Unit 1-Government

Question 1

What side of the spectrum is communism on?

Answer 1

The left

Question 2

What is Socialism?

Answer 2

• A system of organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of production, distribution, and capital land in the community as a whole.
• The state owns capital and uses it to better the wealth of the people.

Question 3

What side of the spectrum is socialism?

Answer 3

Left side, democracy.

Question 4

What is Liberalism?

Answer 4

• A political or social philosophy wanting freedom of the individual.
• Belive that civil liberties should not restrict individuals growth.

Question 5

Where is liberalism on the spectrum?

Answer 5

Democracy, in the centre

Question 6

What is conservatism?

Answer 6

•Believe in preserving traditional values.

Question 7

Where is conservatism on the political spectrum?

Answer 7

Right, democracy

Question 8

What is fascism?

Answer 8

• A government led by a dictator having complete power.

* government has complete control of the military to enforce it.

Question 9

What does CSLCF stand for?

Answer 9

Communism
Socialism
Liberalism
Conservatism 
Fascism

Question 10

If a member of parliament that is not part of the cabinet introduces a bill it is called a what?

Answer 10

Private member’s bill

Question 11

What controls most of the bills that are introduced?

Answer 11

The cabinet

Question 12

How many readings of a bill are there?

Answer 12

3

Question 13

What is party solidarity?

Answer 13

Voting for what your party believes in

Question 14

What happens in the first reading?

Answer 14

Just a formality

Question 15

What happens during the second reading?

Answer 15

The bill is debated

Question 16

What happens during the third reading?

Answer 16

The house accepts or rejects the amended bill

Question 17

After the third reading in the House of Commons what happens?

Answer 17

It is then sent to the senate and goes through another three readings.

Question 18

What is the Governor General?

Answer 18

The representative for the queen

Question 19

Canada is a….?

Answer 19

Constitutional monarchy

Question 20

Who is the official head of state?

Answer 20

The queen

Question 21

Who represents the head of state?

Answer 21

Governor General

Question 22

Who has “the real power”?

Answer 22

PM

Question 23

Canada’s parliament is…

Answer 23

A democracy

Question 24

Do territories have less powers?

Answer 24

Heck ya

Question 25

Elections happen every…

Answer 25

3-4 years

Question 26

The longest it can go without an election is?

Answer 26

5 years

Question 27

When was the British North American act made in?

Answer 27

1867

Question 28

Charter of….

Answer 28

Rights and freedoms

Question 29

The House of Commons and the cabinet make most of the decisions but require the support of the majority of the HofC… What happens if most of the HofC does not vote for a bill?

Answer 29

The government would be defeated and have to call an election

Question 30

The senate has…(members)

Answer 30

Over 100 members

Question 31

The difference between the senate and the House of Commons?

Answer 31

The senate is appointed, the house of common’s members are elected

Question 32

How long can you be a senator for?

Answer 32

75

Question 33

The party with the second most amount of seats becomes…

Answer 33

The official opposition

Question 34

What is the notwithstanding clause?

Answer 34

A clause that lets the government take away your charter of rights and freedoms. The law can pass even though they go against many rights and freedoms set out in the charter sections 2 and 7 to 15.

Question 35

What is Communism?

Answer 35

Where all property is owned by the country.