Democratic Systems
The two types of democracies (ex. US vs Canada)?
Parliamentary and presidential
The section in the Charter that states: All citizens have a stake in their government and no government has too much power for too long
Democratic rights
The No Fly List was created under this act in 2001
The Anti-Terrorism Act
Indigenous students taken from their families, forced to abandon their languages and cultures and adopt Canadian liberalism.
Residential schools
A time of rapid social, economic, and political modernization in Québec.
The Quiet Revolution
The philosopher who wanted power to be clearly divided among the three branches so that no one can be too powerful and have too much control over the entire government
Montesquieu
The section in the Charter that states: Right to the benefits provided by government policies
Equality rights
The act that was used to clear protestors from the Freedom Convoy in 2022
The Emergencies Act
The year that Trudeau issued the White Paper
1969
All members of a party are expected to follow party principles.
Party solidarity
The three E’s in the proposed “Triple E” Senate
Elected, Effective, Equal
The universal limit to fundamental freedoms
The infringement of freedoms on others
The Quebec government used the _______ ___ to enact Bill 21 despite Charter violations.
The notwithstanding clause
The two main reasons for engaging in international liberalism
National interest and humanitarian reasons
Some governments have a unicameral legislature, while some governments have a ______ legislature.
Bicameral
A non-binding decision
Plebiscite
A newspaper is fined for printing an editorial that criticizes current government policy. The fundamental freedom that is being violated...
Freedom of opinion/press
The name of the British trade commissioner who was kidnapped by the FLQ during the October Crisis
James Cross
The 3 main strategies the Canadian government used to assimilate Indigenous populations post-Confederation
Enfranchisement, The Indian Act, and Residential Schools
When proposing the White Paper, what did Trudeau hoped that First Nations would ____ __ in mainstream society.
“Catch up”
The official term for members of parliament who hold the executive power in the Canadian Government, the Prime Minister and his Cabinet.
The Privy Council
The two requirements a government must fulfill in order to enact the notwithstanding clause
1. They make the violation clear to the public
2. They point to the rights in particular that are being compromised
Name the 3 times the War Measures Act has been invoked in Canada’s history.
WWI (1914)
WWII (1942)
FLQ Crisis (1970)
In order to earn the right to vote and become full “Canadian citizens,” First Nations people had to give up...
Their Indian Status
Name at least two of the four demands that the FLQ released for the Canadian government in exchange for James Cross.
Release 23 FLQ “political prisoners”
Broadcast the FLQ manifesto
Hand over $500,000
Guarantee safe passage to Cuba or Algeria