Federal Government Terms Flashcards
What does govern mean?
To make decisions as a government and put decisions into action.
What does governance mean?
The process of governing
What does the Parliament do? Laws/Bills
Makes laws, discuss, debate and refines new laws.
What do the house of commons do? Laws/Bills
Propose,debate, review and pass BILLS.
How many members of parliament are there
338
How many members of the Senate are there?
105
Who proposes a bill?
Senate or House of Commons.
Who debates, studies and refines a bill?
The Senate or house of Commons.
Who signs a bill into a law?
The governor general in the monarch.
What does each member of parliament represent?
An area in the country, called a constituency or a riding.
What are the 3 levels of government
Municiple, federal, provincial
What is the Senate?
A member of Canadas parliament, they discus and draft bills
What is the House of Commons?
The lower members of Canadas parliment, they represent constituencies or ridings
What is the cabinet?
The canadian ministry,
What is a constitution?
made in 1867 bna act it is a set of rules on how to run the country
What is a political belief?
people develop different opinions about society and how things should be run in their community province and or country
What is the executive branch?
Represented by the government general the prime minister and the cabinet (or the Canadian ministry) they propose most laws put laws into action and run day-to-day business
What is the legislative branch?
Parliment that consistst of queen upper house (senate) lower house (house of commons) they make laws and represent interests and rights of canadas regions.
How many registerd political partys are there?
20
