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definitions
Political Parties
John A. Macdonald
Multiple choice
100
Cartier and Brown became bitter Political _______ as they fought over this issue.
Enemies.
100
What are canadiens?
Canadians of french descent.
100
What were the 4 major political parties?
Rouges, Bleus, Liberals and Conservatives.
100
Who was John A. Macdonald?
The first Prime Minister of Canada and is said to be the best thing happened to Canada.
100
What party was active in Canada East? a)Liberals b)Conservatives c)Bleus
Bleus
200
The ______ were already a minority in Canadas
Canadiens
200
what is riding?
the area represented by an elected official.
200
Where were the bleus active in?
Canada East
200
Where is he from?
Kingston
200
Was MacDonald a father of confederation, Prime minister or both
Both
300
When the Canadas were united in 1841, they established one legislature to pass laws for both ________.
Colonies
300
what is equal representation?
each region has the same number of elected representatives.
300
What year were the Canadas united?
1841
300
What did Cartier want that Macdonald gave him?
protection for the canadiens
300
What party's postion on political problem was join Canada east into U.S and reduce the power of the church in political life. a)Bleus b)rouges c)liberals d)conservatives
Rouges
400
George Brown, the owner of the ______, Toronto's largest newspaper.
Globe
400
what is representation by population and what is the
the number of elected representatives is determined by the size of the population in the region represented.
400
Who was the leader for the Rouges?
Antoine- Aime Dorion.
400
What did george brown really want that Macdonald gave him?
representation by population
400
What conference did John A. MacDonald persuade the maritime to join the Canada's together? a) Charlottetown conference b) Quebec conference c) Toronto conference d) London conference
Charlottetown
500
Under the traditional canadian voting system, in each __________, the candidate who gets the most votes wins.
Riding
500
What is proportional representation?
a voting system in which a political party gets the same proportion of seats in government as the proportion of votes it received
500
Who was the conservatives leader and where were they active in?
John A. Macdonald and Canada West.
500
What year did John A. Macdonald enter the legislature?
1844
500
How many colonies came together to form Canada a)4 b)3 c)5 d)2
3
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