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Question 1

Democracy

Answer 1

-People get to choose their leader
-Mix of individual and collectivism

Question 2

Representative Government

Answer 2

Voters select someone to represent them to the government

Question 3

Responsible Government

Answer 3

Government must respond to the wishes of the people or else they get ejected

Question 4

Direct Democracy

Answer 4

Voting directly to a question
ex: Should Quebec separate from Canada?

Question 5

First Pass to Post

Answer 5

Most Votes Wins

Question 6

Proportional Democracy

Answer 6

Percentage of vote = amount of power in government
ex: 54% votes = 54% total seats

Question 7

Interest/Lobby Groups

Answer 7

Informs the public and pressures the government

Question 8

Majority Government

Answer 8

More than +1 of the seat in the government

Question 9

Minority Government

Answer 9

Most of the seats but less than 50%

Question 10

Party Solidarity

Answer 10

Support the party publicly or get kicked out

Question 11

Referendum

Answer 11

same as direct democracy
(direct vote to a question)

Question 12

Representation by Population

Answer 12

-An area that has a government representative
-Must be based on equal population for democracy to be fair

Question 13

Will of the People

Answer 13

Majority must rule

Question 14

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom:

Answer 14

-Protects us from our gov’t turning into a dictatorship and abusing the citizens
-Freedom of speech, press, protest, to move freely and religion

Question 15

War Measures Act

Answer 15

Government temporarily suspending out rights for our security or desperation (war)

Question 16

Emergencies Act

Answer 16

-New name of War Measures Act
-Suspend Canadian rights for emergencies

Question 17

Anti-Terrorist Act

Answer 17

Allows the government to have extra power to spy on our private conversations in order to fight terrorism

Question 18

Monarchy

Answer 18

The Head of State is a King a Queen (Royalty)
ex: Queen Elizabeeth II or King Charles III of England

Question 19

Republic

Answer 19

A form of deemocracy in which the lead is called a president

Question 20

President

Answer 20

-Separate Vote
-2 Terms Max 4 Years Each
-Fixed Election Date
-Senate Eleected

Question 21

Prime Minister

Answer 21

-Party Vote
-Unlimited Terrms 5 Years
-PM Selects Election Dates
-PM Appoints Senate (Not Liberalism)

Question 22

Scarcity

Answer 22

We want a lot but we broke

Question 23

What are the 4 questions that all economics must address

Answer 23

1: What to Produce
2: How to Produce
3: Who is it made for?
4: Who makes these decisions

Question 24

Command Economy

Answer 24

-Economy has complete control over the gov’t
-Goal: Prosper Equally
-No private ownership of property
-No Competition or Supply/Demand

Question 25

Egalitarianism

Answer 25

-All people are treated equally
-Not much differences in wages
-Social Values an individual’s work equally

Question 26

6 Advantages to Egalitarianism

Answer 26

1: Resources can be used for entire nation to benefit
2: Wealth is distributed equally
3: No unemployment
4: No boom or bust economics
5: Individuals prosper when society does
6: Long Term planning with one ideology

Question 27

6 Disadvantages to Egalitarianism

Answer 27

1: No Consumer Goods
2: No Choice of Career
3: No incentive to work hard
4: Economies can be inefficient to change
5: Waste is a problem
6: Poor Government Decisions