Government
Constitution act of 1867/1982
Originally BNA, describes the authority, parliament, etc.
Describes the basic human rights in the country
Charter of rights and freedom
Attending formula
Sets out the way the constitution can change
Who is our constitutienal monarch?
King Charles
What is the monarch
Head of state
What represents Britain's monarch in Canada
Governer General
What type of government is Canada?
Democracy
Federal system is divided into what 3 levels of powers?
Municipal, federal, and provincial.
How many seats are in a house of commons?
338
Winner of each riding becomes what?
Member of parliament
What are the three branches of government?
Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, and Judical Branch.
The executive branch includes
Prime minister and cabinet.
TO become a prime minister
you must be a leader of a political party and get elected into parliament
Cabinet is
not permanent
Legislative branch includes
House of commons, senate, and governer general
House of commons is
Major law making body in the government
Official opposition is
Party with the second most seats
Members of parliament work in
House of commons.
Canidates are
People who compete for the job of an elected representative
Party platform is
the policies of a party
Majority government
Government with majority of the vote
Minority government
Government with less seats than the majority
The senate takes
bills from the house of commons for a second study
The senate can
propose laws, but not taxes
The senate has only __ seats
105 seats
A senator is
appointed by the governor general
Judical Branch
Interprets and applies laws
A proposed law is called a
bill
A bill goes through
5 stages in the hosue of commons and then 5 stages in the senate
A lobbyist is
hired by a group to speak with and influence government officials