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Government of Canada Flashcards

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What are Human Rights (not on review)

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they are the liberties or privileges considered by society to be basic to an individual’s life.

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When did the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms become entrenched in out constitution? (not on review)

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In 1982 with the help of Pierre Elliot Trudeau

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What are the 5 main rights? (not on review)

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The 5 main rights are… -Democratic Rights -Mobility Rights -Legal Rights -Equality Rights -Language Rights

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What is the official title for people in the House of Commons?

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Members of Parliament (M.P.’s)

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What colour is the carpet in the House of Commons? Why did they choose this colour?

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The carpet in the House of Commons is green because its where the elected members of the “common people” meet.

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What is another name for the House of Commons?

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The Lower House

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Who choses who is in the House of Commons?

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The Canadian voters choose who will be their MP

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Who chooses the Senate?

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The Prime Minister recommends members of the Senate because of each individual’s expertise.

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What are 2 other names for the Senate?

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The ‘Upper House’ or the ‘House of sober second thought’

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What is the colour of the carpet in the Senate?

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The carpet is red.

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What is the Queen’s other title in relation to Canada?

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The queen is the “Head of State’

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Who represents the queen?

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the Governor General

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What’s another title for the governor general?

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The Head of State representative.

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What are the 4 jobs of the governor general?

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  • signs all bills in to law by giving ‘royal assent’ - officially welcomes representatives of foreign governments to Canada - read the Speech from the Throne (this ‘speech’ is the ruling governments plans for the new parliamentary session) - promotes prides in and awareness of Canada
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What do you call MP’s that aren’t chosen to be in the Prime Minister’s cabinet?

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They are called backbenchers.

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What is a non-partisan?

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It is a person or group that isn’t a part of any political party.

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When will someone be referred to as ‘independent’

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When someone is elected to represent a riding and isnt part of any political party

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How many people are elected into the House of Commons?

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338 people are elected into the House of Commons.

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Who would be called the ‘Official Opposition’

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The party with the next largest number of seats would be called the ‘Official Opposition’

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How often will a federal election happen. In what case will election be stalled?

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A federal election will be held every 4 years unless there’s a war.

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Who elects the ‘Speaker of the House’?

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By secret ballot and by all M.P.s

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What does M.L.A. stand for?

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M.L.A. stands for Member of Legislative Assembly.

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In large towns and cities what is the head of the municipal government called?

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They will be called a Mayor.

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What is a page and what do they do?

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A page is usually a university student and has been hired to help members of government during their meetings.

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what is a party whips responsibilities?

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  • doing attendance for meetings - seating people in committees - discipling party members that are disobeying or disregarding the direction of the party (not acting as the party wishes)
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What do ‘special interest groups’ do?

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They try to influence parties and governments

27
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What are petitions?

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Petitions are written demands signed by special interest groups (also known as ‘lobby groups’ or ‘pressure groups’

28
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What does ‘economy’ mean?

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It means ‘the running of the household’

29
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What kind of economy system does Canada have?

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Canada has a mixed or blended system it is a mix of blend of a 1) free enterprise system and 2) a planned economy system

30
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What are goods?

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goods are any physical objects we make or buy.

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How does a free enterprise economy system work?

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it is where private businesses run it with minimum amount of government interference

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How does a planned economy system work?

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it is where the government runs and owns a number of services and businesses and is highly involved how the economy affects its people

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What is the focus of a planned economy?

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a planned economy is focused on fairness

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What are services?

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Services are any activities or actions we do.

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What is supply?

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supply is how much we have of something

36
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What is demand?

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demand only exists when people have a strong desire to purchase something and they have the ability to pay for what they desire

37
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When do prices go up?

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  • when a new product is new - there is not a lot of supply
38
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When do prices down?

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  • when there is too much of that product - when people stop wanting it as much
39
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How does counterfeiting affect supply and demand?

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  • Counterfeiting puts too much supply into the market forcing prices to go down - Counterfeiting offers cheap versions of the original causing a loss in demand for the original product and creating a low or bad reputation for the original company.
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What are 5 concerns with counterfeit products?

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  1. they can effect people’s health in many negative ways 2. they can be discouraging because they are poorly made 3. they can destroy the original company’s reputation for the products they copy 4. counterfeiters steal the money that rightly belong to the original company and the businesses could go broke and have to lay off any of their workers 5. counterfeiters often use the money for criminal or terrorist activities.
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Why is it hard for Canada to slow down or stop counterfeiting?

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  • Not enough political desire - not enough resources set aside to fight it.
42
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What’s the name of this system?

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Parliment

43
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Whats the name of this spot? Who represents them?

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The Queen she is represented by the Governor General

44
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Whats the name of this spot? who choses them?

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The Senate The Prime Minister recommends members of the Senate

45
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Whats the name of this spot? who choses them? What are the 2 groups?

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The House of Commons They are elected by voters There’s the Government Members and the Opposition members

46
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Whats the name of this spot?

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Executive branch

47
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Whats the name of this spot?

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Prime minister and Cabinet

48
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Whats the name of this spot?

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Legislative branch

49
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Whats the name of this spot?

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Judiciary branch

50
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Whats the name of this spot? Who is in it and who choses who?

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The Supreme Court of Canada there are 9 judges chosen by the governor general

51
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Whats the name of this spot?

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The Federal Court of Canada

52
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Whats the name of this spot?

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The Provincial Courts

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