Vocab Words Flashcards
Accountable
Answerable to someone for your actions
Assimilation
The process of becoming part of a different cultural group
Bias
An opinion based on unchallenged assumptions
Civil Service
The people who serve Canadians as employees of government
Constituent
Someone who lives in a riding and is represented by an elected official from that riding
Economic System
How a society organizes the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services
Executive branch
The part of government responsible for putting laws into action
Govern
To make decisions as a government and put decisions into action
Governance
The process of governing
Government
The body for make decisions for a society
Judicial branch
The part of the government that interprets and applies the law by making legal judgments
Legislative branch
The part of government that makes laws
Minorities
Groups in society who do not form the majority of the population
Perspective
Values and ideas shared by people with a common language, culture and history
Point of view
Opinions and preferences of and individual based on personal experiences
