Chapter 1: Canada's Government

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Governor General

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- An appointed official representative of the Queen.
- Currently Micaelle Jean.
- G.G. doesn't have to be Canadian.
-Completes the Queens duties in Canada.

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Government

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A team of elected and non-elected officials chosen to make decisions for Canada. ex. making laws.

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Parliament

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A place where elected or appointed members meet to debate major political issues and to exercise law making powers

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Democracy

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A form of government in which supreme power lies in the people or in their elected officials.

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Demographic

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A portion of the population with similar characteristics.

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Federal

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Relating to the entire country. ex. "Federal Government" = Governing of the entire country

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Sovereign

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Verb: to be free
Noun: the head/Queen

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Queen

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A figure head who represents the English commonwealth.

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Quality of Life

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- Person or groups overall well-being.
- ex. Accessibility of Healthcare, Environment Quality, Income and Finance

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What are Three Responsibilities of Governor General?

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- Give money to good causes
- Cuts Ribbons
- (Keeps the PM mind in place so that he/she can focus on Politics and Governing the country)
- To stamp laws

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Politics

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- The practice of governing.
- If something is "political" it is related to government.

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House of Commons

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- 308 elected seats
- Each chair represents aprox. 100,000 people

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Senate

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- "sober second thought"
- Cosists of 105 "senators" appointed by G.G. and P.M.

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Legislative Branch

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- "Make the Laws"
- Consists of M.P's and Senators

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Executive Branch

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- "Run the County"
- Consitsts of P.M. and Cabinet Ministers

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Judical Branch

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- "Interpret the Law"
- Consists of the Supreme Court of Canada and and all Federal Courts.

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Cabniet Ministers

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- help to run the government. Usually come from the Prime Minister's party.
- Were elected in their ridings as M.P. then selected to be cabinet ministers. by P.M.

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Give 3 Examples of Cabinet Ministries?

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- Minister of Defence
- Minister of Veterans Affairs
- Minister of Labour
- Minister of the Environment
- Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Vote of Non-Confidence

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A tool used so that the P.M. does not obtain too much power in government, or abuse his/her power. In order for this to occur the P.M. must get less than 155 votes on any major decision (i.e. - passing the budget)

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Majority Government

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- When the P.M's party has more than 50% of the seats in the House of Commons
- This is perfered because it is much less likey that a Vote of Non-Confidence will occur.

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Minority Government

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When the party with the most seats has less than 50% of the seats.
(Ex. Con = 143 seats, Lib = 77 seats, Bloc = 49 seats, NDP = 37 seats, Green = 2 seats. There for the Con. have a "Minority Government")

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Senators

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- Senate members who are responsible for representing certin regions in Canada

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What are 2 ways that politics and media interact?

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- Debates
- Party Websites
- Interviews
- News Casts about Government
- Election Campaigns (T.V., Signs)

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Give 2 examples of Political Advertising Techniques?

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Family - When they refer to family to give a positive image of candidate.
Star Power - When a star is hired to support the candidate.
Heart Strings - when a "Feel Good" story is told
Just Folks - Portraying the candidate as a "regular guy"

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Riding

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A geographical area where voters/constituents live

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Explain the Process of how a law is made?

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1. Cabinet Minister sees a problem.
2. Cabinet Discusses problem and whether they think people will support them/like it.
3. First Reading, a bill is written by the minister who found the problem and presented to the M.P's
3. Second Reading, M.P's vote whether to accept the main idea.
4. Committee Discussions, bill is discussed in a small group of M.Ps, which read bill and make changes.
5. Third Reading, after changes the bill is presented to the MP’s again and voted on whether or not to make it a law.
6. Senate, Vote on the bill, occasionally make minor changes but usually pass the bill.
7. G.G., after the bill has been passed by the senate and the House of Commons the G.G. put a stamp on the bill making it a law.

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Supreme Court

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The highest court in Canada. This is where federal crimes will be put on trial.

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How many seats in the House of Commons and Senate?

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House of Commons = 308
Senate = 105

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Who recomends the G.G. to the Queen?

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The P.M.

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How long do Cabniet Members hold their jobs?

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- As long as their party stays in power
- As long as they are voted in as M.Ps
- As long as the P.M. appoints them to their posistion

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Bill

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A "pre-stage" before it is passed as a law.

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Official Opposition

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The party with the 2nd most votes

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Bias

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The favouring of a certain issue.

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How many people does a riding represent?

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110, 000 people

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what is a riding?

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a geographical area where voters live?

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1.what does "constituents" mean?
2.what does "constituency" mean?

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1. another word for voters live
2. another name for a riding

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list the 5 ways policies and media interact?

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election campaigns-TV-signs
news casts about government
interviews
party websites
debates

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list the types of Bias?

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Bias through selection and omission.
Bias through placement.
Bias by headline.
Bisa by photos and camera angles.
Bial through names and titles.
Bias from different sources.