Key Vocabulary
This term describes a society with many different beliefs, ideas, religions, and interests.
What is a Pluralistic Society?
Voting gives citizens this important thing in a democracy.
What is a Voice?
This is a group that seeks to gain power and govern.
What is a Political Party?
This is when political parties compete to gain power.
What is an election?
This word means a government is recognized as having the right to rule because it was chosen by the people.
What is Legitimacy?
This is one reason voting is important in a democratic society.
What is that it allows citizens to participate in choosing their government?
Name ONE major political party in Canada.
What is the Conservative Party, Liberal Party, NDP, Green Party etc.
What do political parties explain to voters during campaigns?
What is their plans or platforms.
This process allows citizens to choose who governs them.
What are elections?
Why does anonymous voting help protect democracy?
What is it protects personal freedom and allows people to vote honestly.
Political parties organize people and these two things.
What are ideas and beliefs?
What do politicians often have to answer questions about during elections?
What are politicians past actions?
This type of organization tries to influence government decisions but does not try to form government.
How do elections give legitimacy to a government?
What is it shows leaders were chosen by the people.
Why can no political party please everyone?
Because society has many different opinions and interests.
Why do parties debate social and political issues during elections?
To convince voters they are the best choice
This word describes voting where no one knows how an individual voted.
What is anonymous voting?
Why is citizen participation important in a democracy?
What is it strengthens democracy and shows people care about how they are governed.
What is the main goal of political parties during elections?
What is to gain power and form government.
What must voters decide during an election?
Who they trust and want in power.