pat-federal gov Flashcards
what type of gov do we have
constitutional monarchy w rep democracy
liberal platform and spectrum
social equality -center
conservative platform and spectrum
lower taxes - right
ndp
social justice-left
green
environment left
bloc quebecois
quebec ppl- left
peoples party
individual rights -right
What is the relationship between the executive, legislative and judicial branches? What are the responsibilities of each branch, and who are the key figures in each branch?
Executive- puts laws into effect - key figures: prime min, cabinet, gov general
#Legislate- make laws - key figures: senators, MPs, house of commons
#judicial - interpret laws, solve cases, - key figures: judges
#Relationship - legislative branch passes laws, the executive implements(perform) them, and the judicial interprets(explain) them
What are the responsibilities of the Prime Minister
chooses the ministers for the cabinet, prorogue government, asks ministers to resign, helps choose the governor-general, helps chooses senators, selects supreme court judges
responsibilities of gov general
opens and closes parliament, gives royal assent, reads speech from throne, approves cabinet decisions, makes sure there is always PM in office.
responsibilities of king
be symbol
What processes are used to determine Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators?
MP-elected by people
senators- appointed by gov gen with help from PM
How are Canadian Federal elections organized? What do we vote for? How is a winner determined?
First past the post- party that wins at least 170 seats wins
We vote for a representative of a party
what happens in first reading
Step 1- first reading- explain bill for 1 min
what happens in second reading
Step 2- second reading - debate and vote on idea of the bill (most important part)
what happens in committee stage
Step 3- committee stage- bill is examined clause by clause by any parliamentary committees that it applies to and they make amendments
what happens in report stage
Step 4- report stage- committee’s report on amendments and make more if needed and vote on them
what happens in third reading
Step 5- third reading- the amended bill is debated one last time for 10 mins and voted on by HOC
last step?
Step 6- onto the senate- senate repeats the exact same process. If senate accepts the bill it will get royal assent and become a law
What is the role of the media in relation to political issues?
Influence people and shape public opinion
What are lobby groups and how do they impact government decision making
an interest or pressure group that tries to influence gov decisions
They use social media for advertising
They’re very biased
House of Commons meaning
lower house of parliament
senate
upper house of parlim
senators
members of senate
