Federal Structure
This individual is the elected head of Canada’s government.
Who the Prime Minister?
This branch of the Canadian Federal Government is responsible for creating laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
A justice system that takes into account the individual needs and circumstances of people.
What is fair and equitable?
The freedom to organize peaceful meetings and demonstrations is listed under this section of the Charter.
What are Fundamental Freedoms?
This is a group of women who advocated for the right to vote.
Who are suffragettes?
This branch of government includes the prime minister and the cabinet.
What is the Executive Branch?
This branch of the Canadian government is responsible for interpreting and applying laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This is performed in the community as part of a sentence, such as helping at the food bank.
What is Community Service?
This is a set of laws that sets out a framework of governance.
What is a constitution.
The YCJA allows most young offenders to avoid this.
What is a criminal record?
This kind of government exists when a political party wins the most seats in the House of Commons, but not the majority of the total seats in the election.
What is a Minority Government?
The usual, basic path of law making in Canada always ends with this
What is Royal Assent?
This system makes going to court the usual consequences for breaking the law.
What is the Criminal Code of Canada?
Canada arrested and sent some of its citizens to internment camps because of this.
What is the War Measures Act.
This means to instill positive attitudes and behaviours.
What is rehabilitate?
The Monarch of Britain is represented in Canada by this person.
Who is the Governor General
This document outlines the civil rights of all Canadian citizens.
The Constitution of Canada
A young offender may choose to be tried by these people.
What is a judge and jury?
This was passed in 1876, and prevented First Nations peoples from taking political action, and banned traditional ceremonies, among other things.
What is the Indian Act?
Cabinet ministers have responsibilities for different government departments and agencies, such as health, finance, and environment, called these.
What is a portfolio?
The members of this section of the government can propose laws, but they must approve or pass of a law before it can take effect. individual.
What is the Senate?
Bills must go through this many readings in the House of Commons, before being sent to the Senate for further readings and amendments.
What is 3 times?
A young offender is sent here if they fail to complete their community service.
What is court?
The Charter gives every person in Canada the same rights, whether or not they are a Canadian citizen except for this right.
What is the right to vote?
This is an organization of workers who acts to protect workers’ rights and interests.
What is a labour union?