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Canadian Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Democracy? | A form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equally- either directly or through elected representatives in the proposal, development, and creation of laws. |
| What does the Executive Branch Do? | Propose laws ( bills ) Put laws into action Run day to day business of the government Deal with their assigned portfolio’s |
| Who does the Executive Branch involve? | The Executive Branch involves the Prime Minister, the cabinet (MP’s), and Senators. |
| How do MP’s get these positions? | They get their jobs by getting elected in their electoral district as elected representatives. |
| How does the PM get their position? | To become the PM you must be the elected leader of the party, then you must be elected as a MP, then finally you must win the most seats in the House of Commons. |
| What is the cabinet? | The cabinet is a group of people that was appointed by the Prime Minister, who each have their own portfolio. |
| What is a portfolio? | A portfolio is a ministers area of responsibility as a member of cabinet |
| Who does the Legislative Branch Involve? | The Legislative Branch includes the HOC, the Senate, and the Governor General. |
| How do those people get these positions? | The Governor General is appointed by the Prime Minister, so does the Senate. |
| What does the legislative branch do? | Makes laws Represents the interests of Canada’s regions |
| What is the role of the Governor General? | The role of the Governor General is to be the representative of the Queen for Canada, and does all the work for the Queen in Canada. |
| Who does the Judicial Branch involve? | The Judicial Branch involves judges and the Supreme Court, where they interpret and apply laws to action or so. |
| What does the Judicial Branch do? | The Judicial Branch interprets and applies the laws to action. |
| What is the difference between a minority and majority government? | A minority government is when they get less than 50% of the seats in the House of Commons, and a majority government is when they get more than 50% of the seats in the HOC. |
| What is a political party? | An organized group that has the same ideology or beliefs in politics. |
| What are the five main political Parties? | The Conservative Party New Democratic Party Bloc Quebecois The Liberal Party The Green Party. |
| How does a party become the governing party? | A party becomes the governing party by winning and getting the most votes or seats in the House of Commons |
| What are the steps for a bill to become Law? | The steps for a bill to become a Law is it goes through the 1st reading (without debates), then 2nd reading, Committee, Report, 3rd reading, Senate, Royal Assent (Governor General signs it to be official) |
| What is the purpose of lobby groups? | Lobby groups represent articulating interests and advancing views that tend to be ignored by political parties. |
| What role does the media play in government? | The media plays a major role by keeping citizens updated of current events and raising awareness. It also has a significant impact on public views and way of thinking. The media is the primary means in which public opinion is shaped and/or manipulated. |
| What is the constitution? | A constitution is an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. |
| What is the role of the opposition party? | The role of the opposition party is to challenge the government and create debate to keep them in check and on their toes |
| How do you become the opposition? | To become the ‘official’ opposition, you need to have the second-most seats in the House of Commons. |
| What does the candidate who wins their riding become? | The candidate who wins their riding becomes a member of the House of Commons and becomes a representative for it’s party |
| Where do they go to represent their riding? | They go to the House of Commons to represent their riding. |
| Which city do they go to represent their riding? | They go to the city of Ottawa to represent their riding in the House of Commons. |
| What does the leader of the party with the most seats become? | The leader of the party, with the most seats in the House of Commons, becomes the Prime Minister and his/her party becomes the governing party. |
| List the 3 Branches of Government? | Executive Legislative Judicial |
| Who is a part of each of the branches? | -Executive Branch: The Prime Minister, cabinet ministers, Governor General? -Legislative Branch: The House of Commons (HOC), the Senate, and the Governor General. -Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court of Canada, Provincial and Territorial Courts. |
| What role does the British monarch play in Canadian Government? | The Queen plays a role in the Canadian Government which is the Head of State. |
| Who represents the British Monarch in Canada? | The Governor General: Julie Payette |
| What are political parties? | Political parties are parties that have their own ideology about how to govern a country |
| What is the role of a lobbyist? | The role of the lobbyists is to work on behalf of a private interest group or corporation, to influence decisions that are made by our elected officials |
| Who is the formal head of state? | The Queen |
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