Two or more political parties, a free press, equal legal rights, and free and frequent elections are the characteristics of this type of government.
What is democratic government?
100
At the provincial level in Canada, the British Monarch-the official head of state- is represented by this person.
Who is the Lieutenant Governor?
100
The trials at which 22 German leaders were charged with breaking international laws related to planning aggressive war and the murder of millions of people
What are the Nuremberg trials?
100
"Every citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election of members of the House of Commons or of a legislative assembly and to be qualified for membership therein."
What are democratic rights?
100
A serious criminal offence, such as violent assault
What is an indictable offence?
200
Cuba, China and Iran are all examples of this type of government.
What is a dictatorship?
200
The leader of the political party with the most elected representatives or MPPs has this position.
Who is the Premier?
200
In 1948, the United Nations endorsed this international agreement that every human has the right to life, liberty, security of person, and an adequate standard of living
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
200
"Every individual is equal before the and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination..."
What are equality rights?
200
Evidence that witnesses have heard other people say, and not what they have personally observed.
What is hearsay evidence?
300
This form of power uses threats and force to intimidate citizens.
What is coercion?
300
During WWII, this group of 22,000 Canadian people were uprooted from their homes, separated from their families, and interned in camps
Who are the Japanese Canadians?
300
The granting of political favours
What is political patronage?
300
"Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search o seizure."
What are legal rights?
300
The person or party taking legal action in a civil case (ex. suing)
Who is the plaintiff?
400
Most democratic governments have a set of rules for the government and its people- in written or unwritten form.
What is constitution?
400
The head of Elections Canada who mobilizes thousands of permanent and temporary workers to prepare for the election
Who is the Chief Electoral Officer?
400
Everything said in the House of Commons is recorded and published in this official document.
What is the Hansard?
400
"Every citizen of Canada has the right to enter, remain in, and leave Canada."
What are mobility rights?
400
Evidence that a judge decides cannot be considered in court
What is inadmissible evidence?
500
This is a system in which citizens vote for representatives to hold political office.
What is a representative democracy?
500
The party with the next largest number of seats (after government) is known as this
What is Official Opposition?
500
The British principle that states that all members of the cabinet must publicly support all cabinet decisions or resign from cabinet.
What is cabinet solidarity?
500
Section 1 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states that your rights and freedoms are not absolute.
What is the reasonable limits clause?
500
The idea of sentencing an offender to discourage the offender (and others) from repeating the offence