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Socialism Flashcards

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Bank of Canada

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A crown corporation and Canada’s central bank. Manages financial system within Canada.

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Canada Pension Plan

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A monthly, taxable benefit that replaces part of your income when you retire.

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Capitalism

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An economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

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CCF

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The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a social-democratic and democratic socialist political party in Canada.

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Chartism

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A working-class male suffrage movement for political reform in Britain that existed from 1838 to 1857.

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Collective Agreement

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A written contract negotiated through collective bargaining for employees by one or more trade unions with the management of a company that regulates the terms and conditions of employees at work.

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Collective Bargaining

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A process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at agreements to regulate working salaries, working conditions, benefits, and other aspects of workers’ compensation and rights for workers.

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Collective Interest

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An interest that is shared by every member of a group in virtue of being a member of that group.

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Common Good

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The benefit or interests of all.

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Co-operation

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The process of working together to the same end.

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Co-operative

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Involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal. A member owned business with at least 5 members, all of whom have equal voting.

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Cradle-to-Grave

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Extending throughout one’s life, from birth to death: a cradle-to-grave system of healthcare.

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Crown Corporation

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A corporation owned by the federal or provincial government.

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Democratic Socialism

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A political philosophy supporting political democracy within a socially owned economy, with a particular emphasis on economic democracy.

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Economic Equality

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Fairness in economics, particularly in regard to taxation or welfare economics.

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Egalitarianism

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The ideology that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.

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Employment Insurance

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A federal insurance program that provides benefits to eligible unemployed people.

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Feminism

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The advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.

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Harm Principle

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The actions of individuals should only be limited to prevent harm to other individuals.

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Humanitarianism

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The promotion of human welfare.

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Labour Code

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Consolidate certain statutes respecting labour. The objective of the Code is to facilitate production by controlling strikes & lockouts, occupational safety and health, and some employment standards.

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Labour Legislation

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Mediates the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions and the government.

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Labour Relations

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The relationship between the management of a company or organization and its workforce.

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Labour Union

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An organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.

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Medicare

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A national health insurance program in the United States.

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Minimum Wage

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The lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement (such as one with a labor union).

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NDP

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The New Democratic Party is a social democratic federal political party in Canada.

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New Lanark

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A village/mill built by Robert Owen for a model socialist industrial community.

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Old Age Pension

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A regular amount of money that people receive from the government when they have retired from work.

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People’s Charter of 1838

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The Charter proposed that the vote be extended to all adult males over the age of 21, apart from those convicted of a felony or declared insane.

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Progressive

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Happening or developing gradually or in stages; proceeding step by step. / A person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.

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Progressive Taxation

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A progressive tax is a tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases.

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Public Auto Insurance

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A government-owned and -operated system of compulsory automobile insurance.

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Public Enterprise

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A business organization wholly or partly owned by the state and controlled through a public authority.

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Public Ownership

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Ownership by the government of an asset, corporation, or industry.

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Public Schooling

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A school supported by public funds.

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Regina Manifesto

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A programme of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the primary goal was to eradicate the system of capitalism and replace it with a planned socialist economy.

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Secret Ballot

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A ballot in which votes are cast in secret.

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Social Justice

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Justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society.

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Social Safety Net

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Consists of non-contributory assistance existing to improve lives of vulnerable families and individuals experiencing poverty and destitution.

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Socialism

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A political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

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Socialist

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A person who advocates or practices socialism.

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Trade Union

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An organized association of workers in a trade, group of trades, or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests; a labor union.

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Universal Health Care

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A health care system in which all residents of a particular country or region are assured access to health care.

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Universal Suffrage

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The right to vote to all adult citizens, regardless of wealth, income, gender, social status, race, ethnicity, or any other restriction, subject only to relatively minor exceptions.

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Utilitarianism

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The doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority. (happiness/well-being)

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Utopia

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An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.

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Utopian Socialism

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Socialism achieved by the moral persuasion of capitalists to surrender the means of production peacefully to the people.

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Welfare Programs

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A range of government programs that provide financial or other aid to individuals or groups who cannot support themselves. They’re typically funded by taxpayers and allow people to cope with financial stress during rough periods of their lives.

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Wheat Board

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A marketing board for wheat and barley in Western Canada.

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Workers’ Compensation

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A form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment.

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Working Class

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The socioeconomic group consisting of people who are employed in manual or industrial work.

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Noam Chomsky

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He supports dismantling all forms of unjustified social or economic power while also emphasizing that state intervention should be supported as a temporary protection while oppressive structures remain in existence.

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Tommy Douglas

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His cabinet was the first democratic socialist government in North America and it introduced the continent’s first single-payer, universal health care program.

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Charles Fourier

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A reconstruction of society based on communal associations of producers known as phalanges (agriculture).

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Horace Greeley

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He urged the settlement of the American West, which he saw as a land of opportunity for the young and the unemployed. He endlessly promoted utopian reforms such as socialism, vegetarianism, agrarianism, feminism, and temperance.

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Michael Moore

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A film maker and also a democratic activist for socialism. He’s 66 years old right now and lives in the US.

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Industrial Revolution

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The transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States. (1760-1820)

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Claude Saint-Simon

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A Christian socialist who lived in France, his ideas of social and economic planning were very influential.

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John Stuart Mill

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He saw socialism as the application of the democratic principle to the realm of the economy, so as to create an equitable society. Mill attributed many of the problems of nineteenth-century society to the fact that class relations were based on dependence and not on partnership.

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Robert Owen

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He improved factory working conditions for his workers and promoted experimental socialistic communities through New Lanark.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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He believed that a commercial society led to personal and social alienation. He believed private property and ownership led to jealousy and corruption.

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