Provincial Government (Grade 6) terms

Political Party

-a group of people with similar ideas about how to run a province or a country

Public Meeting

-a meeting that is open to anyone; all people can come and attend

Government

-a person or persons ruling a country, province, district, city, etc.

Petition

-a written request containing the signatures of people who support its content

Cabinet Minister

-an MLA that is a member of the Cabinet ("ruling government") with a special job

Constituency Office

-an MLA's office in his or her constituency

Income Tax

-an amount of money paid to government by people who work

Injustice

-an unfair action

Polls

-areas within a constituency

Independents

-candidates who do not belong to a party

Ministries

-departments that makes decisions and spend money for certain government services. (ex. Ministry of Health)

MLA

-member of Legislative Assembly - elected members of the Legislative Assembly

Bill

-proposed, or suggested law

Advocate

-someone who works to support another person or an idea

Opposition

-the elected members of the political parties that do not form the government

Legislative Assembly

-the group of Provincial representatives that meet together, debate and make decisions (in Edmonton, Alberta)

Premier

-the leader of the political party that forms the government and who becomes the head of the government

Lieutenant Governor

-the official head of a provincial government, appointed by the Governor General in Council, for a term of five years; the representative of the Crown in a province

Official Opposition

-the party with the second-largest number of elected representatives

Constituents

-the people who have the right to vote in a constituency

Recount

-what happens when the numbers are very close in an election