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11 Cards in this Set
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executive |
to carry out the business of government (make and implement decisions) |
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legislative |
to make laws (indroduce, debate, and pass laws) |
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judicial |
to interpret and inforce laws |
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constitutional monarchy |
form of government in which a queen or king acts as head of state |
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governor general |
head of government who represents the monarch (king or queen) in canada |
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members of parliament |
representatives of voters to a parliament |
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house of commons |
component of parliament with 308 members. also known as the lower |
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cabinet |
consists of 20-30 members that look after departments, portfolios like finance and health. they are part of the executive team |
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minority government |
most votes but less than half (155) |
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official opposition |
the party with the second most amount of votes |
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senate |
upper house of legislative branch. trusted mps are appointed there (105) |
