goverment 1-2

Question 1

constitution

Answer 1

a set of principles and laws set by the government. Includes duties of the government and rights and freedoms.

Question 2

constitutional monarchy

Answer 2

a government where political power is shared between the monarch and an organized government. (ex. British parliament)

Question 3

direct democracy

Answer 3

when citizens decide on all government decisions independently (no representatives)

Question 4

representative democracy

Answer 4

-a democracy where voters elect an official to reflect their values/views in parliament

Question 5

dictatorship

Answer 5

• a government where one leader has complete control

Question 6

entrenched

Answer 6

• firmly established (like rights and freedoms, they can’t just go away)

Question 7

federal system

Answer 7

separate levels of government

Question 8

independent courts

Answer 8

courts are separate from other branches of government so they aren’t corrupted in any way

Question 9

individualist

Answer 9

left-wing

Question 10

interventionist

Answer 10

right-wing

Question 11

lobby group

Answer 11

a group that tries to influence decisions made by the government (ex. environment, pipeline supports)

Question 12

MLA

Answer 12

member of the legislative assembly, a representative elected by the voters in a constituency.

Question 13

MP

Answer 13

member of parliament, elected by voters to represent concerns & interests in the House of Commons.

Question 14

municipal

Answer 14

a city/town’s governing body. Libraries, water, sewage, roads, parks, garbage

Question 15

power of the purse

Answer 15

the government needs to get permission to spend money by setting a budget

Question 16

federal government

Answer 16

choices that consider the needs of all citizens