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Human Rights
Political Spectrum Identification
Major Political Parties
The Branches of
Government
Miscellaneous
100
These are universal, and all people around the world are born with
What are human rights
100
As leader of the NDP, Andrea Horwath’s views would fall on this side of the political spectrum
What is the left side
100
He is the leader for the Ontario Conservative
Who is Tim Hudak
100
He is your current Head of Government, and Prime Minister
Who is Stephen Harper
100
You must be this age to vote in federal and provincial elections
What is 18 years old
200
An example of one of these would be the Red Cross, Oxfam, UNICEF
What is an NGO
200
The Liberal Party of Canada resides here on the political spectrum
What is the centre
200
This is a statement of ideas, policies, and principles about how a government should be run
What is a political platform
200
At the Provincial level, this person takes a leadership position similar to that of the Prime Minister
Who is the Premier
200
Canada’s electoral system is called this
What is First-Past-The-Post
300
Genocide in this nation killed close to a million people in 1994
What is Rwanda
300
Political parties on this side of the political spectrum generally favour tradition
What is the right side
300
A federal party needs to win at this least this many seats to form a majority government
What is 155 seats
300
This person controls debates during Question Period in the House of Commons
Who is the Speaker
300
This organization was created in order to prevent war, contribute to economic development in less developed countries, and to promote human rights
What is The United Nations (UN)
400
This document was created to pressure governments whom have violated human rights, despite the fact that it cannot be enforced
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR)
400
Those who believe that marijuana should be legalized, and controlled by the government reside on this side of the political spectrum
What is the left side
400
She was the Liberal Candidate for London North Centre
Who is Deb Matthews
400
The Party that wins the second most seats in an election forms this
What is The Opposition
400
Lucas, Western University, and downtown London all reside within this provincial riding
What is London North Centre
500
This term means that we are all part of an interconnected and interdependent
What is the global village
500
The United States is considered more on this side of the political spectrum than Canada
What is the right side
500
This federal political party is based in Quebec and their goal is to make sure that Quebec issues are understood and respected by the rest of Canada
What is the Bloc Quebecois
500
Aboriginal affairs fall under the responsibility of this level of government
What is the federal government
500
This Senator incorrectly expensed $90,000, which he got paid back by Nigel Wright during the Senate Scandal of 2012
Who is Mike Duffy