Branches of Federal Government
The Prime Minister is part of this branch
What is the Executive branch?
Seats in the House of Commons is based on this representation
What is representation of population?
This branch runs day to day business of government
Who is the Executive branch?
This is the number of readings a bill will have in the House of Commons
What is three readings?
These are the five major federal political parties
What are the Liberals, Conservative, GP, BQ, and NDP?
The Senate is part of this branch
What is the Legistative branch?
Seats in the Senate are based on this type of representation
What is representation by region?
This, in practice, is the House of Commons most important role
What is a bill becoming law?
This group gives careful reconsideration of all legislation by study and debate of the bill before it becomes law
What is the Senate?
This is the current electoral system Canada uses
What is first past the post?
The Supreme Court is part of this branch
What is the Judicial branch?
What is 343 ridings?
One of their main jobs is to act as a watchdog on the other two branches
What is the judicial branch?
This is the branch of the Federal government that deals with a bill becoming a law
What is the legislative branch?
This is the electoral system many Canadians would like to adopt
What is proportional representation?
The Cabinet is part of this branch
What is the Executive branch?
If a political party wins an election but has less than 50% of the seats
What is a minority government?
Their role is described as the "sober second thought"
What is the Senate?
This is the stage of the law making process where there is a detailed examination of all aspects of a proposed bill, with the input of experts and outside consultants
What is the committee stage?
This important document became an important part of Canada's constitution in 1982
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
The Governor General is part of these branches
What is the Legislative and Executive branches?
This political party currently holds power in the federal government with this leader
Who is the liberals and Prime Minister Mark Carney?
Freedom of the press is most important to allow this group to meet its vital role
What is the media?
This is who signs it and what it is called when a bill officially becomes a law
What is the Governor General and Royal Assent?
These are people who try to influence the government's decisions on behalf of a special interest group or company
What are lobbyists?