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The process of governing.
What is governance?
100
The part of government responsible for putting laws into action. This branch of government includes the prime minister and the cabinet.
What is executive branch?
100
The law that describes governance in Canada. It sets out important institutions in Canada, such as the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
What is the constitution?
100
This position is the head of Canada’s government. Cabinet members are chosen by this individual
What is the prime minister?
100
Cabinet members must be one of these two things before being called to be a cabinet member.
What is an MP or a senator?
200
How a society organizes the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.
What is economic system?
200
This branch of government is separate from the other branches of government.
What is the judicial branch?
200
The people who serve Canadians as employees of government.
What is the civil service?
200
This includes about 350 reporters from media outlets across Canada.
What is the press gallery?
200
MPs represent the constituents of these.
What are ridings?
300
The total votes cast in an election, as different from the total seats won in an election.
What is Popular Vote?
300
The part of government that makes laws. This branch of government includes the House of Commons, the Senate, and the Governor General.
What is legislative branch
300
The process of becoming part of a different cultural group that is not your own.
What is assimilation?
300
They run the day-to-day business of the government.
What is the prime minister and the cabinet.
300
The representation in the House of Common is based on this.
What is representation by population.
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Groups in society who do not form the majority
Who are minorities?
400
The part of government that interprets and applies the law by making legal judgments.
What is the judicial branch?
400
A phrase repeatedly used by politicians or marketers to present an idea.
What is a slogan?
400
These people are paid to represent the interests of particular groups in society.
Who are lobbyists?
400
All proceedings of the legislative branch is in this language.
What is French and English
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Someone who lives in a riding and is represented by an elected official from that riding.
What is a constituent?
500
The level of government that all 3 branches fall under
What is federal government?
500
An opinion based on unchallenged assumptions.
What is bias?
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The position in government is not elected and chosen by the prime minister.
What is a senator?
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The two key responsibilities of MPs.
What are to represent their constituents and to create legislation?
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