Unit 2: Modern Liberal Democracies

Question 1

Will of the people

Answer 1

collective desire, opinions of majority people when decision making / governance

Question 2

Direct Democracy

Answer 2

citizens participate directly with government decisions
- better with less people

Question 3

Representative Democracy

Answer 3

citizens select people in elections to represent them

Question 4

examples of what people can do in direct democracy

Answer 4

Initiatives - allows citizens to propose new laws or changes directly
Referendums- public votes on specific issues
Plebiscites - gathering opinions of people about an issue that does not need a final decision
Recalls - citizens call for a re-election if concerns are within the government

Question 5

what are the levels of government

Answer 5

• Municipal
  -Provincial
  -Federal

Question 6

Federal System

Answer 6

country wife government

Question 7

responsible government

Answer 7

• executive branch has to be accountable to the legislative branch (lower house before them) and needs the support of the majority of legislators to stay in power

Question 8

vote for non-confidence

Answer 8

• when the parliament do not support the Prime Minister with his ideas anymore
• calls for a re-election

Question 9

Ridings/Constituencies

Answer 9

• Specific areas where they elect a representative for them

Question 10

What are the 3 branches of Canada’s Constitutional Monarchy

Answer 10

1. Legislative Assembly
2. Executive Assembly
3. Judicial Branch

Question 11

What are the parts of the Legislative Assembly in Cad Gov

Answer 11

• House Of Commons
• Senate
• Monarch

Question 12

initiatives

Answer 12

citizens draw up a petition which can force a public vote on an issue

Question 13

referendums/plebiscites

Answer 13

citizens vote directly on issues

Question 14

recalls

Answer 14

most voters choose to remove an elected member

Question 15

What is responsible government and what country has it

Answer 15

• canada
• it means the executive is dependent on the legislative branch
• which also means that if the legislative disagrees with the executive the house of commons can vote a non-confidence recalling another election

Question 16

how is USA’s president elected

Answer 16

• electoral college
• each state has a number of electoral votes depending on its population

Question 17

pork barelling

Answer 17

• government funded project secured by politicians for their own electorate to secure future votes

Question 18

logrolling

Answer 18

• when different political organizations t each others agendas in a quid pro quo manner

Question 19

gerrymandering

Answer 19

• changing electoral boundaries to benefit a specific group or class

Question 20

checks and balances

Answer 20

• usa government
• system designed to prevent one branch from becoming too powerful

Question 21

is the president of the us directly votes by the people

Answer 21

• yes and no
• yes the people vote for the individual who they believe in
• but no because the person who wins in a state takes all the votes
• this is an electoral college

Question 22

in all three countries learned which has first-past-the-post and which has proportional government

Answer 22

• usa and canada has fptp
• germany has proportional
• its determined by how much seats a party has in the house of commons

Question 23

autocracy

Answer 23

• single person taking full control of government
• like a dictator

Question 24

oligarchy

Answer 24

• only a specific group (the elite) of individuals make the decisions or control the government

Question 25

what is junta

Answer 25

• military dictatorship