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Which party represents Quebec’s interests federally and once served as the Official Opposition?
Answer: The Bloc Québécois
What electoral system does Canada use?
First-Past-the-Post.
Rome’s public laws were know as the..
Twelve Tables
Babylon's innovative ancient law code that was displayed in public is called?
Hammurabi’s Code
Socrates and Plato essentially claimed that a ________ is only as effective as the ___________ system that develops its citizens.
democracy
education
The leader of the federal conservative party is?
Whereas the leader of the provincial conservative leader is?
Pierre Pollievre
Doug Ford
THIS longstanding taxpayer funded service was first implemented in THIS prairie province.
Universal/Public Healthcare
Saskatchewan
Public display of law helped reduce THIS type of abuse.
Although most citizen's couldn't do THIS at the time..
corruption
read
What does a libertarian value most?
Personal freedom
The Kleritorian device made for a less corruptible jury by producing __________ outcomes. It also enable for a form of THIS kind of democracy.
random
direct
Identify the two Ontario Provincial Parties that are furthest left economically.
Green and NDP
Qubecois citizens voted for the province to remain as part of Canada on 2 occasions, through THIS mechanism of ___________ democracy
referendum
direct
The basic logic of the Babylonian law code was _______________. Which basically means...
eye for an eye, measured/proportional retribution
What term describes equal social and political status with no hierarchy?
Egalitarianism.
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What Greek term translates directly to “rule by the people”? Knowing that,when people live in a society where hiearchy and success is determined by merit, they live in a..
🟩 Answer: Democracy (Demos + Kratos)
meritocracy
THIS political party lands furthest right on the economic axis of the political compass, implying their support of limited governmnet intervention in economic matters.
The People's Party of Canada
If Canada were to transition from a First Past the Post electoral system to Proportional Representation and the NDP received 10% of the votes across the county, how many seats would they be entitled to in our House of Commons?
34.3, 34 when rounding down
Why did the Roman Republic become an empire? (2)
Expansion and civil wars made the Republic unmanageable.
Military too poweful
What does the circular political spectrum show that a linear one does not?
That extreme left and right meet in authoritarianism (totalitarian overlap).
In Athens, only THIS group could vote.
Defining Athens as an _____________ with democratic mechanisms.
Answer: Who are adult male Athenian citizens?
Oligarchy
The most successful federal political party in Canada has been..
The most successful political party in Ontario has been..
An interesting dynamic is present between the governing party in Ontario relative to the federal governing party. What is the dynamic I'm referring to?
Liberal
Conservative
Opposites
THIS former Prime Minister enacted the ________ Act, which enabled our country to amend the consitution without British ascent. He also implemented the ____________ __________ __ ______ ___ __________.
Pierre Trudeau
Canada
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
NAME the strategy Pharoahs and their council implemented to determine how much to tax.
How could they determine a general level of wealth amongst citizens with this method?
Answer: What is the Shemsu Hor (Cattle Count)?
Possession of plenty of cattle/livestock was a proxy for excess food and therefore wealth or its equivalent.
What is the defining characteristic of a theocracy?
Identify a state that facilitates a theocracy today.
→ Religious doctrine/values strongly influence the state and its laws.
Iran