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30 Cards in this Set
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Education and health services are the responsibility of what level of government |
Provincial |
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Foreign affairs and the military are the responsibility of what level of government? |
Federal |
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Public transit and snow removal are the responsibility of what level of government? |
Municipal |
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Citizens can make their voices heard by: |
Voting Running for a political office Belonging to a social movement |
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Who is our current premier |
Kathleen Wynne |
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Citizens in Canada have the right to: |
Express themselves freely Associate with whom they may Belong to any religious organization |
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What are the three branches of government? |
Legislative, Executive and Judical |
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What are the three levels of government |
Federal, Provincial and Municipal |
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An elected member of the house of commons is known as an: |
MP |
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An elected member of the provincial parliament in ontario is known as an: |
MPP/MLA |
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The executive branch of Canada has the power to: |
Administer and carry out the laws |
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The legislative branch has the power to: |
Make and amend laws |
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The Judical branch of Canada has the power to; |
Decide who has broken the law and to set penalties |
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Most candidates who run for political office belong to: |
Political party |
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A person can become a Canadian citizen by |
Being born in Canada Be a permanent resident of Canada and meet certain criteria Be born outside of Canada but have a parent that is a Canadian citizen after 1977 |
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A party platform is a statement of where a party stands on: |
Political issues |
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A political party wins enough seats in a general election to form a majority government when: |
It wins more seats than any other party but less than 50% (+1) of the seats in the parliament/legislature |
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Our Judical system protects the right of individuals by ensuring that: |
Everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty No one can be forced to testify as a witness at his or her own trial All accused people have a right to a lawyer, if they wish. If they cannot afford one, the government must may for one. |
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Governor general |
Represents the queen at the federal level |
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Lieutenant governor |
Represents the queen at the provincial level |
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Party platform |
Specific ideologies of a political party |
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Speaker |
This person mediates all proceedings in the House of Commons |
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Political spectrum |
System of classifying different political ideologies |
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Majority government |
Can pass bills without the help of the opposition |
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Minority government |
Needs the support of the opposition to pass bills |
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Prorogue |
When a session of parliament is ended |
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The senate |
Also referred to as the upper house of parliament |
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Political party |
A group of people that share similar political ideologies |
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Mens Rea & Actus Reus |
Mens Rea: a person must: intend, know, or atleast be aware of the rule. For example u steal a car and u know its against the law Actus Reus: this is defined as the wrongful/criminal act. For example this would be the action of taking the car |
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Interest groups |
An interest group is an organization of people who share a common interest aNd work together to protect and promote that interest by influencing the government |
