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democracy |
Rule by the people. The people of the the province or country have a right to have a voice in decisions that affect them. In Canada we do this by electing representative to make decisions for us. |
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lobbyist |
People who are paid to represent the interests of a particular group to the government. They will try to influence the government to make decisions to benefit the group they represent. |
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ideology |
The common beliefs that members of a political party share. Ideologies vary from left to centre to right on the political spectrum. |
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socialism |
a left wing political ideology that believes the government should play a larger role in the lives of citizens. It would support change in order to improve the lives of citizens. In Canada the New Democratic Party is considered a left wing socialist party |
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liberalism |
a political ideology of the centre that supports change when most people want it. It also believes that the government should try to improve the lives of citizens. In Canada the Liberal Party follows the ideology of liberalism |
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conservatism |
a right wing political ideology that believes government should play a small role in the lives of people. Tradition is important and change should only be accepted cautiously. The Reform Party, the Canadian Alliance, and the Conservative Party are all examples of ideologically right wing parties |
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totalitarian |
of or relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state. |
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authoritarian |
favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom. |
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communism |
Political philosophy advocated by Karl Marx in the mid nineteenth century. |
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fascism |
an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization. |
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political spectrum |
The political spectrum is a concept for representing different politicalstances in relation to one another. At its most basic, the political spectrum consists of a line or continuum from left to right, with varying shades of opinion in between. |
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party platform |
A political party platform or platform is a list of the values and actions which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in order to appeal to the general public, for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general public's support and votes about complicated topics or issues. |
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patronage |
Rewarding people who have worked for a political party by appointing them to the senate or some other government position. This practice has led to the accusation that the best person is not being appointed to a particular position. |
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mother country |
a country that rules colonies |
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colony |
a country that is owned by another country and provides products and things for that country |
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imperialism |
the idea that a country feels it can go around the world and take land from other people to make itself richer and stronger |
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Indian Act 1876 |
The Indian Act was first passed in 1876 as a consolidation of various laws concerning indigenous peoples enacted by the separate colonies of British North America prior to Canadian Confederation, most notably the Gradual Civilization Act passed by Uppe |
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nationalism |
advocacy of political independence for a particular country |
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Triple Alliance |
Germany, Italy, Austria |
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Triple Entente |
France, Russia, Great Brittian |
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Alliance |
When a country forms a relationship with another country to help protect each other from a larger enemy |
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Sarajevo |
a small city in the Balkan area in the modern country of Bosnia in Europe |
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archduke |
royal title for the son of the king |
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emperor |
a title similar to king |
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arms race |
a race between countries to build the largest navy, army, guns, ect. |
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militarism |
when a group of countries starts to build up its armies, navies, ect. To impress and scare other countries with their power. |
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What are the 4 cause of world war 1 |
militarism, alliances , imperialism, nationism |
