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British North America Act (1867) |
legislation passed by the British Parliament, created Canada as a new, domestically self-governing federation |
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Contitution Act (1982) |
The act that finished making Canada independent |
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Head of State |
Is the monarch (King or Queen) |
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Constitutional Monarchy |
a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a written, unwritten or blended constitution. |
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Governor General |
the representative of the Queen in Canada. |
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House of Commons |
The component of parliament which consists of the elected representatives from all federal constitunencies |
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Speaker |
Acts as the "referee" in the House Of Commons |
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Member of Parliament (M.P.) |
The constituency representatives of elected to the House of Commons in a federal election. |
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Prime Minister |
Leader of the party that forms the government of the country. |
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Leader of the Official Opposition |
The person elected by the official opposition to lead its party in Parliament. |
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Cabinet Solidary, Party Discipline |
The united front presented by Cabinet ministers. |
