polotics quiz 1 Flashcards
what was the senate designed to do?
serve as a final check on decisisons made by house of commons
what is the senate called sometimes?
what is the house of commons called sometimes?
upper house
lower house
why do some politicians think the senate should be reformed?
waste of money
thinks some members of the senate have lack of qualifications + undemocratic
a possible solution to the issue of senate reform
the formation of tripple e (elected, equal, effective)
whats the primary function of the opposition in the house of commons
tries to put gouvernment on defense to make it look less affective
is the system of political parties effective
political parties can be effective in representing different views and organizing governance, but they also have their challenges
in canada we have a system called
representitive gouvernment
each representitive belongs to a
political party (like liberal)
gouvernment also described as
constitutional monarchy
head of state is
king charles 3rd
kind charles 3rd representitive is
the gouvener general
3 branches of canadian gouvernment are
executive, legislative, traditional
grp that carries out executive functions are called
cabinet
cabinet ministers are also members of
house of commons
when cabinet ministers meet they have to show
cabinet solidarity (all publicly support decisions of their party)
