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unit 1 Flashcards

1
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democracy

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citizens have the most power in the government because they can vote for a leader. leaders must be accountable for their actions.

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active citizenship

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making government respond to our needs and learn about news and whats going on

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recurring issues in canada

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aboriginal rights, bilingualism; quebec, conentalism; use, environmental defence, spending priority and taxation

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pressure group

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can influence gov’t. organized group of people with the same interests who pressure or influence the government

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civil servant

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works for government department

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issue oriented groups

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don’t have a permanent influence over the government because they are disbanded once their goal is achieved

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lobbyist

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person hired to represent interests of a pressure group or company by influencing policy decision makers in the groups favour. a danger of lobbyist is that those who know and or have worked with government is that they can pressure them to put policies in place that majority of the people don’t want. in turn they threaten democracy

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public service

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government administration interests groups can get government funding that can get cut if they make the government unhappy.

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what do courts do?

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they must interpret laws within context of the constitution and charter of rights and freedoms and if the people are trying to make or change existing laws.

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spin doctors

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people who publicize in a positive way for politicians in the media what they say and do. they also coach them on what to say.

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civil disobedience

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intentionally breaking the law while protesting against laws one considers unjust. warranted only when the law causes harm and if people are willing to face the consequences of their actions.

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3 principles of civil disobedience

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  1. should not involve violence
  2. directed at laws that are seriously harmful
  3. requires people to take responsibility for their actions; willing to take punishments because it shows strength in their beliefs.
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clayoquot sound

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an example of civil disobedience in canada, people blocked logging roads to bring the issue of car cutting to the public. 750 people were arrested in the sit downs and it worked, logging practiced are now closely monitored and decisions are examined regarding the forests and logging.

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new laws need what?

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majority vote

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govt must do what?

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follow the peoples wishes

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minority rights

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protected b laws and court decisions

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why do we need government?

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provides order, organization, and security

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freedom

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rights of individuals are the most important

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equality

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all people have the same rights to be treated in the same way

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rights

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like freedom and equality. everyone has the same rights

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intellectual freedom

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believe in and think what they want. its a persons right

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intellectual equality

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right of everyone to be protected from unacceptable expressions of intellectual freedom

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economic freedom

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right of a person to won property,invest, run a business, or advertise a product

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economic equality

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right for everyone to have and adequate level of food, shelter and clothing

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three branches of government

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legislative branch-make laws
executive branch-carries out laws
judicial branch- interprets and applies the laws (judge)

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the five political ideologies

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socialism, facsism, communism, liberalism, conservatism

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political ideologies based upon 3 perspectives

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philosophical, political and economic

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left wing vs. right wing

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left wing; ideologies that support progress DEMOCRACY

right wing; ideologies that support tradition DICTATORSHIP

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universal suffrage

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all adults have the right to vote

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dictator

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single leader, who doesn’t answer to the people but rather rules by their own rules, small group of powerful supporters.

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totalitarianism

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government in TOTAL control control of all aspects of the government; political, social, cultural, economic.

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private ownership

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economic freedom that an individual can own their own business; government does not intervene in the economy
CAPITALISM

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public ownership

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government owns all and produces all the goods COMMUNISM

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democratic system properties

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under the rule of the constitution, rights protected by the charter of rights and freedoms, elections held to elect a leader, universal suffrage, court and parliament are separate, federal union(union of states under a central government)

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why is the constitution important?

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because it carefully categorizes the power levels of the government and it makes guidelines

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36
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who is karl marx

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considered the father of communism, and he thought all people should share the wealth generated in the country

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communist economic system

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community ownership of all the property and production, an individual can’t purchase businesses, everyone shares economic wealth.

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capitalist economic system

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individuals and companies are free to compete with each other to produce goods and services for profit. the goervenment does not interfere in the economy. the market determines prices and people buy and sell what they want and they don’t have a limit on how much wealth they can have.

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bad stuff about a communist country

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not a lot of people have a lot of say in the government, people can vote for a leader however there is only one political party.and there is censorship on tv

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fascis

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bundle of rods tied together with a beheading axe coming out of the centre; strength in numbers. and everyone supports the leader who is the dictator.

41
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fascist government system

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dictator, totalitarian style of government, one leader, extreme nationalism and strong military.

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political spectrum

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broad range of varied but related ideas

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communist government

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economy controlled by government which equals social and economic. government elected by people

44
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socialist government

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high taxes which makes the wealth of society better so they have economic equality

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liberalism

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people have rights and freedoms but these are controlled by the government, however the government is elected by the people

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conservatism

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allows social and economic change but it happens slowly so that they can maintain order and control

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fascist government

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social(people), political(government ), and economic (money) controlled by government by military and police

48
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the spectrum

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communism socialism liberalism conservatism fascism

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left wing to right wing

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left wing right wing
cooperation competition
economic equality capitalism
democracy dictatorship

50
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direct democracy

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citizens vote directly on every issue

51
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representative democracy

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citizens elect a politician and they make the choices for the people

52
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two main principles of democracy

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equality and freedom protected by the constitution

53
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socialism

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political and economic system in which production and distribution in a country is publicly owned and controlled for benefit of all members of society the first one in canada was the cooperative common wealth federation

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liberalism

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political philosophy supporting individual freedom and governmental protection of civil liberties. individual freedom above all else, the government only intervenes to maintain basic standard of living and to protect individual rights.

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conservatism

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political philosophy supporting traditional values and institution that opposes sudden change

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fiscal

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pertaining to money issues

57
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authoritarian

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individual or small group of people that holds all the power like totalitarianism. how they hold power; harsh laws and restrictions on freedoms.

58
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bourgeoisie vs. prolétariat

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bourgeoisie; rich/ middle class while proletariat; workers/ lower class

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fascist government + 2 elements

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strong leadership, collective identity, military strength the 2 elements are nationalism and militarism. benito mussolini was the first fascist government in italy

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conservative party canada

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traditional values business, nationalism, and is pro military

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NDP party

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like socialist kinda. wants social assistance programs, and government funded health care, education and no private owners.

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bloc quebecois

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protect the interests of quebec; quebec soereighnity ?

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party platform

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list of priorities

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party platform

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list of priorities and plans for governing published by the party

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patronage

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giving by premiers and prime ministers rewards in return for loyalty and favours such as senate seats, ambassadorships and committee chairpersonship

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populism

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political movement that advocates interests of ordinary people

67
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bc has what type of politics

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polarized- NDP and BC Liberals

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partisan

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loyal to a party or cause

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central govt

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govt of a nation responsible for matters of a nations whole

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provincial govt

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responsible over areas where they have jurisdiction

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municipal govt

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local council authority provides local services facilities safety and infrastructure. MAYOR

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right wing in canada wants

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less govt involvement and lower taxes

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left wing in canada wants

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more govt involvement and taxes should pay for needed services

74
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taxes

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corporation taxes, income taxes, Hst taxes, volarom taxes, excise taxes, payroll taxes,

75
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surplus

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more money left over after taxes are collected

76
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deficit

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dept spent more money than took in from taxes

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civil service

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body of people who work in the govt admin

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buereaucracy

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officials administrators that carry out the work of the govt

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prime minister shares power with?

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cabinet

80
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provincial level, municipal level

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premier, mayor

81
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what the prime minister does

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chooses and disciplines the cabinet members, directs activities of legislature, controls the appointment to the senate, recommends parliament to be adjourned

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cabinet solidarity

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fully supports prime minister- it will have more of an influence

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cabinet ministers

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responsible for the smooth running of the government and how they spend money, they must resign if they breach their duty

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PMO

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privy council office- organizes work of cabinet

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OPM

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office of prime minister- advisors and staff not elected by the people

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orders in council

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they make laws and regulations with out parliamentary vote. it isn’t democratic and it is used for senate appointments and for necessary change in law and in emergencies . Doesn’t need a vote and it is signed by the governor general

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house of commons

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institution that consists of all members of parliament both from the governing party and the opposition.

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minister

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member of cabinet

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voter apathy

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reluctance to participate in elections

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majority govt

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political party wins more than half the seats in the house of commons in an election

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minority govt

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political party elects more members of parliament than any other party but not more than all others combined. opposition parties could unite and vote them out causing a new election

92
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coalition govt

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like a minority govt. no party has a majority of all seats in parliament, two or more parties join together to form a govt the prime minister selects a cabinet from the members of parliament of the parties involved in coalition.

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proportional representation

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voters select a candidate on the basis of which party they represent. party puts forwards a list of candidates, and the number of cotes the entire party receives corresponds to the number of seats it wins in the parliament

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preferential ballot

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voters rank candidates in order of preference. if no candidate receives majority, the on with the lowest votes is dropped. this process is repeated until one voter gains majority.

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electoral system in canada

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FPTP- first past the post- candidate with the most cotes in each riding is declared the winner. and they do not need majority of the votes.

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