Canadian Government Part 1

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Politicians elected to the House of Commons are called the ____________________.

Members of Parliament (MP).

Our parliament includes the ________ and the ________ ________.

Queen. Governor General.

Our three branches of government are: 1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. __________________

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

The House of Commons has 3 key functions: 1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________

1. To create Legislation. 2. To provide all Canadians representing in government. 3. To keep the government party and cabinet accountable.

Elections must occur every ____ years.

5

The more we know about our government, the better equipped we are to keep them ____________ to us.

Accountable.

Senate members are ________. They can remain until the age of ____.

Appointed. 75.

The origional Constitution was called the ________ __________ _________ _______.

British North American Act.

In 1982, under Pierre Trudeau, the _______ ___ _______ ____ _________ was added to the Constitution.

Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The senate rarely _________ a bill.

Defeats.

Under each minister is a ______________________.

Deputy minister.

The Judiciary: This is where _________ are settled.

Disputes.

In 1926 Liberal PM Mackenzie King asked the Governor General Lord Byng to ___________________. The Governor General said ____.

Dissolve parliament and call a general election. No.

The public service is part of the _______ branch.

Executive.

The Judiciary: There are ______ and _________ courts.

Federal. Provincial.

Who is the Bloc Quebecois leader?

Gilles Duceppe.

Define Democracy

Have election. Freedom to vote. Have representatives.

Define Monarchy

King/ Queen head of state. Has restricted power.

Define Constitution

Lays out government (structure, rights and responsibilities)

Historically, the two parties in power have always been __________ and ______________.

Liberal. Conservative.

The House of Commons is called the _______ _______ and the members are _______.

Lower house. Elected.

If the government party has more than 1/2 the seats, it is a _________ __________. If the government party has less than 1/2 the seats, it is a _________ __________.

Majority Government. Minority Government.

One candidate wins in each riding - the one with the _____ votes.

Most

The party with the most members becomes the _____ _______________ and their leader becomes the _______ __________.

New government. Prime minister.

Define Federal

PM, government of Canada, and the cabinet.

The Public Service refers to ________ working in health, education, and national defence.

People.

The leader of the federal government is called a __________ ___________. The leader of the provincial government is called a ___________.

Prime Minister. Premier.

For elections, geographic regions are divided into __________________.

Ridings.

One difference is that the federal government has a _______ but the provincial does not.

Senate.

The Judiciary: The ___________ is the highest court.

Supreme Court (of Canada).

The Queen has mostly __________ powers. She is represented in each province by a ________ ________.

Symbolic. Governor General.

The Judicial Branch refers to our _______ ______ ______.

Systems of courts.

In order for legislation to be passed, it must be _________ on.

Voted.

The constitution describes ___________________________________________

The rights & responsibilities of the citizens and government.

The cabinet is a ______________________________________________________ _________________________.

They are hand picked from the PM. At lest one person from each province makes up the cabinet. Each cabinet minister is given a portfolios and are then the spokes people for their department.

A proposal for reform is called the _______ "E" Senate - ________, ________, _________.

Triple. Elected, equal, effective.

The Senate is called the ________ _______ and the members are __________

Upper house. Appointed.


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