socials exam pt 2
what is a federal government?
federal government is the national gov, make laws for entire country
what is a provincial government?
provincial gov controls legislature, voters in each province elect members to speak on their behalf
what is a territorial government?
under provincial gov, small terrritories, city or country.
what is a municipal government?
local government usually based in city, town or district. responsible for parks police and parking
what is most important in a democracy?
individual human rights
what are the three branches of our federal parliment
1. executive 2. legislative 3. judicical
who is canadas head of state?
king charles the 3rd
difference between head of state and head of government?
head of state: ceremonial, symbolic. head of gov: enforces laws, rules/runs country
how many countries in british commonwealth?
56 independant member states
what is meant by countries constitution?
constitution provided written and unwritten rules that govern a country
when did the charter become official
april 17 1982
meaning of constitution was reparated?
britian signed over responsibility so that canada could make its own rules, laws and changed to the constitution
who signed the documents for the Charter
queen elizabeth 2 and pierre elliot trudeau
other name for the senate?
upper house
house of commons also known as?
lower house
current number of senators
105
whats the difference between the senate and HOC
senate: upper house and oasses bulls HOC:lower house, creates laws. The upper outranks the lower house
4 requirments to be a senator?
1. age minimun 30 max 75 2.citizenship citizen of canada 3networth and personal property over 4000 4. residency in province that they are appointed
what is the role of a senator?
responsible for passing bills, reviewing legislature, investigating issues and representing both regions + interests of minority groups
why should the senate be abolished?
senate doesnt serve a real purpose and have caused many scandals, they are not elected, purpose to stop bills that arnt in canadians interest
what problem would come with aboloshing the senate?
chaos, uncheecked corrupt behavior
who is our prime minister and what is his bday?
justin trudeau and dec 25 1971
what party does justin trdeau lead and when was he 1st elected?
liberal party IN CANADA, in november 4 2015
how many times has his party won an election?
3
which federal riding does our PM represent currently?
papineau montreal
describe the PMs role?
as the head of government he was responsibility for the effective operation of the entire gov, has to answer in the house for all departments + agencies
who was the 1st PM and how many have we had in total?
john a macdonald and 23
what party did the 1st PM represent + how many terms did he serve?
liberal- conservative and 2 terms
definition for official opposition in HOC
2d largest party(conservative) keeps the winning party in check(liberals) the conservatives got this role in 2015 when libs won
who is the leader of the officla opposition and how many seats do they hold in HOC
pierre polievre in conservative party and holds 117 seats
describe the role of the opposing party
ask questions about the governments actions, present alternatives
what is a minority gov?
did not reach the goal of 170 seats, lesss than 50%
what is a majority gov?
made the required 170 seats which is more than 50%
what is a coalition gov? how many has canada had?
two parties form a temporary alliance that satistys parliment, canada has had 5 in total
what are canadas federal responsibilitys?
oversees things that affect the entire country such as post, defence, security, passports and such
why was sable under the control of the coast guard until 2011
life saving mission to prevent shipwrecks
who took control of sable island in 2011 and what was their mandate?
parks canada took over, mandate to protect sable islands delicate ecosystems
what is an election?
each person votes for a party, person or group of their choice to represent them
who gets to vote in canada?
candian citizen for over 6months and 18 or older
the election process in steps
1) dissolution of parliment, paves way for next general election 2) nomination of candidates, pick those who fill requirments
3) campaining, promote candidates to earn voters. min 37days max 51
4) vote,citizens vote for who they want
5)counting of votes
6) resuming government
what gov agencys condust fed elections?
elections canada
when was the 1st federal election in canada? who won?
1867, john a macdonald
how many federal elections have we had in canada?
44