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40 Cards in this Set
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What is the capital of Yukon? |
Whitehorse |
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What is the capital of British Columbia? |
Victoria |
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What is the capital of the North-West Territories |
Yellowknife |
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What is the capital of Sascatchewan? |
Regina |
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What is the capital of Nunavut? |
Iqaluit |
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What is the capital of Manitoba? |
Winnipeg |
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What is the capital of Ontario? |
Toronto |
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What is the capital of Quebec? |
Quebec City |
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What is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador? |
St Johns |
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What is the capital of New Brunswick? |
Fredericton |
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What is the capital of P.E.I? |
Charlottetown |
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What is the capital of Nova Scotia? |
Halifax |
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What is the capital of Canada? |
Ottawa |
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Define Demography |
The study of statistics and characteristics of a population. |
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Define Immigration |
The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. |
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Define Diversity |
A variety of cultures and races. |
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Define assimilation |
the process by which a person's or group's culture come to resemble those of another group. |
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Define Bill |
A draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion. |
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Define cabinet |
A body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the top leaders of the executive branch. |
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Define Citizenship |
The membership of a country that determines rights and responsibilities and |
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Define civil law |
Law that involves disputes between individuals. |
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Define Confederation |
Organization of groups united in an alliance. |
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Define Constitution |
fundamental principles that a country is governed by. |
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Define Criminal Law |
Law that deals with people who commit crimes against the state. |
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Define Culture |
The social behavior found in human societies. |
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Define Democracy |
A form of government where there is rule of law, and their are fair and periodic elections. |
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Define Discrimination |
The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. |
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Define Plantiff |
a person who brings a case against another in a court of law. |
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Define Francophone |
A person who speaks French |
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Define House of Commons |
A house of parliment where policies are discussed and laws are made. |
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Define Infringe |
Actively break the terms of a law or agreement. |
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Define Integration |
To mix with and join together |
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Define Royal assent |
The process by which a bill becomes a law. |
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Define internment |
The state of being confined as a prisoner. |
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Define Monarch |
A sovereign head of state. |
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Define Political Parties |
The different political organizations that fight for their ideologies. |
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Define push-pull factors |
Situations that encourage people to move to another country. |
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Refugees |
A person who is forced to flee for safety. |
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Define Treaty |
A formal agreement between two or more countries. |
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Representative democracy |
A democracy where a person is voted for to represent the party. |
