Unit 2 Flashcards
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada and leader of liberal party
Jagmeet Singh
Leader of NDP (federal)
Wab Kinew
Priemer of Manitoba leader of NDP (provincal)
Mary Simon
Governer General
Scott Gillingham
Mayor of Winnipeg
Franchise
In politics, the right to vote
Minority
The government formed by a party holding less than half the seats in the HOC but more than the other parties
Majority
The government holding more than half the seats in the HOC
Coalition
Government formed by 2 or more parties that together hold more seats in the HOC but more than any other party
Vote of Non-Confidence
Government is defeted an election must be called
Ideology
The set of beliefs the forms the basis for a political system
Passive Citizen
Lives in Canada, obeying laws, paying taxes and sometimes voting in elections.
Political Party roles
choose party leader (PM of Premier), choose canidates that could insure that the party goals are met, find out what voters want, develop goals and a pralform for the government to act on, provide service for voters (immagration info, info on voting , raise money for election campangs
Naturalization
To admit a person of foreign birth of citizenship
Political Party
Organization established to obtain the power of the government
Being more then:
They think about right or wrong, good or bad, social and political life, beyond themselves, ask questions, adress issues, better schools, parks and safer neighborhoods they also want to join others to resolve issues
1916
Womens right to vote was passed
1920
Women actually have the first chance to vote
1952
Aboriginal people could vote
Rights as a Canadian Citizen
Vote and run for office
Criteria for Canadian Citizenship
Must be a resident of canada, at least 18, lived in canada for at least 3 of the past 4 years, satisfactoru knowlege of canada, adiquitly communicate in english or french
Duel Citizen
When more than one country recognizes you as a citizen
How often elections must happen at the three levels
Municiple-every 2-3 years provincal/federal-at least once every 5 years
Citizenship
Legal status of being a citizen of a country with all the rights and responsibilities associated with it.
Permeant Resident
A person granted the right to live and work in a country but who have not yet qualified or have not yet applied for citizenship
First-Past-The-Post Electoral System
First past the post is a voting system where no matter what the magority wins. Even if less then half the people vote for one party, as long as the party with even the slightest majority has the most votes they win. For example if 2/5 of the people vote green and 1/5 each vote for black, purple and blue, even though the combined votes of black purple and blue equal more, the green still has the most percentage of votes
