Vocabulary #1
The electoral process where ridings or constituencies send a single representative to the House of Commons.
What is Single-Member Constituency or First-Past-The-Post?
Often found in communist states, although they call themselves republics, socialist republics, democratic republics, etc. to show they somehow represent the will of the people.
What are One-Party States?
Critics argue this political system is a more fair, accurate representation of the overall population.
What is Proportional Representation?
Senators are to be elected by this individual and can remain until this age.
Who is the Prime Minister and What is 75?
This is the only surah in the Quran to not begin with Bismillah.
What is Surah Taubah?
A belief system that is outside the mainstream spectrum of beliefs.
What is Extremism?
A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
What is an Oligarchy?
Canada's two-chamber legislature consists of these
What are the Senate and House of Commons?
This man once said “A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there’s no question about it.”
Who is George W. Bush?
The longest verse in the Quran is from Surah Al-Baqarah #282. It deals with this matter.
What are Loans/Contracts?
An attempt to influence the direction of governmental policy to represent a particular interest or perspective.
What are Lobby Groups?
Grants the government the authority to do everything necessary for the security, defence, peace, order, and welfare of Canada.
What is the War Measures Act?
Vision, propaganda, controlled participation, directing public discontent, and terror.
What are Techniques of Authoritarian Governments?
This concept is believed to do more harm than good because most people are not considered "informed."
What is Mandatory Voting?
This surah has the letter "ra" pronounced in a verse differently than anywhere else in the Quran.
What is Surah Hud (Verse 41)?
A group of individuals share ideas, solutions, and concerns to find a resolution to a problem that all members of the group can accept.
What is Consensus Decision Making?
Opposition to or lack of liberalism.
What is Illiberalism?
Francophone schools in Alberta are an example of this.
What is Recognition of Collective Rights?
Despite this policy, only 20% of university graduates come from this country's 80% majority population.
What is South African Affirmative Action?
This companion is mentioned in the Quran explicitly.
Who is Zayd ibn Haarith?
The act of sticking together, voting as a bloc, supporting official positions publicly, and acting as a unified team even if there is private disagreement.
What is Party Solidarity?
Often known as a Junta
What is a Military Dictatorship?
This individual is still on the American No-Fly List despite a Canadian inquiry finding him innocent of any wrongdoing after he was tortured and jailed in Syria.
Who is Maher Arar?
This province does not have any political parties.
What is Nunavut?
The Prophet Muhammad PBUH said that shaytan ties three knots at the back of the head of each of us, but that these knots can be removed by doing these three things.
What are:
1) Waking up and mentioning Allah SWT
2) Making wudu
3) Prayer