General Terms
The term government means a group which exercises power.
What is government?
A type of government where people have almost unlimited rights, officials are elected to represent the people.
What is a democracy?
The executive, legislative and judicial.
What are the three BRANCHES of government?
Military
Federal
The capital of Canada
Ottawa
They have the power and ability to impose/enforce the government’s rules and laws.
Police
This found in countries where public and private groups have acceptance and can affect the way a country is run. Groups representing business, farming, labor, ethnic, or racial groups can affect the way a country is run.
What is pluralism?
This person is appointed by the PM, and represents the King in Canada. Her name is Mary Simon, a Inuit woman.
The Governor General
This level of government is responsible for natural resources.
Provinces
Elections are held every ____ years
5
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 is communism?
An extreme version of
dictatorship when the government not only
controls the running of the country, but also
the daily lives of its citizens. They destroy
institutions like churches, unions, and
corporations and demand total loyalty to the
government. They use force and terror
to enforce their rule.
what is communism?
This group is appointed by the PM until they are 75 years old.
The Senate/Senators
Responsible for the economy
federal
This person is the head of a government department.
a minister
The absence of government where they would get rid of all public governments and let only individuals and private groups govern - lead to chaos.
What is anarchy?
This type of government has a constitution in place. The country is governed by a representative group to answer to voters.
What is a Parliamentary democracy.
This group introduces and writes laws for Canadians
The Legislative branch
This branch interprets laws.
The judiciary.
The most powerful person in government.
PM
A form of government in which the head of state inherits or is elected to the throne for a lifetime who have a variety of names such as king, prince, or emperor
What is a monarchy?
This country has been described as a democracy, a monarchy, a parliamentary system, a cabinet government, and a federal government.
Canada
This person picks the cabinet.
The PM
This level is responsible for schools.
Local/Municipal.
The clock on Parliament is called the?
Peace tower