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16 Cards in this Set
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Citizenship |
Condition of being given the rights and responsibilities as a member of a nation |
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Civics |
Study of the rights and duties of citizens |
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Government |
System of ruling it authority over a nation -directing affairs both internal and external |
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Political system |
-Way in which a nation is governed and how the government conducts themselves -Canada has a constitution monarchy (king and queen) |
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Constitution |
Set of rules that outlines how a government is to be run |
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Suffrage |
The legal right to vote it the exercise of that right |
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Democratic |
-asks the group -encourages discussion -uses voting |
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Autocratic |
-tells you what to do -prevents discussion -not team style |
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Laissez-faire |
-gives no direction -not in charge -leaves decision making up to the group |
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Dictatorship |
-authority is centred on a single person -not limited by the laws -by overthrowing the government and taking charge of the military |
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Presidential |
-democratically elected (voted) -final decisions on military actions -same laws as the citizens -can be impeached |
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Parliamentary |
-political party is in power -leader of party is government -elections -no limit for prime minister -majority government and minority government |
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Democracy |
A system in which decisions are controlled by the people |
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Monarchy |
-one individual is ruler for life -above the law -member of noble family inherits throne -maintain power due to close connections in control of the government |
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Confederation (July 1st 1867) |
British North American act -New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Canada east, Canada west unite by a strong federal government to prevent civil war |
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Universal declaration of human rights |
1948 -United Nations issues the universal declaration of human rights defining basic rights that all people should have |
