pat social Flashcards

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what is constituency

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is a voting district

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to be allowed to vote you must

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be 18
be Canadian
live in Alberta for 6 months
live where you want to vote

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people that are candidates in elections belong to a political party like

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The NDPs the liberals the wild rose the MLA etc

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who are the MLAs

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

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how do the Members of the legislative assembly get elected

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by Albertans to govern the provincial government along with their leader, the Premier

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Who are the cabinet ministers

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are the MLAs that are in charge of the government departments like the department of education

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if you win the election in your voting district but your political party does to win the most seats in the legislature then you become an…

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opposition MLA

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8
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who is the lieutenant governor

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is the queens representative in the provincial government

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what does the lieutenant governor do

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closes the legislative assembly so an election can be take place. They also invite the leader who wins to become a premier

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for a bill to become a law or act, it:

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gets introduced
gets three reading reviews
gets voted on

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for bills to become laws or acts in any province, the lieutenant governor must

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sigh it first after the MLAs vote in favour of it

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what is the provincial government uncharge of

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health, education, social services to help people in need, energy

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for a motion to become a bylaw it must be

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considered and discussed three times. Then it is voted on by the council members, if it passes becomes a bylaw

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local governments are all over

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Alberta

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local government is in charge of many services such as

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libraries, police, and fire, garbage,and recycling, streets.

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local government have elected members called

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councillors

17
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the councillors form a

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council

18
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who are cilvil servants

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are people who hired to work in government departments and jobs

19
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what do the city or town manager

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they are hired to make sure the council decisions are carried out

20
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who are superintendent

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they are the people who are hired to be uncharge of a school board

21
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trustees

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are elected to help run the school board

22
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what is the job of a trustee

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they make sure that the local, areas educate albertans kids the way the provincial government wants them to

23
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albergas provincial government is uncharge of

A

education in the province

24
Q

what is the Canadian charter of rights and freedom

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is a very important document that protects the rights and freedoms of people living in Canada

25
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the charter protects these freedoms

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speak freely 
think freely
follow any religion 
meet peacefully
give opinions in the news
26
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name 7 of the rights that the charter protects

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official language rights 
mobility rights
legal rights 
equality rights 
democratic rights 
first nation rights 
minority language rights
27
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what is a official language right

A

speaking any language you want

28
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what is a mobility right

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to enter Canada, stay here, and leave when ever you want AND to move to any country or provide you want

29
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what is a legal right

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when arrested when on trial and when on jail

30
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what is a equality right

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to be fair and equal and no discrimination

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what is a democratic right

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to vote to ensure government meets at least once a year, and to have elections within 5 years

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the charter protected the first nation right to

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hunt

33
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what is the Grande Paix De Montreal

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was a huge meeting between French and many First Nation to make peace.