social unit test

Question 1

What type of government or political system do we have in Canada?

Answer 1

Constitutional monarchy with representative democracy

Question 2

What are the main political parties within Canada’s federal political system and what is their platform? How do they each fall on the political spectrum?

Answer 2

NDP-far left

Bloc Quebecois- next to Ndp

Green Party- is next to liberal

Liberal- after bloc

Conservative-middle right

People’s Party-

Question 3

What are the responsibilities of each branch, and who are the key figures in each branch?

Answer 3

Executive- puts laws into effect - key figures: prime min, cabinet, gov general

Legislate- make laws - key figures: senators, MPs

Judicial - interpret laws, solve cases, - key figures: judges

Question 4

What are the responsibilities of the Prime Minister?

Answer 4

PM- chooses the ministers for the cabinet, pauses government, asks ministers to resign, oppose the ideas of the cabinet, helps choose the governor-general, helps chooses senators, selects supreme court judges

Question 5

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

Answer 5

MP - elected by people
Senators- appointed by gov general with help from PM

Question 6

How are Canadian Federal elections organised?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Influence people and shape public opinion

Question 8

How are laws passed in the federal political system?

Answer 8

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Step 1- first reading- explain bill for 1 min
Step 2- second reading - debate and vote on idea of the bill
Step 3- committee stage- bill is examined clause by clause by any parliamentary committees that it applies to and they make amendments
Step 4- report stage- committee’s report on amendments and make more if needed and vote on them
Step 5- third reading- the amended bill is debated one last time for 10 mins and voted on by HOC
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

Question 9

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

Answer 9

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

Question 10

House of Commons def

Answer 10

• lower house of parliament

Question 11

Senate def

Answer 11

upper house of parliament`

Question 12

Senators def

Answer 12

members of senate

Question 13

Member of Parliament def

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Speaker of the House def

Answer 14

manage/ superviser of HOC

Question 15

Partisan & Non-Partisan/Independent

Answer 15

partisan: strong supporter of a party,
non-partisan: doesn’t pick a side

Question 16

Prime Minister def

Answer 16

the head of an elected government

Question 17

Cabinet Minister def

Answer 17

member of parliamentary cabinet

Question 18

Official Opposition - def

Answer 18

second largest party in HOC

Question 19

Governor General def

Answer 19

represent the king

Question 20

King - def

Answer 20

monarch head of state

Question 21

Amendments - def

Answer 21

change or addition on bill

Question 22

Royal Assent - def

Answer 22

stage that bill needs to become law

signed by gov general

Question 23

Supreme Court - def

Answer 23

highest court in judicial branch, final say

Question 24

Minority vs Majority Government - def

Answer 24

minority: when no political party has majority of seats in the House of Commons, majority: hold majority of seats

Question 25

Representation by Population - def

Answer 25

the larger pop, the more seats you get

Question 26

First Past the Post -def

Answer 26

party that wins at least 170 seats wins

Question 27

Riding/Constituency - def

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Lobbyists - def

Answer 28

someone who try to influence gov decisions

Question 29

Bias - def

Answer 29

prejudice in favor or against something. ex: voting for your friend just bc they’re your friend

Question 30

Voter/Constituent - def

Answer 30

person who votes

Question 31

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

Answer 31

idk

Question 32

What is the relationship between the executive, legislative and judicial branches?

Answer 32

Relationship - legislative branch passes laws, the executive implements(perform) them, and the judicial interprets(explain) them

Question 33

What are the responsibilities of the Governor General, and the King?

Answer 33

Gov general- opens and closes parliament, gives royal assent, reads speech from throne, approves cabinet decisions, makes sure there is always PM in office.
King- head of state