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what type of gov do we have

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constitutional monarchy w rep democracy

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liberal platform and spectrum

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social equality -center

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conservative platform and spectrum

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lower taxes - right

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ndp

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social justice-left

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green

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environment left

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bloc quebecois

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quebec ppl- left

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peoples party

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individual rights -right

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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?

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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

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What are the responsibilities of the Prime Minister

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chooses the ministers for the cabinet, prorogue government, asks ministers to resign, helps choose the governor-general, helps chooses senators, selects supreme court judges

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responsibilities of gov general

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opens and closes parliament, gives royal assent, reads speech from throne, approves cabinet decisions, makes sure there is always PM in office.

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responsibilities of king

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be symbol

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What processes are used to determine Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators?

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MP-elected by people
senators- appointed by gov gen with help from PM

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How are Canadian Federal elections organized? What do we vote for? How is a winner determined?

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First past the post- party that wins at least 170 seats wins
We vote for a representative of a party

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what happens in first reading

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Step 1- first reading- explain bill for 1 min

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what happens in second reading

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Step 2- second reading - debate and vote on idea of the bill (most important part)

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what happens in committee stage

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Step 3- committee stage- bill is examined clause by clause by any parliamentary committees that it applies to and they make amendments

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what happens in report stage

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Step 4- report stage- committee’s report on amendments and make more if needed and vote on them

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what happens in third reading

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Step 5- third reading- the amended bill is debated one last time for 10 mins and voted on by HOC

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last step?

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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

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What is the role of the media in relation to political issues?

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Influence people and shape public opinion

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What are lobby groups and how do they impact government decision making

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an interest or pressure group that tries to influence gov decisions
They use social media for advertising
They’re very biased

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House of Commons meaning

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lower house of parliament

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senate

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upper house of parlim

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senators

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members of senate

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MP

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a person who has been elected by the people in a particular area to represent them in a country’s parliament

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speaker of the house

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manage HOC

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partisan vs non partisan

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partisan strong supporter of a party non doesn;t pick a side

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PM

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head of an elected gov

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official oppositon

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party w second most votes

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supreme court

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highest court in jucical branch, final say

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majority gov

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when a party holds 170 seats

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minority gov

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when no party holds the majority

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rep by pop

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higher the pop in your province, the more seats to represent you

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riding/constituency

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a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative

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How effectively does Canada’s federal political system meet the needs of all Canadians?

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they try but sometimes not the best because it’s impossible for everyone to be satisfied

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what is federal gov responisble for

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defense and international trade

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what about provincal

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resources and education

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what abt municipal

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things like water distribution and garbage

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anarchy

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absense of gov

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oligargy

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gov controlled by small group of ppl

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dictatorship

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rule by 1

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totaltarian

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extreme dictatorship

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monarchy

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head of state inherits throne for lifetime

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democracy

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rule by many

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Aristocracy:

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a small group of rich citizens making decisions

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Theocracy:

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the people are ruled by a group of religious leaders

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