Government Structures
This system divides power between national and regional governments.
(What is the Federal System?)
A politician who does not hold a Cabinet position.
(What is a Backbencher?)
The system used in Canada where the candidate with the most votes wins.
(What is First-Past-the-Post?)
A proposed law introduced in Parliament.
(What is a Bill?)
Lack of interest or concern in politics.
(What is Apathy?)
This form of government has both a written and unwritten set of rules.
(What is a Constitutional Monarchy?)
This group carries out the day-to-day work of running the government.
(Who are Civil Servants?)
The total percentage of votes a political party receives across the country.
(What is the Popular Vote?)
This is required to officially approve a bill and make it law in Canada.
(What is Royal Assent?)
An agreement between two or more political parties to form a government.
(What is a Coalition?)
This agreement requires all provinces to consent before changes can be made to the Constitution.
(What is the Amending Formula?)
The leader of the executive branch in Canada.
(Who is the Head of Government?)
The ability of citizens to participate in elections.
(What is Suffrage?)
The financial authority given to the government to collect and allocate funds.
(What is the Power of the Purse?)
A government where the ruling party has more than half the seats in Parliament.
(What is a Majority Government?)
This form of government does not have a monarch.
(What is a Republic?)
A member of parliament who represents a specific electoral area.
(What is an MLA/MP?)
A system where the date of the next election is predetermined.
(What are Fixed Date Elections?)
A law that is permanently included in a country's constitution and cannot be easily changed
(What is Entrenched Legislation?)
The expectation is that members of a political party will vote in line with the party's decisions.
(What is Party Solidarity?)
A system of governance where each region has equal representation regardless of population.
(What is Representation by Region?)
This minister is in charge of a specific area of government responsibility.
(What is a Cabinet Minister?)
This electoral system allocates seats based on the percentage of votes received.
(What is Proportional Representation?)
The term for all written and enacted laws in a country.
(What is Legislation?)
A parliamentary motion that can force a government to resign if it fails.
(What is a Vote of Non-Confidence?)