected, equal
how long does canadain senate serve
from when they are 30-75 (for life)
how long does US senate serve
6 year terms with two senators elected from each state
how is US cabinet selected
appointed by president
how is Canada cabinet selected
selected from the elected MPs
what electoral system does canada use
first past the post
whqat system does the US use
electoral college system
difference between criminal law in canada and US
canada has the same criminal law for the whole country, in the US each state has its own criminal law
canada legislatvie hierarchy
queen, governor general, parliament, HOC/senate
US legislative hierarchy
congress, HOR/senate
US executive hierarchy
president, cabinet, civil servants
Canada executive hierarchy
PM, cabinet, civil servants
