GOVERNMENT BASICS
This branch of government is responsible for making laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This is another name for Canada's Legislative Branch.
What is Parliament?
This person appoints Canadian senators.
Who is the Governor General?
These two groups make up Canada's Executive Branch.
Who are the Prime Minister and Cabinet?
This is a person hired by a group to influence MPs and government officials.
What is a lobbyist?
There are this many READINGS in the Legislative Process
What is 3?
These elected representatives debate, study, and vote on bills in the House of Commons.
Who are Members of Parliament (MPs)?
This is what the Senate provides when it carefully reviews legislation passed by the House of Commons.
What is “sober second thought”?
Members of Cabinet are known by this title.
What are ministers?
Lobbyists must register with this person so Canadians can know who they are and who they represent.
Who is the Commissioner of Lobbyists?
There are this many STAGES in the Legislative Process
What is 5?
This is the person who lives in a riding and is represented by an elected official from that riding.
What is a constituent?
Senators can remain in office until they reach this age.
What is 75?
This is the branch of government responsible for putting laws into action.
What is the Executive Branch?
Newspapers, television, radio, the Internet, magazines, and billboards are all examples of this.
What is media?
This is the process of governing and making decisions for a society.
What is governance?
This is the electoral system used to elect Members of Parliament in Canada.
What is first-past-the-post?
This stage of the bill process involves a detailed study of the bill.
What is the Committee Stage?
This is the highest court in Canada and has the final word on legal questions.
What is the Supreme Court of Canada?
This can occur when people who create media interpret facts and decide how to tell a story.
What is bias?
This person or institution is Canada's head of state, although it does not play an active role in Canada's government.
Who is the Monarch of Britain?
A political party needs at least this many of the 338 seats in the House of Commons to form a majority government.
What is 170 seats?
A bill must pass through these two bodies before it can become law.
What are the House of Commons and the Senate?
This is the branch of government that interprets and applies the law.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This is the process of examining a source by considering who created it, whether they have authority, what evidence they provide, whether they appeal to emotions, and whether they leave out certain groups.
What is detecting bias?