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| occurs when the PM calls on the gov. general to dissolve parliament |
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determining who is able to vote
1)18+ years
2)Canadian citizen |
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| candidates are nominated by their political party while enumeration is taking place |
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| legal requirements of candidacy |
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1)eligible to vote
2)resident of Canada
3)100 signatures of fellow voters
4)deposit of $1000 |
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get ideas across to voters
get voters ideas across to candidates |
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| 3 ways in which elections can occur |
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1) prime minister calls it
2) end of 5 years
3) vote of no confidence |
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platforms
campaign trail
polling
debate
signs etc. |
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| voters place an X on the... |
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| an act against society as a whole |
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| all laws that affect relationships between individuals or groups |
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less serious criminal law offenses
ex. false alarms, creating a disturbance |
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serious crimes in criminal law
ex. arson, forgery, possession of a dangerous weapon |
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| options open to a judge for sentencing |
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complete discharge
fine
restitution to the victim
probation
prison time
restorative justice |
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| Young offenders Act of 1984 |
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ages 12-17
custody max was 5 years
community service
record cleared after 5 years for summary offence and 10 years for indictable |
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| youth criminal justice act 2000 |
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YOA was too lenient
16 and 17 year olds could go to adult court and sometimes 14 and 15 year olds
encourages new penalties, restorative programs, and treatment programs |
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| no one is above the law and everybody is subject to it |
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protect rights of individuals and minority groups
make lives safer
define our responsibilities
reflect our deepest and most cherished beliefs as society |
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| name the three levels of government |
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federal
provincial
municipal |
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| when do we have municipal elections? |
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| how often do we have provincial elections |
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| how often do we have federal elections? |
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| policies so that the public no what the party stands for |
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| how many seats are in the legislature? (provincial) |
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| how many seats are in parliament? |
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| government which has more than 50% of the seats |
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| less than 50% of the seats but still more than any other party |
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| in charge of various government departments ex. education, health |
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| cabinet created by official opposition |
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code napoleon, only used in Quebec
originated in roman law
civil cases decided by this code |
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| based on principle of adhering to prior decisions or precidents |
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| any legislation passed by the three levels of government |
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| the house of commons temporarily ceases to exist |
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| why do we need government |
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| society needs a framework of order so that in can function |
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in charge: one person or many,
philosophy: right or left wing,
property: controlled by private or public,
control: totalitarian: government controls everything or libertarian: individual is free with as little gov't interference as possible |
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value traditional values and existing social patterns, democracy,
leaning right wing
capitalistic leaning,
middle of personal freedom |
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either democracy or dictatorship, idealistic of future,
left wing,
government has primary control of property
control somewhere in the middle |
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democratic,
can be either right or left but mostly moderate
mainly private ownership,
people have the control |
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democratic in theory
left wing,
government controls all property
government has total control (totalitarian) |
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dictatorship,
right wing
government has control of all property,
totalitarian in that gov't controls all as |
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