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30 Cards in this Set
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Community |
A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common |
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The Common Good |
The benefit or interests of all |
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Civics |
Study of the rights and duties of citizenship |
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Democracy |
System of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives |
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Active |
Making things happen |
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Purposeful |
Knowing what you want and communicating it |
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Informed |
Knowing how things work |
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Interest Group |
Seeks to publicly promote and create advantages for its cause |
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Pressure Group |
Group that tries to influence public policy in the interest of a particular cause |
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Dictatorship |
Government by a dictator |
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Government |
Governing body of a nation, state, or community |
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Voting Elections |
Formal and organized process of electing/being elected, especially of members of a political body |
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Judicial |
Responsible for interpreting laws |
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Executive |
Responsible for law and policy enforcement |
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Legislative |
Responsible for law creating |
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Monarch |
Sovereign head of state |
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Governor General |
Chief representative of the Crown in a commonwealth country of which the British Monarch is head of state |
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Prime Minister |
Head of elected government; principal minister of a sovereign or state |
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Senator |
Member of Senate |
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Cabinet Minister |
Member of a parliamentary cabinet |
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Member of Parliament |
Member of the House of Representatives |
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Federal |
National |
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Provincial |
Province |
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Municipal |
City or town |
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Liberal |
Favours maximum individual liberty in political and social reform |
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Conservative |
Holds to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation |
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Current Prime Minister |
Stephen Harper |
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Current Govenor General |
David Johnston |
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Current Premier |
Kathleen Wynne |
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Current Mayor of Hamilton |
Bob Bratina |
