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15 Cards in this Set
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Province |
A political unit |
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Dominion of Canada |
The loose confederation of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia,& New Brunswick, created by the British North America Act in 1867 |
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Confederation |
A political union |
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Parliamentary Government |
A system where legislative & executive functions are combined in a legislature called a parliament |
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Parliament |
A representative lawmaking body whose members are elected or appointed & in which legislative & executive functions are combined |
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Prime Minister |
The head of a government; the majority party's leader in parliament |
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First Nations |
A group of Canada's Native American people |
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Métis |
A person of mixed French-Canadian & Native American ancestry |
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Reserve |
Public land set aside for Native peoples by the government |
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Atlantic Province |
The provinces in eastern Canada-Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, & Newfoundland |
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Prairie Provinces |
In Canada, the provinces west of Ontario & Quebec-Manitoba, Saskatchewan, & Alberta |
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Ontario |
One of Canada's Core Provinces |
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Quebec |
One of Canada's Core Provinces |
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British Columbia |
Canada's westernmost province located within the Rocky Mountain range |
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Nunavut |
One of Canada's territories & home to many of Canada's Inuit; it was carved out of the eastern half of the Northwest Territories in 1999 |
