Chapter 1
The total votes cast in an election, as different from the total seats won in an election
Popular Vote
To instill positive behaviors and attitudes
Rehabilitate
The shared identity of a group of people, especially because of a common language or culture
Collective Identity
The process of people establishing homes, and often citizenship, in a country that is not their native couintry
Immigration
List the three types of economic systems
Market, Mixed and Planned economies
What individuals and groups are allowed to do in a society, usually established in law
Rights
To bring someone back into society
Reintegrate
Land for exclusive use of first nations peoples
Reserve
To do with characteristics of a population
Demographic
The United States uses this type of economic system
Market Economy
The body with power to make decisions for a society
Government
True or False: Under the YCJA, you can still be found guilty & have an adult sentence if you are 12-14 years old
False
The belief that ones culture is superior to all other cultures
Ethnocentrism
A person who seeks safety in another country because of danger, war or persecution in their own country
Refugee
Canada uses this type of Economic System
Mixed Economy
The part of government responsible for putting laws into action
Executive Branch
Laws created through the legislative process
Legislation
This two letter term means: Paid for by taxes and provided by the government
Publicly funded
This government policy made Chinese workers pay a fee if they wanted to immigrate to Canada
Chinese Head Tax
An economic theory that links prosperity to consumer demand for goods and services, and makes consumer behavior central to economic decision making
Consumerism
The part of the government that makes laws
Legislative Branch
The fundamental framework of laws and principles that dictates how a country, state, or organization is governed. It establishes the branches of government, outlines how power is distributed, and acts as the supreme law of the land, meaning no other laws can conflict with it
Constitution
Who led the Red River Rebellion in a protest for collective rights?
Louis Riel
Provincial Nomination Program
This two word term is when workers negotiate as a group for their rights; it was established by unions for workers
Collective Bargaining