Legislative Branch
When the laws are created, do the citizens and government need to follow the new laws?
Yes
Cabinet ministers are MPs elected to lead each department
True/False
True
The Supreme Court hears cases that are important to the whole city
True/False
False
Hears cases that are important to the whole county
What TWO parts are known as parliament?
House of Commons and Senate
Who is the leader of the Executive Branch?
the prime minister
Once the Supreme Court makes a decision, it can/can't be overruled
Can't
The head of council signs the bill to become a law or act
True/False
False
The governor general signs the bill
Departments can't govern different areas
True/False
False
Departments can govern different areas
The Supreme Court decides whether the higher court has made the right decision
True/False
False
Decides whether the LOWER court has made the right decision
What is the Legislatives Branch main job?
Propose bills into acts/laws
What is the Executives Branch main job?
Executes or acts on the laws and policies passed by the Legislative Branch
What are the three courts in the Judicial Branch in order from highest to lowest?
Supreme, Federal, and Provincial courts of Canada
What is the Royal Assent?
A step in which the governor general signs a bill and then becomes a law/act
Cabinet ministers are chosen by the premier
True/False
False
chosen by the prime minister
How many judges are in the Supreme Court, and where are they from?
9 judges
3 from Ontario
3 from Quebec
2 from Western Canada
1 from the Atlantic provinces