Government of Canada
Describe Canada's Goverment
The government of Canada has been described as a democracy, a monarchy, a parliamentary system, a cabinet government, and a federal government.
What are the elements of Governments?
Rules of Conduct: Rules to govern the lives of its members.
Authority: The people are governed by a supreme power or authority.
Acceptance: The people give the government the right to exercise power.
Jurisdiction: The area over which the government have the right or power to enforce rules or laws.
Law Enforcement: The power and ability to impose the government’s rules and laws.
Who were the first inhabitants of Australia?
Aborigines
Who did sail around Australia in 1770?
Captain James Cook
•Great Britain saw that Australia was a bad location to base its navy in the South Pacific Ocean. True or False
False. Australia was a good location.
Why Canadian government is also referred to as a federal system of Goverment?
Because government has a system in which the power to make laws is shared between two levels of government- a national or central government (federal) and provincial governments.
What is the function of the Governor General?
He is represented by the governor general. Even though they are technically at the top of the governmental hierarchy, neither the King nor the Governor General play a major role in their government.
Why did Great Britain have to start looking for another place to send its prisoners?
•The American Revolution forced the British to stop sending prisoners to Georgia (used as a penal colony at the time).
How many percent of convicts were women?
When did The Commonwealth of Australia start?
•On January 1, 1901, the Commonwealth of Australia was established.
Who are the Backbenchers?
Members of the governing party who are not in the cabinet are called backbenchers because their seats in the House of Commons are behind those of the Cabinet Minister.
Who is the Prime Minister?
The Prime Minister is the most powerful person in the government, He/she chooses the Ministers for the Cabinet and can also ask any one of them to resign.
What was "First Fleet"?
•In 1787, British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony.
What do you know about Port Arthur?
•Port Arthur had some of the strictest security measures of the British penal system.
Why did European settlers often separate Aborigines from society?
•Some were removed from their families and placed into institutions.
•Others were killed because they were seen as a “nuisance”. (a person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance)
What do you know about The House of Commons of Canada?
The House of Commons or Lower House has 308 seats. Members of the house are elected by the people during an election. Each member of the house represents a constituency (district) of a province of territory.
What is the Senate?
The Senate or Upper House is made up of 104 men and women. The members are appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.
What is The Island of the Dead?
•The Island of the Dead was the destination for all who died inside the prison camps.
What is Uluru?
•In 1950, Australia created Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park around Ayers Rock.
•It is located in the southwest corner of the state called Northern Territory.
What did the federal government of Australia begin to do in 1967?
•In 1967: Australia’s federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines.
•It was widely seen as affirmation of the Australian people’s wish to see its government take direct action to improve the living conditions of Aborigines.
What is democracy?
In a direct democracy, the people govern themselves. They make laws for their community together. However, this only works in small communities where everyone has a direct voice in decisions made.
What is communism?
The government is tightly controlled by one, and the only, political party. There is no freedom of choice for the leaders and the people have little to no say in the running of the government.
What happened in 1986 with the Australia Act?
In 1986, the Australia Act severed all legal ties with the British Empire.
What percentage of voters rejected becoming a republic in 1999?
55%
What role did Melbourne play before 1927?
•Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927