game Flashcards
What should governments do?
Female foreign affairs nation difference
Province education healthcare delivery
Municipal road and bridges
What are the responsibilities of government?
Decide how to use resources
Creating and enforcing laws and legislations
Developing policies and programs
Providing services like health care and more
What are the 5 ways governments can be measured by?
Decision making process
Access to power
Citizens rights and freedoms
Rule of law
The constitution
What is rule of law?
Inforesed equally fairly and consistently and no one is above the law even the politicians and police in the military
What is a constitution?
It’s the basic principles and laws of a nation.
Autocracy?
one person with unlimited power
Democracy?
a government elected by the people
Oligarchy?
a government in which a few people rule
Monarchy?
king or queen has political power until they die and then it gets passed down to the next in line
Dictatorship?
A country ruled by a single leader. The leader has not been elected and may use force to keep control.
Anarchy?
there is no government
Capitalist?
a free market country people can own their own businesses and land
Communist the government own businesses and farmers
Totalitarian?
one political party and may not be aloud to leave the country
Republic?
a government that doesn’t have a monarch it instead has a elected president.
What is a representative democracy?
A form of government in which politicians are elected through election to make policies and to pass laws on behalf of citizens
What is a constituent?
It’s being a voting member of a community or organization and having the power to appoint or elect.
What is a parliamentary democracy?
We elect Members to represent us in our federal parliament and provincial legislations.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
It’s where the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution.
What are the 3 levels of government?
Federal
Provincial
Municipal
What are the 3 branches of government?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Who is Canada’s Head of State?
King Charles the 3
What is a Prime Minister?
the head of an elected government
what is the full name of the governor general
Her Excellency the Right Honorable Mary Simon.
What is a Governor General?
The governor general is the representative of the King in Canada
What is a Premier?
The Premier Is the head of prevents or territory
What is an MP?
An MP is member of parliament
What is an MPP?
its Member of provincial parliament
How do we decide who becomes the leader of the federal government?
the first party to get passed 170 point becomes the leader of the federal government
How do we decide who becomes the leader of the provincial government?
the first part who wins more then half of the seats forms the provincial government
what is a minority government?
a government in which the governing party has most seats but still less than half the total.
What is a right?
A right is a freedom that its protected or given to the people
What is a responsibility?
A responsibility is a duty, obligation or an expectation of how you should act
What are the 7 basic rights granted to all Canadians?
Fundamental freedoms
Democratic rights
Mobility rights
Legal rights
Equality rights
Official languages of canada
Minority language education rights
Left wing values?
Higher taxes
lager government
And more government services
Right wing values?
Lower taxes
Smaller government
Less government services
What is the difference between the Left and the Right?
the left wing values equity( having the same as every one else)
the right wing values equality of opportunity( fair but not the same)
