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Ch9 Citizens Effecting Change
Canadian Government
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Social Studies
11th Grade
11/12/2014

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pressure groups
Definition
a special interest group organized to influence government policies and decisions Ex: Spirit Bear Youth Coalition
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lobbyists
Definition
a person working to influence politicians on behalf of a pressure group
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internet
Definition
a new form of media that is becoming increasingly important to politicians
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civil disobedience
Definition
the act of intentionally breaking the law while protesting against laws one considers unjust
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false
Definition
civil disobendence should not involve violence unless absolutely necessary (true or false)
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the Queen
Definition
Canada's Head of State
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Right Wing
Definition
the side of the political spectrum in which conservatism and fascism lie
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left wing
Definition
the side of the political spectrum in which communism and socialism lie
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Nazi Germany
Definition
an example of a Totalitarian government during WWII
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Fascism
Definition
ideology in which political opposition or individual freedom is forbidden
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socialism
Definition
ideology that supports government services that include family allowance, employment insurance, old-age pension, and health care
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British Columbia
Definition
province in Canada in which the provincial politics has been critcitized for being too polarized and too partisan
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community
Definition
Early socialists believed economic freedom could result from government intervention in the economy and ______ ownership of enterprises.
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Communists
Definition
A proletariat revolution was predicted by the ______________.
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Fascist
Definition
Germany, Italy and Spain were all ____________ states after the First World War.
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Liberalism
Definition
The statement "Tradition is important, but change must be supported if most people want it" would be supported by which political ideology?
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Conservatism or Fascism (Right Wing)
Definition
The statement "Law and order are important to protect society and its traditions" would be supported by which political ideology?
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Conservatism
Definition
The statement "Government should play a small role in a capitalist society" would be supported by which political ideology?
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socialism
Definition
The statement "Law and order are important to protect the rights of all citizens fairly and equally" would be supported by which political ideology?
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Communism or Fascism
Definition
Name an ideology on the political spectrum that is not represented by a major Canadian political party today?
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Parliament
Definition
In Canada, the legislature is
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Prime Minister of Canada
Definition
At the federal level of government the political party who has won the most seats in Parliament choses this person.
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Governor General
Definition
Technically the Prime Minister of Canada is selected by this person after his/her political party wins the most seats in an election.
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Opposition
Definition
Title given to the party that has the second largest number of seats in the House of Commons.
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civil service
Definition
part of government is labelled the bureaucracy
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Prime Minister
Definition
deciding on the size of the Cabinet are all powers belonging to the ________________.
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BNA
Definition
Seats in the Senate are distributed regionally based on an ancient formula in the ______ Act.
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75
Definition
senators can serve until the age of ____.
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Prime Minister
Definition
Senators are appointed by the
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scrutinize
Definition
The purpose of the opposition is to _______________ the actions of government.
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a bill
Definition
"a law in the making"
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Prime Minister, Cabinet ministers, or any MP
Definition
bills may be introduced into the House of Commons by
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second
Definition
debating of a bill takes place during the ______________ reading
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Committee Stage
Definition
Public input on a bill takes place during the
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Governor General
Definition
Royal Assent is always given by the
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Senate
Definition
a legislative body at the federal level that has no provincial equilvalent
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Cabinet
Definition
a group of ministers chosen by the PM who decide government policy and has a responsibility for a particular department
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Speaker
Definition
person in the House of Commons who controls debate, must be impartial, bilingual, and an MP
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Cabinet solidarity
Definition
the custom that Cabinet members must not show disagreement with government policies
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Senate
Definition
regional, anglophone and francophone, and male and female representation are all criteria for the selection of this body of the legislature at the federal level of government
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Order-In-Council
Definition
order signed by the GG on the advice of the PM which allows laws and regulations to be passed without government (parliament) vote
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party whip
Definition
member of the legislature who ensure all members of their party are present in the legislature to support party interests for important votes
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backbencher
Definition
members of the legislature who are not Cabinet ministers, party leaders, or opposition critics
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caucus
Definition
a meeting of Members of Parliament who belong to one party
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party solidarity
Definition
when all members of a political party must vote as directed by the party leader
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patronage
Definition
a government job given by government as a favour given in return for political support
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Crown
Definition
Anything that belongs to the government is referred to as belonging to the ______________.
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Prime Minister
Definition
Person who advises the GG to dissolves parliament
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prorogued
Definition
suspension of Parliament for a period of time
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an election is called
Definition
this happens after parliament is dissolved
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enumeration
Definition
process of preparing the voter's list
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large
Definition
a sparsely populated electoral district is very _________ in size
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dissolution, nomination, campaigning, tabulation
Definition
Show the correct order of stages in an election using the following terms: tabulation, nomination, dissolution, campaigning
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nomination
Definition
the process of choosing a candidate for election
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private members' bill
Definition
a piece of legislation introduced by an MP who is not a Cabinet member
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private members' bill
Definition
a piece of legislation introduced by an MP who is not a Cabinet member
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