government and civics - election Flashcards
How many ridings does canada have?
338
170 to win majority
Post election results
the party with the most tidings forms government
leader of this party is prime minister
party with second most ridings forms official opposition
Prorogue and drop the writ
prorogue means to end government
drop the write means announce a new election
- after this, current government cannot run canada
PM appoints who to cabinet?
members of parliament
After winning, the new government begins to do what?
run the country following their mandate
mandate= putting their platform into action
Majority government
a party has won more than half of the ridings in the country 170
this allows the government to make laws without the support of another party
Minority government
when a government wins less than half the ridings
to pass laws the government must have support from opposing parties
if nobody wins majority, it becomes either
minority government or coalition
what is a coalition government
multiples parties work together to outvote another
