Unit 1 Test Flashcards
3 kinds of government
- Local
- Provincial
- Federal
Canada is…
A constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy
Constitutional monarchy
System of government where a monarch shares power with a constitutional government
Parliamentary system
Democratic form of government in which the party with the greatest representation in the parliament forms the government, it’s leader will become prime minister
What is a constitution
A law for making decisions in Canada
What does a constitution tell
How the 3 branches of government make decisions together
What does the Federal accountability act watch
How the government spends money
What does the federal accountability act have to make sure
Makes sure that the government is fair to all Canadians
Accountable
Tells people why they do certain things
Civil service
Employees of the government that help Canadians
What was Canadas first constitution
The British North America act (BNA)
What is the media
Newspapers
Magazines
Film
Radio
Tv
Reporters
What does the media do
Influence our personal understanding of the world and it’s events
Bias
Bias is the reporter’s opinion and not a fact (has proof)
Lobbyists
People hired by a group to talk to the government about issues that affects people or businesses
Governance
The process of governing
Who represents the queen
Governor General
Head of state
The queen
Head of government
The prime minister
Cabinet is responsible for
Different government depts or portfolios
What does the cabinet do
Proposes most of the ideas that become laws
Political party
A group of people who have similar ideas about how government should respond to issues
Legislative branch is also called
Canadas parliament
What do MPs do
Debate, study, and vote laws
A riding is
A voting area or district
What forms a government
The party with the most MPs
How is representation accounted for H of C
By the population of each province
MPs responsibilities
Represents their constitution
Create legislation
Does a candidate have to have 50% or more to be elected
No
Popular vote
Total votes cast in an election
Who are senators appointed by
Prime minister
Who do senators represent
Canadas regions
Senates
Consider bills that already passed by the H of C
The senate gives
Sober Second Thoughts
The senate cannot
Propose laws that create or spend taxes
What profession do u have to be part of to become a supreme leader
Legal profession
Highest court
Supreme court
A judicial branch acts as
A check in the other branche’s powers
Why does the Supreme Court have an uneven number of judges
To prevent tie decisions
What happens in the royal assent
Bill becomes a law after the Governor General gives the Royal assent. This is a formality
What changed the charter of rights and freedoms
Constitution act
Total number of MPs
338
Total number of senators
105
H of C represented by
Population
Senator s are represented by
Regions
Highest law in the land
Constitution
Executive Branch
Prime Minister
Cabinet
Legislative Branch
H of C
Senate
Governor general
