Canadian Government
This is the geographical area that you belong to in order to vote in a federal election.
What is a constituency/riding?
what is speech, religion, assembly?
The War Measures Act has been used this many times in Canada.
What is 3?
The suffragette movement was attempting to get this group a vote
what is women?
This is a direct or universal vote in which an entire country's population is invited to vote on a particular proposal
What is a referendum/plebiscite?
In Canada, this is when every member of a political party must vote together.
What is party solidarity?
This is what we call a country that claims to be liberal but does not offer civil liberties.
What is illiberal?
What is civil liberties/rights and freedoms?
In order to have a functioning democracy, the majority has to protect the rights of the _________ .
What is minority?
When we elect Members of Parliament we are participating in ______________ democracy.
What is representative?
This group has the final interpretation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
What is the Supreme Court?
In order to keep government officials accountable, there must be periodic _________ held.
what are elections?
The War Measures Act has led the Canadian government to target these groups of people.
What are ethnic minorities? Enemy Aliens?
Women in Canada got the right to vote in federal elections in this year.
What is 1918?
An essential part of democracy is ______ and ______ elections.
What is free and fair?
If a Canadian citizen wants to influence the government they can join one of these groups.
What is a lobby/special interest group?
Canada's bill that is our version of the Patriot Act is called.
What is Bill C-51/Anti Terrorism Act?
The last time that Canada used the War Measures Act was in response to this event.
What is the October Crisis? FLQ terrorist attacks?
This word is used for a group that has the right to vote, dis in front of it refers to a group that does not.
What is enfranchised?
This is what happens when voter turnout is down and the population becomes less interested in voting
What is voter apathy?
In Canada, a government can form a majority, minority, or this type? A rare occurrence.
What is a coalition government?
Canada currently has this many civil liberties.
What is 58?
The question asked during these times to justify the limitation of civil liberties is __________ vs ___________?
What is freedom and security?
When a group pays taxes but does not receive the right to vote they are experiencing ____________ without _____________.
What is taxation and representation?
In Canada, we use this type of voting system where the winner does not need a majority of the votes, but simply the highest percentage.
What is First Past the Post?