Social Words7 Flashcards
Representative Democracy
A system of government in which citizens elect people to make decisions for them.
Democracy
A system of government in which the people of the nation are involved in decision making
Responsible government
In Canada a government that must answer to elected representatives
Cabinet
The committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling the government
French Canadian
A defendant of early French colonists in Quebec
Québécois
Refers to francophones of Quebec origin or residents of Quebec
Political Deadlock
A situation where no progress can be made
Manufacturing industries
To make or process goods especially in large quantities and by means of industrial machines
Free Trade
Tax-free trade between countries
Reciprocity
A trade government between the United States and Canada so resources flow across borders
Manifest Destiny
An American belief that is the natural right of the USA to control all of North America
The Golden Age
The age of wind wood and soil
Federalism
A system of government in which a central government had power over matters affecting the whole country
Compromise
A method for resolving disagreements where everybody gives up a little to get an agreement
Consensus
An agreement reached by a group a a whole
