unit 2 test Flashcards
3 branches of government
judicial, legislative, and executive
prime minister
The leader of the party with the most seat in parliament
cabinet minister
- appointed by P.M
- examine and propose new laws
levels of government
federal, provincial, municipal
The Indian Act
a Canadian federal law that regulated the lives of indigenous peoples, governing their reserves. identity and status
senate
- not elected
- the governor general appoints its member
- seen as sober second house of thoughts
house of commons
- 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
federal system of gov’t and responsibilities
- ” a system of government in which powers and responsibilities are divided”
- national defense, criminal law, banking system
provincial responsibilities
- license
- health services
- education
municipal responsibilities
- pubic transport
- fire protection
- residual powers: any left over powers that are not specifically listed, but remain with the federal government
governor general
- represents the king as head of state
- this signing is called the royal assent
- are ceremonial positions with little actual power or authority
AFN
- Assembly of First Nations
- nation organization that works to advance the collective aspirations of communities across Canada
Indigenous World View
- Land
- Generosity
- Oral Tradition
- Spirituality (Medicine Wheel, Powwows)
- Role of Elders/Community(Powwows)
band system
- Acts defines a band as “ a body of Indians” whose use of reserve lands, monies and other resources are managed by the federal government
majority government
- If a political party has MPs elected in more than half the ridings in the country (170+), then it becomes a majority government.
minority government
- 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.
First Past the Post Election process
- the candidate who gets the most votes wins.
It gives popular party more seats than its total the most votes would allocate.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- A commission occurred about what happened in Residential Schools.
- 49 calls of action was produced, only 10 have been completed up until now
what is a constitution
- The supreme law of a country.
- Outlines the structure for governing a nation.
- Sets out limits to government authority and power.
two parts of Canadian constitution
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)
