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19 Cards in this Set
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The Charter of Rights and Freedoms |
- A document a part of the Canadian Constitution,
- Charter of Rights and Freedoms, guarantees the rights of individuals by enshrining those rights, and certain limits on them, in the highest law of the land |
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Patriation of the BNA Act
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The Canadian government moved to patriate (bring home) the constitution from Great Britain and transfer the legislation Canadian authority
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Role of Govenor General
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- Represents the queen in Canada
- To ensure that Canada has a government system - To open parliament by reading the speech from the house - To close parliament (porgue) this could be by request from the prime minister or G.G. himself - To greet foreign dignitaties |
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Riding
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a riding is a place or geographical area that is represented in the House of Commons by a member of parliament
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Mayors of Ajax / Pickering
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Steve Parish and David Ryan
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What is adult suffrage/ franchise?
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Franchise - Is a right given to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services within a location
Adult Suffrage - Consists of the extension of the right to vote for all adult citizens |
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Distribution of Seats
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House of Commons - 308
Senate - 105 Legislative assembly of Ontario - 107 |
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Political and Titular heads of Canada and the provinces
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Political Head - Steven Harper
Titular Head/ Honorary Head - David Johnston |
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Structure of Provincial Governments
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Lieutenant Governor
Premier Cabinet Legislative Assembly THE PEOPLE |
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Sturcture of the Federal Government
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Queen/ Governor General
The House of Commons Prime Minister The Senate |
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Rights people have as a result of living in a democracy
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Mobility rights
Democratic rights Fundamental freedoms Legal rights Equality rights Minority Language Educational Rights |
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Different types of political parties in Canada
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Liberal
Progressive Conservative New Democratic Party Green Party Bloc Quebecois Christian Heritage |
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Durham Region Represenatatives for Parliament and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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Chirs Alexander (Canada)
Joe Dickson (Ontario) |
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How a bill becomes a law?
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Starts with an idea which is proposed by a member of the house. Acceptance leades to the First Reading of the bill. (The bill is read in its entirety and its objectives are stated)
- If members accept the bill a Second Reading is issued and members discuss and can only speak once - After the debate it proceeds to the Committee Stage where a group studies the bill in detail and reports to the house - Then the Committe of the Whole House where all members have an opportunity to suggest changes or objections - The next step is the third reading where all members read the bill in its entirety - If the bill passes it goes to the Governor General for Royal Assent (agreeing on behalf of the Quee) - The bill becomes a statue, law. or Act |
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Bylaw
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a law or regulation or rule (with force of law) of a local government such as that of a town or city
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Capitalism VS. Communism
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Capitalism
- System of government is democratic - Property is privately owned - Driven by free enterprise - Wealth distributed unevenly - Education and health care provided by private entities - Freedom of the press Class distinctions: upper class, middle class and working class - Focus is on the individual and his/her own progress in life Communism - System of government is totalitarian - Property is owned by the state - No free enterprise is allowed - Wealth distributed equally - Education and health care provided by the state - Press controlled and owned by the state - Classless society: all members of society are considered to be equal - Focus is on the progress of the community as a whole |
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Means of Production
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(in Marxist theory) the raw materials and means of labour (tools, machines, facilities etc) employed in the production process ( MONEY /LABOUR /LAND /MACHINES)
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Honorary head of Ontario
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David Onley
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Caninet
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Representative if the executive branch
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