Three branches of government Vocab.

Question 1

What is the Federal Government?

Answer 1

The country of Canada’s elected leaders.

Question 2

What is is political party?

Answer 2

A group of people who are running in an election to run office and they all have the same platform.

Question 3

What is governance and government?

Answer 3

The ability or ways to run or control a country.

Question 4

What is a constitution?

Answer 4

It is the rules/ ways which is written down on paper on how to run Canada. (includes the three branches of government)

Question 5

What is a monarchy?

Answer 5

A type of governing a country which is done in a way where there is a king and queen.

Question 6

Who is the governor general?

Answer 6

He/she is a role which represents the monarch of Britain and gives “royal assent” to federal bills. They are included in both executive and legislative branches of government.

Question 7

What is the executive branch?

Answer 7

It is a branch of government which includes the prime minister, cabinet and in a way the governor general. They propose most of the bills which become laws. (most power)

Question 8

Who is the Prime minister/ PM?

Answer 8

He/she is the leader of their party which they ran for. They are the person who runs the country.

Question 9

What is the cabinet?

Answer 9

it is a group of elected MP’s appointed by the PM to take care of different areas of the country.

Question 10

What is a cabinet minister?

Answer 10

They make up the cabinet and they are individuals that are appointed by the PM which run the different areas of the government.

Question 11

What is a cabinet portfolio?

Question 12

What is the legislative branch?

Answer 12

It is the section of government which includes the house of commons, the senate and the governor general. They are also known as Canada’s parliament and they make bills in laws by voting.

Question 13

What is the house of commons?

Answer 13

It is the major law making body in the government and they are elected by their constituents. They are now accountable to them and there are 308 seats in the house of commons. (also 308 riding’s) ALSO KNOWN AS LOWER HOUSE

Question 14

What is a MP?

Answer 14

It is a member of parliament and they are elected by their constituents. they are accountable to them as well.They represent all 308 riding’s of Canada.

Question 15

What is the senate?

Answer 15

It is a second stage of appointed people who examine bills before they become laws. Also known as the “sober second thought” and look at for things which are included in Canada’s constitution. (minorities) ALSO KNOWN AS THE UPPER HOUSE.

Question 16

Who are senators

Answer 16

The 105 members who make up the senate.

Question 17

What is the difference between minority government and a majority government?

Answer 17

Minority: when the HOC includes no party with the majority of the seats(155 seats) so the party with the most seats becomes the leader.

Majority: when the HOC includes a party with the majority of seats. they become leader.

Question 18

What are constituents?

Answer 18

They are the residents in a particular MP’s riding.

Question 19

What is legislation?

Answer 19

It is the process of laws being created in parliament

Question 20

What is popular vote?

Answer 20

The exact number of votes one party revived. Not all popular votes win.

Question 21

Minorities?

Answer 21

The citizens who make up the population on the disabled, the native, etc.

Question 22

What is the judicial branch and what is the supreme court of Canada?

Answer 22

it is the section of Canada’s government which checks on the other two. it is made up of 9 Judges who come from the legal profession. It has the final say on all legal questions in Canada. they deal with minority issues.

Question 23

What is the process for making a bill to a law?

Answer 23

the bill starts at the house of commons, then goes to the senate and finaly goes through the governor general. The first two stages go like this; First reading(bill is introduced), second reading( main ideas of bill debated, can reject), committee stage( in depth study, changes are made, can reject), report stage( changes discussed) and the third reading(debate and final vote on bill)

Question 24

Why would we want a senate reform or a senate abolish? what do these words mean?

Answer 24

Because the citizens of Canada dont like how there are no term limits and you are appointed and not voted upon. they could just be the PM’s friends.

reform: to change
abolish: to get rid of.

Question 25

What are lobby groups and what do they do?

Answer 25

they are groups which have the intention to influence or pressure the government in their decisions for the groups better.

Question 26

What is accountability?

Answer 26

to be able or to need to confess or answer your questions about your actions. if you are accountable to someone you are trying to look good for them.