Form of Governments
The form of government in Canada.
What is representative democracy?
Level of government that is responsible for immigration and national defense in Canada.
What is Federal?
What is left leaning political ideaology?
What is social equality, government intervention, higher taxes for social programs?
The current Governor General of Canada.
Who is Louise Arbour
Key feature of democratic citizenship in Canada.
What is the participation in civic life?
A form of government where a single person, known as a monarch acts as the head of state, usually for life. Power is typically inherited through a family line,
What is monarchy?
Branch of government that interprets and enforces laws.
What is judiciary branch
The importance of students studying civics.
What is to understand how the government works and how to participate as informed citizens?
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
Who is Edith Dumont?
This political ideology generally focus on tradition, individual freedom, and limited government involvement in the economy, often favoring lower taxes and free markets
What is right wing
The process of making decisions in groups to manage power, resources, and rules.
What is politics?
Branch of government that creates laws.
What is Legislative?
True or False: Canadian citizens can make changes in how we are governed and challenge government policy through voting.
True!
Indigenous communities utilize this form of collaborative decision-making sometimes where a group works together to develop a proposal that all members can support, or at least live with, rather than winning by majority vote
What is the consensus-based decision making?
The first steps of a federal bill to become law in Canada.
What is the introduction and first reading?
Form of society while sometimes meaning violent mayhem, it is also a political idea advocating for voluntary cooperation instead of control.
What is anarchy?
True or False: Municipal governments are responsible for your healthcare.
False!
What is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Description of indigenous self-governance in Canada.
What is that it allows indigenous nations to make decisions over internal matters such as education, land use, and cultural practices?
Where 343 Members of Parliament debate and pass laws.
What is the House of Commons
Form of government best described as ruled by a small group of powerful individuals.
What is an oligarchy?
The branch of government that ensures Canada has maintainable immigration policy.
What is the provincial order and executive branch of government?
Give 3 concrete examples of active citizenship that you practice in your community.
... (Teacher or presenter decides)
The level of government that is responsible for hospitals and schools.
What is provincial / territorial level
The process of a bill to become a federal law in Canada, including the role of the Governor General.
What is the introduction and first reading, second reading and referral to a committee, third reading and adoption, and the approval by the Governor General or another designated representative of the Crown is required for a bill to become law once it has been passed by both Houses in identical form?