unit 2 test

Question 1

3 branches of government

Answer 1

judicial, legislative, and executive

Question 2

prime minister

Answer 2

The leader of the party with the most seat in parliament

Question 3

cabinet minister

Answer 3

• appointed by P.M
• examine and propose new laws

Question 4

levels of government

Answer 4

federal, provincial, municipal

Question 5

The Indian Act

Answer 5

a Canadian federal law that regulated the lives of indigenous peoples, governing their reserves. identity and status

Question 6

senate

Answer 6

• not elected
• the governor general appoints its member
• seen as sober second house of thoughts

Question 7

house of commons

Answer 7

• is elected
• is a part of parliament
• most powerful branch of parliament
• key people in the in the house of commons on the federal level are:
  MP, speaker of the house, cabinet ministers, leader of the oppositions, shadow cabinet

Question 8

federal system of gov’t and responsibilities

Answer 8

• ” a system of government in which powers and responsibilities are divided”
• national defense, criminal law, banking system

Question 9

provincial responsibilities

Answer 9

• license
• health services
• education

Question 10

municipal responsibilities

Answer 10

• pubic transport
• fire protection
• residual powers: any left over powers that are not specifically listed, but remain with the federal government

Question 11

governor general

Answer 11

• represents the king as head of state
• this signing is called the royal assent
• are ceremonial positions with little actual power or authority

Question 12

AFN

Answer 12

• Assembly of First Nations
• nation organization that works to advance the collective aspirations of communities across Canada

Question 13

Indigenous World View

Answer 13

• Land
• Generosity
• Oral Tradition
• Spirituality (Medicine Wheel, Powwows)
• Role of Elders/Community(Powwows)

Question 14

band system

Answer 14

• Acts defines a band as “ a body of Indians” whose use of reserve lands, monies and other resources are managed by the federal government

Question 15

majority government

Answer 15

• If a political party has MPs elected in more than half the ridings in the country (170+), then it becomes a majority government.

Question 16

minority government

Answer 16

• Because Canada has multiple political parties, sometimes the winner of the most ridings is still less than half of the total.
• If the ruling party does not gain the support of the other parties and the government budget is defeated, then a new election can be called.

Question 17

First Past the Post Election process

Answer 17

• the candidate who gets the most votes wins.
  It gives popular party more seats than its total the most votes would allocate.

Question 18

Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Answer 18

• A commission occurred about what happened in Residential Schools.
• 49 calls of action was produced, only 10 have been completed up until now

Question 19

what is a constitution

Answer 19

• The supreme law of a country.
• Outlines the structure for governing a nation.
• Sets out limits to government authority and power.

Question 20

two parts of Canadian constitution

Answer 20

written (Constitution Act of 1867/BNA, Charter of Rights and Freedoms 1982
) and unwritten( the Governor General accepts the advice of the Prime Minister when to dissolve Parliament)