Definition
What is a riding?
An area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament (MP)
What are the 3 roles of the Executive Branch?
1) Govern the Country
2) Develop and Implement policy
3) Deliver Government programs and services
Head of Government in Canada?
Prime Minister
Who falls under the Legislative Branch?
Senate and the House of Commons
What is the constitution?
Governing Document of Canada
What is a Member of Parliament?
Representative of constituency or riding
Who passes bills in Federal Parliament?
Legislative Branch
Head of State in Canada?
The King
Who falls under the Executive Branch?
Prime Minister and Cabinet
What kind of Monarchy is the Canadian Government?
Constitutional
What is the Senate?
Group of 105 appointed members who provide sober second thoughts
Who approves government spending?
Legislative Branch
Representative of the Monarchy in Canada?
Governor General
Who is in the Judicial Branch?
Supreme Court and Provincial/Territorial Courts
What are the three branches of Government of Canada?
Judicial/Legislative/Executive
What is the Executive Branch?
The Governor General, Prime Minister, and Cabinet responsible for governing Canada, Implementing Laws, and managing Government Agenda.
Who interprets and applies laws?
Judicial Branch
Runs finance and foreign affairs ministries?
The Cabinet
What is above the Branches of Government?
Constitution and Monarch
Is the Prime Minister a Senator or a Member of Parliament?
Member of Parliament
What is the Legislative Branch?
They are Parliament that are responsible making laws consisting of the Governor General, Senate, and MP's
Who protects the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
Judicial Branch
Who doesn't belong to the Executive Branch: Governor General/Judges/Prime Minister/Cabinet?
Judges
Who does the Governor General represent?
The Monarchy
Who selects the Cabinet in Canada?
Prime Minister