Terms And Titles

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Mechanism of pwr, pwr to make laws is __.

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legislative

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mechanism of pwr, pwr to make policy and run day-to-day govt is ___.

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executive

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The mech of pwr ____ applies law (punish/reward), define what *is* law, and settle disputes.

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judicial

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Our kind of govt, __, combines leg & exec pwrs in one instit (Parl) w/c infl third, jud. It is when parl makes laws, PM indirectly elected by voting for riding reps, then Parl decides whom PM post election.

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parliamentary democracy

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Under parliamentary democ. ___ is used to describe when there are two houses.

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bicameral

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A ____ is characterized by monarch (head of state) but whose rules, following Constit, give most govt pwrs to others (head of govt etc)

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constitutional monarchy

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Defintion of ____: symbolic role, symbol of unity, focus of loyalty, usually signified by the presence of Queen.

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head of state

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Title, _____, given to person or gr of ppl who hold exec pwr (PM)

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head of govt

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A ___ govt is when a party has >1/2 seats in HC, in w/c GG must ask ldr to become PM. The cab all from that party, so nvr lose vote.

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majority

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When no one party >1/2 HC seats, and GG ask person most likely to have HC conf to be PM, that is a ____ govt. One party in cab, but nd another party to vote with them as evry vote is conf vote.

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minority

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When 2 parties agree in advance to share cab seats to vote tog in HC (form maj), that is ____ govt.

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coalition

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Model of govt devd in Britain in w/c political exec is given extensive pwr is called _____.
-parts: much of constit unwritten; model for way parl does business; model for cab govt; model for public service

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Westminster Model (see 15)

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When only min (of dept) answers politically - is resp in pulic - after cab decision, that is ____.

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ministerial responsibility

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Pwr exercised on behalf of public w/ some ind from govt of day; eg: lands, prosecutor, corps (bchydro) is called ____.

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crown

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The method where constitutional monarch completes leg process of lawmaking by assenting to parl act; or GG (or Supr Court judge as deputy GG) signs off and makes it become law/statute is called ____.

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royal assent

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The leading official (presiding officer) of HC who interprets and enforces the Standing Orders is called ______.

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speaker

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Whose tasks are these?
1. who spks, order in motion
2. debate relevant
3. urgent questions?
4. expulsion of ruly MP

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Speaker

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The written rules of the commons, enforced by the spkr, are the ____.

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standing orders

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The daily mtg in HC where opposition members spar with PM and cab is _____. Where mins of depts explain/justify.

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question period

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Closed weekly meetings where MPs discuss parliamentary strategy and party policy. Otherwise called a _____.

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caucus

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The ____ is the ending of a parl, usually after 4(+)y, marked by calling an election.

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dissolution of parl

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When MPs are expected to vote w/ their party (due to resp govt), this is _____.

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party discipline

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When the GG decides to fire both the PM and cab, this is known as __.

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govt dismissal

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The ldr of the main opposition party in HC is called ____.

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leader of the opposition

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In law, the ____ is a committee of the QPC (only in sworn in by GG).

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cabinet

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The guy who controls party's compaign and its organization (resources/issuestheme etc) is the ___.

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party leader

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The __ is the rep of the Queen in CA who normally performs *her* head-of-state functions

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GG

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The most senior minister of cabinet, ie the ____, in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system

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PM

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Otherwise known as junior mins, ___ attend cab only on invite, spk only on their topic/job, and are all assigned to a full min to work with (special tasks, share public duties etc)

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minister of state

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____s are both members of the ministry and the QPC.

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secretary of state

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A min w/o portfolio who manages govt business in HC and ensures votes' wins by negotiating with other parties. Most imp in minority elections.

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house leader

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__s are resp for ensuring attendance of their party and discipline.

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party whip

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A __ is a member of parl (either govt or opp side), who sit on back benches and do not have cab etc post.

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backbenchers

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Fulltime people (paid&volunteer) dominate the ___ party. Eg. BQ, Liberal

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cadre party

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Part-time peeps (mainly volunteer, & few paid staff in decision-making) dominate the ___ party. Eg. NDP, Green

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mass party

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___s are expected to be govt. Eg. Conservative, Lib

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major party

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The ones that will win seats for their MPs, but aren't expected to be govt are the ____s. Eg. BQ, NDP

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3rd parties

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These ____s will run, but will not win seats. Eg. Greens

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minor parties (fringe)

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The basic unit of all parties is the ___ (electoral district associations, EDA), which allow for 308 separate elections in which own campaigns run with own candidates chosen.

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constituency association

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The permanent (supposedly neutral) employee chosen by all party agreement is the ___, who keeps the election machine ready always.

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chief electoral officer

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The __ was created to ensure more fairness in the sys, to do with money. Disclosure, limits on donation/expenditures, refunds on public funding, and limits on 3rd party spending.

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election expenses act

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Under election expenses act, ____s are limited to spending approx $3000 locally or $18000 nationally.

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third party (non-party)

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When the seats are divided by province every 10y, in accordance to pop growth, this is ____.

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redistribution

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In ___, boundaries for district/seat are drawn.

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redistricting

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Our current sys is called ___; plurality in single member districts. Where the candidate w/ the most votes wins the constituency, nvm if 50% or not.

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first-past-the-post

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___, a sys of transferring votes into representation, where the % of votes is directly proportional to # of seats; there are just party lists, so vote for the party instead of individ.

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proportional representation

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The ___ sys of transferring votes into rep combines first-past-post for local constituency and, for district/national, the total # of seats in assembly is proportional to # votes in party part, minus constit seats.

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mixed member proportional (MMP)

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The transferring votes to rep sys where you rank candidates 1-7 and there are multiple member districts and a quota is called the __.

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single transferrable vote (STV)

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How the issues are presented via media is called ___. Used in campaigns etc too.

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framing

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The most reliable method, ___, where averages are over three days with sampling/polling daily, uses large samples and shows past trends through rising/falling.

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tracking polls