matching. Flashcards
caucus
a group of represenitives of statistics about people and activite. held every ten years
patronage
a favour ofen a goverment position given in return for political support
constituency
a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body.
free vote
is a type of vote in a legislative body where legislators are allowed to vote according to their own personal conscience rather than according to an official line set down by their political party.
backbender
Canadian member of Parliament or member of a provincial legislative assembly who is not a party leader, cabinet minister or opposition criti
prime minister
the head of an elected government; the principal minister of a sovereign or state.
governer genral
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II
speaker of the house
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Canada
executive branch
The executive executes and enforces law.
legislative branch
A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city
imperilism
the building of empires by taking over new territories
natinalism
a strong attachment to ones nation
communism
a social and economic theory that property and priduction and distrobution of goods and services should be owned by the public and labour forced organizations to benifit all
socialism
a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
democracy
people freely choose in elctions who will govern them - refers to freedom of speech and rule of law
