Fed system of gov
System of government in which powers are divided into national/regional to address different issues.
What is a fed system of gov?
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
What are the 3 Branches of Government?
Liberal and Conservative Party
What are the two main political parties in Canada?
This person has to be Canadian, at least 18, have the support of 100 electors, make a $1000 deposit, and file nomination papers with the returning officer in order to run.
What is a candidate?
A geographical area of people represented in the house of commons by a MP
What is a riding?
Act: fed gov has power over matters that concerned the nation. E.g: defense, global relationships, currency, and postal system.
What is Section 91 of the BNA Act?
The Crown, Senate, and House of Commons
What is the Parliament made up of?
Beliefs that are part of their political systems.
What is a political platform?
A set of registered citizens who are eligible to vote.
What is a franchise?
Made up of supreme courts and smaller courts of Canada
What is the judicial branch?
Fed and prov gov can make laws about agriculture and immigration and some aspects of natural resources.
What are shared powers?
Executive Branch: Carrying out the laws
Judicial Branch: Interprets the laws
Legislative Branch: Makes the laws
What are the responsibilities of each Branch of Government?
Council of ministers with executive power elected politicians from the party holding most seats.
What is the cabinet?
This person is appointed for life and prepares the voter’s list that has the names of citizens who are eligible to vote. It is also his/her job to publicize how voters can get their names on the voter’s list.
Who is the chief electoral officer?
Made up of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, commonly known as the government
What is the executive branch?
Any “Leftover” powers
Residual powers
Constituency work, Committee work, the Commons
What are the 3 main responsibilities of a Member of Parliament (MP)?
This gov forms when no party has the majority of seats, so 2+ parties join together to form a parliament.
What is a coalition gov?
This election process lasts for 28 days and is used by political parties to promote their platform.
What is ‘the campaign’?
The political party with more than half seats in the house of commons
What is the majority government?
This gov is in charge of public transit, garbage collection and snow removal.
What is the municipal gov?
House of Commons have this kind of power.
Who has the “ultimate power”?
The ideas, policies, and beliefs that a party hold
What is a platform?
This person calls an election on the advice of the PM.
Who is governor general?
Leader of the majority party
Who is the PM?