Types of Government
This type of government is where one person holds all the power. It has two different types.
What is autocracy?
This level of government is led by the premier and is responsible for issues from province to province.
What is provincial government?
This is the lawmaking body responsible for making and repealing laws.
What is parliament?
This ideology is founded on principles of liberty and freedom. It values equality, equity and protection of individual rights and government intervention.
What is liberalism?
This is the purpose of elections.
What is contests of leadership where individuals campaign for our vote to represent citizen opinions and values in the government.
This type of government is where no one is in power.
What is anarchy?
This level of government is led by the prime minister and is responsible for national issues.
What is the federal government?
This is composed of 3 levels based on parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy and they run the country.
What is government?
This ideology supports traditional values and social orders and resists government intervention.
What is conservatism?
The winner of a provincial election becomes this.
What is an MPP (member of provincial parliament)?
This type of government is where a small group of people are in power.
What is oligarchy?
This level of government is led by the mayor and is responsible for local issues.
What is municipal government?
This is the type of government we have in Canada.
What is federal state, parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy?
This ideology supports maximizing an individual's liberty and reducing government power as much as possible.
What is libertarian?
This step in the election process is where voters go to polling stations to cast their votes.
What is election day?
This type of government is where God is the absolute authority.
What is theocracy?
This branch of government is where representatives debate, create and amend laws and regulations.
What is the legislative branch?
This is when a country is dominated by two large parties, one on the left and one on the right and there is almost always a strong third-place party that is further left or right that threatens the "big two."
What is the two-plus party system?
This ideology supports government owning major industries and resources rather than private ownership.
What is socialism?
If a person is refused to being able to learn in school in French, this charter of right is broken.
What is minority language education rights?
This type of government is where citizens are directly involved in lawmaking and governing the country.
What is direct democracy?
This branch of government is responsible for interpreting the law, protecting citizens and deciding appropriate punishment for those who break the law.
What is the Judicial branch?
This is the major difference between an MPP and Senator role in the parliament.
What is MPP making amendments to current provincial laws while Senators make amendments to federal laws?
This is an extreme ideology that supports a classless society where there is no private ownership of anything.
What is communism?
If a person is denied to speak French when in court, this charter of right is being broken.
What is official languages of Canada?