Federal Politics
This person is the head of government
Who is the prime minister?
Laws are first proposed during this stage.
What is the first reading?
the system by which we have representation in the House of Commons
What is the Representation by population?
What is municipal, provincial, federal?
A tool that Canadians can use to influence any level of government
What is
Write letters or make phone calls
Attend public hearings/meetings
Participate in peaceful protests
Join a political party
Influence voting
Form a Lobby or Advocacy Group
This person represents the king in Canadian federal politics.
Who is the Governor General?
Laws are first proposed in this house.
What is the house of commons?
An organized group of people who have the same ideology, or who otherwise have the same political values
What is a political party?
minority government
What is the governing party that has less than half of the seats, but more than all other parties?
practice of researching, verifying, and presenting information to the public.
What is a journalism?
This group makes laws and represents the rights of Canadian regions.
What is the legislative branch?
Once a law has went through parliament, it is signed of with Royal Assent by this person.
Who is the governor general?
when a country is dominated by two large parties — one of the left and one of the right, but there is a strong third-place party that threatens to bump off one of the “big two.”
what is two-party-plus
The appointed half of parliament
What is the senate?
someone hired by a group to influence MPs, Senators and other government officials
What is a lobbyist?
This group proposes most laws, puts laws into action and runs the day-to-day business of government.
What is the executive branch?
After the house of commons passes 1st, 2nd, and 3rd reading, a bill moves on to this group - commonly referred to as the "sober second thought".
What is the Senate?
the system describes how an MP wins his/her seat (also known as winning their riding)
What is First-Past-the-Post?
3 benefits of a minority government
What is responsiveness, accountability, and transparency/cooperation?
3 roles of journalism
What is..
Act as a watchdog and hold those in power accountable
Give citizens a voice & create empathy or understanding
Individuals included within the executive branch
What is the Governor General (GG), the Prime Minister (PM) and the cabinet?
When the house of commons or senate decide to change a bill, the changes are referred to as this.
What are amendments?
3 benefits of a majority government
What is stability, consistency, efficiency?
The Charter was put into the constitution during this year.
What is 1972?
3 reasons why media is created
To sell
To influence
To inform
To entertain
To mislead/confuse (disinformation)