Types of Government
Levels and Branches of Government
Key Terms
Political Spectrum
Charter of Rights and Elections
100

This type of government is where one person holds all the power. It has two different types.

What is autocracy?

100

This level of government is led by the premier and is responsible for issues from province to province.

What is provincial government?

100

This is the lawmaking body responsible for making and repealing laws.

What is parliament?

100

This ideology is founded on principles of liberty and freedom. It values equality, equity and protection of individual rights and government intervention.

What is liberalism?

100

This is the purpose of elections.

What is contests of leadership where individuals campaign for our vote to represent citizen opinions and values in the government.

200

This type of government is where no one is in power.

What is anarchy?

200

This level of government is led by the prime minister and is responsible for national issues.

What is the federal government?

200

This is composed of 3 levels based on parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy and they run the country.

What is government?

200

This ideology supports traditional values and social orders and resists government intervention.

What is conservatism? 

200

The winner of a provincial election becomes this.

What is an MPP (member of provincial parliament)?

300

This type of government is where a small group of people are in power.

What is oligarchy?

300

This level of government is led by the mayor and is responsible for local issues.

What is municipal government?

300

This is the type of government we have in Canada.

What is federal state, parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy?

300

This ideology supports maximizing an individual's liberty and reducing government power as much as possible.

What is libertarian?

300

This step in the election process is where voters go to polling stations to cast their votes.

What is election day?

400

This type of government is where God is the absolute authority.

What is theocracy?

400

This branch of government is where representatives debate, create and amend laws and regulations.

What is the legislative branch?

400

This is when a country is dominated by two large parties, one on the left and one on the right and there is almost always a strong third-place party that is further left or right that threatens the "big two."

What is the two-plus party system?

400

This ideology supports government owning major industries and resources rather than private ownership.

What is socialism?

400

If a person is refused to being able to learn in school in French, this charter of right is broken.

What is minority language education rights?

500

This type of government is where citizens are directly involved in lawmaking and governing the country.

What is direct democracy?

500

This branch of government is responsible for interpreting the law, protecting citizens and deciding appropriate punishment for those who break the law.

What is the Judicial branch?

500

This is the major difference between an MPP and Senator role in the parliament.

What is MPP making amendments to current provincial laws while Senators make amendments to federal laws?

500

This is an extreme ideology that supports a classless society where there is no private ownership of anything.

What is communism?

500

If a person is denied to speak French when in court, this charter of right is being broken.

What is official languages of Canada?

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