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Government Terms Ch1 Flashcards

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what are canada’s party platforms?

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  • liberalism/liberal party
  • conservative
  • bloc quebecois
  • green
  • ndp
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what does the liberal party support?

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  • individual freedom and equality for all
  • expansion of social programs (healthcare and education)
  • value of multiculturalism
  • free trade
  • middle class
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what does the conservative party support?

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  • balanced budget and social programs
  • equality of all canadians/freedom of individual
  • free enterprise/reduce taxes for small businesses
  • free trade
  • traditional family values
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what does the NDP party support?

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  • gov should intervene w/ important aspects of economy
  • welfare measures (employment insurance and welfare payments)
  • gov should pay for healthcare and educations
  • canadians should have equal access to services
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what does the green party support?

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  • initiatives to care for environment and environmental issues
  • justice initiatives
  • “grassroots” democracy/gov that is closely connected to the ppl
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what does the bloc quebecois party support?

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  • created in 1990 as result of meech lake accord failure

- quebec should be an independent state and separate from canada

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how does a bill become law?

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-bill can beintroduced by any cabinet member
-goes through three readings
1st reading: introduction to HC-no debate
2nd reading: principle behind bill debated extensively by HC
3rd reading: goes to senate if accepted for sober second thought, after given to GG for royal assent, bill is signed and made into law

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what is a majority government?

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  • when a political party wins more than half the seats in the HC in an election
  • it is the ultimate goal of a political party
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what is a minority government?

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-when a political party elects more MPs than any other party but not more than all the parties added together

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what is a coalition government?

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  • when two or more parties join together to form a governent, forming more seats than the elected party
  • the PM is a leader from one of the parties
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what is an official opposition?

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  • party with the second most seats in the HC

- its job is to criticize the governing party to keep them accountable

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what is the constitutional act of 1867?

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  • the BNA act renamed
  • document of rules for how the new country would be run
  • when the BNA colonies were made into four provinces (nova scotia, new brunswick, quebec, ontario)
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what is the executive branch?

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  • the power to administer and carry out laws/make and apply gov decisions
  • consists of GG and PM at fed level
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What is the role of the prime minister?

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  • to govern the country/head of canadian gov/leader of cabinet
  • act as voice of nation
  • develop foreign trade and policies
  • recommend new judges and senators
  • spokesperson for their party/lead caucus
  • select and supervise members of cabinet
  • advise GG when to dissolve parliament
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what are amendments of the BNA act?

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  • new amending formula (7 out of 10 provinces with 50% population must agree for change to occur)
  • charter of rights and freedoms
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responsiblities of federal government?

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  • national defence
  • foreign policy
  • aboriginal affairs
  • postal services
  • banking systems
  • marriage/divorce
  • criminal law
  • federal prisons
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responsiblities of provincial government?

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  • education
  • charities
  • healthcare services/hospitals
  • licenses
  • highways
  • provincial courts
  • provincial police/prisons
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what is the role of the governor general?

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  • announces gov decisions
  • acts entirely on advice of cabinet minersters in HC
  • makes formal announcement of decisions alr made by gov
19
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who run canada’s government?

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-prime minister

20
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who is canada’s head of state?

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  • ruling monarch of UK, queen elizabeth ||

- position has no political powers but more a symbolic ceremonial position

21
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what is the speaker of the house?

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  • member elected by MPs from among their own members to run daytoday business in the HC
  • controls debate and maintains order
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what are cabinet ministers?

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  • members of the cabinet selected by PM from among the MPs apart of the winning party from election
  • have no set term/remains in office until gov is defeated or HC term expires
  • responsibe to iniate new laws and administer gov policies
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what is a lieutenant governor?

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  • the queen’s representative prov level

- gets the passed bill from legislature

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what is a vote of non confidence?

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  • vote in which a majority no longer supports the policy of a leader or governing party
  • gov must resign if occurs
25
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what year was the charter of rights and freedom established in?

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-1982

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what is a patronage?

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  • the practice of the PM filling the seats of the senate with supporters of their party
  • it is an act of rewarding their party members for their loyalty and support
27
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what is communism?

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  • economic system based on community ownership of all property and means of production
  • individuals unable to pursue business how they want
  • gov is tightly controlled by one small group and individuals own the barest essentials
  • economic equality/everyone shares the wealth and has appox the same wealth
  • no classes (rich, middle, poor)
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what is facism?

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  • belief in action over thought/nationalism/purpose of individual is to serve state
  • rules out any decison making based on moral convictions or principles
  • economic and intellectual resources are to be directed to the state to be used to build a proud, united country w/ strong military
29
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what is the first past the post system?

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  • the candidate with the most votes in each riding is the winner
  • only need more votes than any other single candidate
30
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whate is the universal declaration of human rights?

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-the first international statement to recognize that all human beings have specific human rights and freedoms

31
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what is a democracy?

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  • a government where ppl rule it by themselves
  • from greek words meaning “rule by the people”
  • gives citizens sense of freedom and power
  • political system where control is in citizens hands
  • prevents one from becoming too powerful/an overuse of power
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what is the role of the senate?

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  • review bills passed by HC/is final check of decisions by HC
  • has power to suggest changes and send bill back
33
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what is the legal age to vote?

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-18

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what is the legislative branch?

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  • power to make and amend laws
  • determines how gov will spend money collected from the ppl
  • consists of HC, senate, GG
35
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what is the judicial branch?

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-power to declare who has broken laws and set out penalties

36
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what are the important functions of democracy? (6)

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  • constitution
  • human rights (basic freedoms & charter of rights and freedoms)
  • regularly scheduled elections
  • universal suffrage
  • judicial and political roles are separate
  • several levels of gov (3)
37
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what does the house of commons do?

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  • focal point in canadian gov
  • represents power that help canadians exercise democratic control of gov
  • approves/vetos laws
38
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when did facism emerge?

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-after WW1 (italy 1922-germany 1933)

39
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what responsibilites do fed and prov gov share? (5)

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  • immigration
  • agriculture
  • health care
  • natural resources
  • environmental issues
40
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what is a free vote?

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-MPs vote to what they best believe in or what their constituents best believe in

41
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what is a private member’s bill?

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-bill introduced by non-cabinet member

42
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who passed the canadien bill of rights and when?

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-former PM john diefenbaker in 1960

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