Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
64 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
What type of system is Canada and what does it mean |
Canada has a bicameral parliamentary system meaning it has two separate chambers each housing it's own separate group of parliamentarians- the House of Commons and the Senate |
|
|
|
What is the House of Commons |
-It is the elected lawmaking body in parliament -Member of Parliament (MP’s) sit in the House -House is in session or sitting when MPS meet together in Parliament |
3 |
|
|
What does the House of Commons do |
-MPs debate, discuss, introduce , pass and review bills in the house -make statement about important issues or events -MP’s take part in question period -338 members sit in the House |
4 |
|
|
What color is the House of Commons and why |
Green has been chosen to represent the British House of Commons |
|
|
|
What is the Senate? |
-The senate according to Sir John A. Macdonald (first PM) is a place of “sober second thought” -Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the Prime Minister’s recommendation -Senators must be 30 years old and must retire at the age of 75 |
3 |
|
|
What does the Senate do? |
-Senate helps to make laws, carefully examines/debates bills, changes are suggested to improve them and ensure the bills are the best they can be -Bills are studied to see how they affect the lives of Canadians so no bill can become a law without the Senate approval -Responsible for protecting rights of all Canadians especially minority groups -The Senate has 105 seats |
4 |
|
|
What color is the Senate and why? |
The Senate is red because it is a traditional colour of royalty. When the Queen comes to visit, she visits the Senate Chamber |
|
|
|
Extra facts about the Senate (2) (How many are women and when were women first allowed to sit?) |
-1/3 of the Senate today is women -Women were first allowed to sit in the Senate in 1929 |
|
|
|
What are the three branches of Government and explain what they branch of too |
Legislature, Executive and Judiciary |
|
|
|
Explain legislature |
Legislature (Parliament then divides into 2: House of Commons to the left, Senate on the right): Creates laws, rules and regulations. It’s made up of federal elected representatives called MP’s. |
|
|
|
Explain Executive |
Executive (Sovereign[Queen] then goes to Governor General, then Prime Minister [divides PM’s office on the left and Privy council office on the right], then Cabinet and finally Ministries and civil service): Responsible for government operations, implementing/enforcing the laws/regulations. |
|
|
|
Explain Judiciary |
Judiciary (Supreme Court then divides to 3: Federal court on the left, Provincial courts in the middle, and Tax court on the right): Interprets the law and determines the penalty for those who violate laws/rules/regulations. |
|
|
|
What is Majority Government (3) and what are the advantages/disadvantages? |
-Winning party earns OVER HALF of the seats in the House of Commons/ one party wins more ridings than all other political parties combined -In Canada that means more than 170 of the 338 seats available -Key # of ridings for a political party to win is 170 because one M.P. from the winning party could become the Speaker of the House. -Advantages: More seems to get done as bills can more easily be passed in the House of Commons, they can do whatever they want -Disadvantages: Governing party seems to have lots of power which is not desirable to those who are not in favour of the governing party |
|
|
|
What is Minority Government (2) and what are advantages/disadvantages? |
-Winning party earns UNDER HALF of the seats in the House of Commons/ one party wins the most ridings but not more than other political parties combined -In Canada that means less than 170 of the 338 seats available -Advantages: Governing party requires support of other parties to pass legislation in the House of Commons. This can result in decisions being made that appeal to more Canadians -Disadvantages: Since passing legislation requires agreement amongst two or more parties, if parties can’t agree, little legislation is passed hindering progress of Canada.
|
|
|
|
Who is the Governor General |
David Johnston |
|
|
|
Who is the leader of Opposition? |
Rona Ambrose |
|
|
|
Who is the Local Member of Parliament for Windsor-Tecumseh riding |
Cheryl Hardcastle |
|
|
|
Minister of Justice |
Jody Wilson-Raybould |
|
|
|
Minister of Finance |
Bill Morneau |
|
|
|
Minister of National Defense: |
Harjit Sajjan |
|
|
|
Minister of Canadian Heritage |
Melanie Joly
|
|
|
|
Liberal leader and number of seats |
Justin Trudeau, 182 |
|
|
|
Conservative leader and number of seats |
Rona Ambrose, 96 |
|
|
|
Who is the official opposition political party |
Conservative |
|
|
|
Bloc Quebecois leader and seats |
Rheal Fortin, 10 |
|
|
|
New Democratic Party leader and seats |
Tom Mulcair, 44 |
|
|
|
Green Party |
Elizabeth May, 1 |
|
|
|
Independents number of seats |
4 |
|
|
|
Premier of Ontario |
Kathleen Wayne |
|
|
|
Political Party in Power [Provincial] |
Liberal Party |
|
|
|
Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Windsor-Tecumseh Riding |
Percy Hatfield |
|
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario |
Elizabeth Dowdeswell |
|
|
|
Mayor of Windsor |
Drew Dilkins |
|
|
|
City Councilor in Ward #7 |
Irek Kusmierczyk |
|
|
|
Popular will |
Wishes of the voters |
|
|
|
Queen's full name |
Queen Elizabeth II |
|
|
|
Federal System |
A two level system of government |
|
|
|
Federal Government |
The level of government responsible for issues affecting all of Canada. Represented by the Parliament in Ottawa |
|
|
|
Provincial Government |
The level of government responsible for issues affecting the provinces. Represented by the Legislative Assemblies in provincial capital cities |
|
|
|
Constitutional Monarchy |
A nation that is under a Monarchy. That nation's Constitution and laws restrict monarch's powers. Canada's Constitutional Monarchy was established in 1867 |
|
|
|
Bill |
Proposed legislation |
|
|
|
Speech from the throne |
Written by the government to set out the legislative program the government will present to Parliament |
|
|
|
Riding |
A political (geographic) division represented by a Member of Parliament or a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) |
|
|
|
MPP |
Member of Provincial Parliament, now known as Member of Legislative Assembly |
|
|
|
Free vote |
A parliamentary vote in which MP's are allowed to vote according to their conscience or to reflect on the voter's views |
|
|
|
Senators |
Represent various provinces/territories and cultural make-up of Canada. There are 105 of them. |
|
|
|
Opposition |
Political party/parties not in power |
|
|
|
Question period |
The time when members of the House can pose questions to the government |
|
|
|
Seat |
The right to sit as a member of legislature, based on winning a riding in an election |
|
|
|
Queen- How they get their positions and their duties/responsibilities (4) |
-Bloodline, hereditary -------------------------- -gives “Royal Assent” for bills to become laws -has power to gover/ laws are made in her name -appoints Prime Minister/ calls election-performs ceremonial duties -opening/ending session of Parliament |
|
|
|
Governor General- How they get their positions and their duties/responsibilities (5) |
-appointed by the Monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister -------------------------- -represents Monarch: signs bills into laws, performs ceremonial duties, opening/ending session of Parliament -acts as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces -protects integrity of the government -serves 5 years -reading Speech from throne |
|
|
|
Prime Minister- How they get their positions and their duties/responsibilities (4) |
-leader of a political party in power -elected Member of Parliament -Head of Government ------------------------- -leader of political party, -head of government, real power in government, presents government bills, answer questions in House of Commons -identifies needs of nation, develops programs to meet those needs -meets and negotiates with foreign leaders |
|
|
|
Senate- How they get their positions and their duties/responsibilities |
-belongs to a political party and elected in federal election representing his/her riding -canadian citizen, must be at least 18 years of age --------------------------- -represents voters of their riding -debate and vote on bills, sit on various committees examining bills, support party positions on issues and in debates
|
|
|
|
Senators- How they get their positions and their duties/responsibilities (3) |
-appointed to the Upper Chamber by Governor General -must be at least 30 years old, own at least $4000 worth of property, live in the province/territory they represent and retire at the age of 75 -------------------------- -reads/pass bills -sits on various committees and examine issues of public interests, discuss/debate important issues, go to committee meetings -represents a region of Canada |
|
|
|
Cabinet Ministers- How they get their positions and their duties/responsibilities (2) |
-members of either House of Commons or Senate who are appointed to their positions by the Prime Minister and Governor General -------------------------- -head government departments such as defense, manage departments, answer questions about matters related to departments -Provide PM with info and advice about governments |
|
|
|
Speaker- How they get their positions and their duties/responsibilities (5) |
-elected at the beginning of each new parliament by Members of Parliament ------------------------- -make sure that all rules and traditions of the House of Commons are followed -spokesperson and presiding officer -must be impartial, apply rules to all members -maintains order during debates -ensure everyone respects rules/traditions |
|
|
|
Opposition- How they get their positions and their duties/responsibilities (3) |
-political party not in power ------------------------- -question government policies -ensure the laws that are beneficial for all Canadians are passed -keep the government accountable by making sure it does not act in an illegal manner |
|
|
|
Whips- How they get their position and their duties/responsibilities (3) |
-member of Parliament or Senator in a political party -each party elects a whip ----------------------------- -ensures party members are there for important votes and debates-assign offices and seats in the House -discipline members who break party ranks, rules |
|
|
|
Extra bonus marks (postage, stanley cup, election vote technically ) |
-No postage required to contact MP -The Stanley Cup, the highest prize in the NHL was a gift from Canada’s 6th Governor General, Baron (Lord) Stanley of Preston (Served 1888-1893). The trophy was originally named the “Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup” -We have an election every 4 years but legally and officially it is 5 years. |
|
|
|
Voting age/requirements |
18 years old, a form of ID, and be a Canadian Citizen, must live in the electoral district, need to be registered |
|
|
|
3 reasons government can be dissolved |
-the Government’s fixed four-year term is complete -the Government loses an important vote on certain bills, usually deal with budget spending -when there is a vote of non-confidence so the opposition doubts party's power in running the country |
|
|
|
Federal services (7) |
-Citizenship Provincial Taxation -Sea Coast/Inland Fishing -Marriage and Divorce -Employment Insurance -Birth Certificate -Navy, Coast Guards -Residual powers: they are responsible for all areas that are not directly referred to in the Constitution |
|
|
|
Provincial services (7) |
-Welfare -Natural Resources -Supervision of Municipalities -Health care -Worker’s Compensation Plan -Drivers Licencing -Highways |
|
|
|
Municipal services (7) |
-Water and Electricity Services -Public roads -Animal (licensing) -Sewage and Flood control -Waste Management -Transportation System -Building Permits |
|
