Key Terms Flashcards
Circumscription/riding
The area in which you are allowed to vote example Grimsby
Legislative assembly
Group of elected officials who come together to make change to improve laws for country or region
Candidate
A person who is running for a political position candidate seek votes from the public
High chamber
Group that helps the government make laws
Electoral circumscription
Area or region where people vote to choose a representative in their government system
Committee
Small group of people choosing to work on specific tasks or issues within a larger organization
Commission denqutte parliament
A group made by the government to investigate problems. They gather information and report back to the government.
Constitution
Rules that say the government will protect our rights and unless the rights we have
Right to vote
All people are allowed to choose their leaders or decide on important issues in an election
Discourse de throne
Speech given by a leader at the start of a new session of the government, it talks about the important plans and goals
Elections
When a leader is chosen to represent a political party
Political ideology
Beliefs on how a country should be run
Impartieux
Being fair, not taking sides or being biased
Investiture
Ceremony where someone officially starts a new job example could be becoming a president
Legislation
Law or set of laws made by the government
Political party
A group with similar ideas on how the government should work and they try to get elected
Project of the law
Proposal for new law or changes in the law
Multicultural society
Divergent in a community
Suffrages exprimes
Formally choosing a candidate or making a decision in an election
