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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
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
socialism, facsism, communism, liberalism, conservatism
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political ideologies based upon 3 perspectives
philosophical, political and economic
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left wing vs. right wing
left wing; ideologies that support progress DEMOCRACY | right wing; ideologies that support tradition DICTATORSHIP
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universal suffrage
all adults have the right to vote
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dictator
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
government in TOTAL control control of all aspects of the government; political, social, cultural, economic.
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private ownership
economic freedom that an individual can own their own business; government does not intervene in the economy CAPITALISM
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public ownership
government owns all and produces all the goods COMMUNISM
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democratic system properties
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?
because it carefully categorizes the power levels of the government and it makes guidelines
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who is karl marx
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
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
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
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
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.
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fascist government system
dictator, totalitarian style of government, one leader, extreme nationalism and strong military.
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political spectrum
broad range of varied but related ideas
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communist government
economy controlled by government which equals social and economic. government elected by people
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socialist government
high taxes which makes the wealth of society better so they have economic equality
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liberalism
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
allows social and economic change but it happens slowly so that they can maintain order and control
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fascist government
social(people), political(government ), and economic (money) controlled by government by military and police
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the spectrum
communism socialism liberalism conservatism fascism
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left wing to right wing
left wing right wing cooperation competition economic equality capitalism democracy dictatorship
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direct democracy
citizens vote directly on every issue
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representative democracy
citizens elect a politician and they make the choices for the people
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two main principles of democracy
equality and freedom protected by the constitution
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socialism
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
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
political philosophy supporting traditional values and institution that opposes sudden change
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fiscal
pertaining to money issues
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authoritarian
individual or small group of people that holds all the power like totalitarianism. how they hold power; harsh laws and restrictions on freedoms.
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bourgeoisie vs. prolétariat
bourgeoisie; rich/ middle class while proletariat; workers/ lower class
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fascist government + 2 elements
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
traditional values business, nationalism, and is pro military
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NDP party
like socialist kinda. wants social assistance programs, and government funded health care, education and no private owners.
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bloc quebecois
protect the interests of quebec; quebec soereighnity ?
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party platform
list of priorities
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party platform
list of priorities and plans for governing published by the party
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patronage
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
political movement that advocates interests of ordinary people
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bc has what type of politics
polarized- NDP and BC Liberals
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partisan
loyal to a party or cause
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central govt
govt of a nation responsible for matters of a nations whole
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provincial govt
responsible over areas where they have jurisdiction
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municipal govt
local council authority provides local services facilities safety and infrastructure. MAYOR
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right wing in canada wants
less govt involvement and lower taxes
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left wing in canada wants
more govt involvement and taxes should pay for needed services
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taxes
corporation taxes, income taxes, Hst taxes, volarom taxes, excise taxes, payroll taxes,
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surplus
more money left over after taxes are collected
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deficit
dept spent more money than took in from taxes
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civil service
body of people who work in the govt admin
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buereaucracy
officials administrators that carry out the work of the govt
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prime minister shares power with?
cabinet
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provincial level, municipal level
premier, mayor
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what the prime minister does
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
fully supports prime minister- it will have more of an influence
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cabinet ministers
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
privy council office- organizes work of cabinet
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OPM
office of prime minister- advisors and staff not elected by the people
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orders in council
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
institution that consists of all members of parliament both from the governing party and the opposition.
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minister
member of cabinet
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voter apathy
reluctance to participate in elections
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majority govt
political party wins more than half the seats in the house of commons in an election
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minority govt
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
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coalition govt
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
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
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
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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