Canadian Government Part 1
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.
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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.
