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Social Studies
Political
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are two ways Canadian can participate in democracy between election | -Do advance polls or vote at polling stations. -email MP -Organize a protest -Join a political Party |
| What are the two types of pressure groups? | Issue- orientated Institutionalized Pressure groups |
| What are the potential problems with lobby groups influencing government decisions? | Insiders can persuade government to put in place policies that are not necessary in the public interests. Ex. Enactment of the Tobacco Act (1997) |
| How have social networking sites, such as Facebook and the Internet itself, changed the way political parties gain attention and appeal to voters. | -acknowledge their party -widespread of information rather than door to door - receive quick reply from people -Hold Conversations with their people -Easier to answer Questions |
| How would Mohandas Ghandi, Martian Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela respond to the G8and G20 protesters and the rioters in Vancouver following the Canucks Game 7 loss? Be specific. | Ghandi, Martian Luther King Jr., and Nelson will join the front line of the riot and break laws that they believe to be unjust in a non-violent manner. |
| When a government takes in more than it spends, it has a surplus; when it takes in less, it ruins a deficit. What options do governments have in both cases? | When the deficit increases beyond what a government can repay easily, it borrows money and adds to its debt, on which it pats interest. |
| If you were to write an email to government department who would likely respond? | bureaucrats or civil service |
| What Jobs does the Prime Minister have in Canada? | -head of the Cabinet. -Choose and discipline cabinet members -directs activities of the legislature -control appointments to the Senate and the Judiciary -recommend that parliament be adjourned or dissolved and an election call |
| Why is Cabinet solidarity so important in our political system? | Publicly, Cabinet ministers must display full support for the prime minister and the decisions of the government. This Show of strength is called Cabinet solidarity. |
| What does the Cabinet do? | -initiate laws -responsible for smooth running of the government and the spending of public money -support the prime minister and decisions of the government |
| When are Orders- in- council used? Why should the government use this power sparingly? | -used for SENATE APPOINTMENTS, for necessary changes in law and in the case of real or perceived emergencies. |
| How does a bill become law in Canada? | 1.First reading 2.second reading 3.committee stage 4.report stage 5. Third Reading 6. Senate 7. Royal assent |
| How do political parties ensure their members are all thinking the same and attending important voting sessions of parliament? | “The whip system” Party Whip makes sure s that the members of his party are in the House of Commons for important votes and vote as the party require. |
| Why is it hard for Private Members Bills to pass in the House of Commons? | Passing a law requires a great deal of part y support which is rarely the case for private member bills. |
| What is the difference between a minority government and a Majority government? Give an advantage and drawback for each. | Advantages Drawbacks Minority government -more democratic -more responsive to public -compromise to stay in power Majority Government -Implement its policies and can govern without much compromise-parties can hardly make amends |
| How do representative and direct democracy differ? | Representative democracy is a majority of people elected by people to represent them in the House of Commons. Direct democracy requires everyone in the state or country to gather at a certain area, and every individual makes votes for themselves. |
| Socialism | A political and economic system in which means of production and distribution in a country are publically owned and controlled for the benefit of all members of society |
| Liberalism | A political philosophy supporting individual freedoms and governmental protection of civil liberties. |
| Conservatism | A political philosophy supporting traditional values and institutions and opposing sudden changes |
| Communism | A social and economical ideology that property, production, and distribution of goods and services should be owned by the public and that labor force should be organized for the benefit of all members of society |
| Fascism | An authoritarian system of government that exercises complete power, suppresses opposition, often through the use of force and encourages nationalism and racism |
| What is a party Platform? | - a document stating the aims and principles of a political |
| What is an example of a patronage? | -Sentate-offered long time Party Supporter to the senate not only rewards the supporter but adds the number of senators loyal to the party, which makes implementing policies easier. |
| Why may a government “Prorogue” Parliament? | A government may use prorogation to get itself out of a jam on a particular issue, to kill legislation it has problems with, to shuffle the membership of communities, and to keep itself in power. |
| Why are so few referendums held? | - can cost millions of dollars and voters usually have to respond with a simple yes or no to complex issues. -Also while it may be fair to us or to people in the country to approve or to reject some measures that effects everyone more or less equally. |
| Why are ridings (aka constituencies) so geographically different in size? | Since Canada’s population is sparseover an immense area some electoral district are very large and sparsely populated. |
| When are elections held in Canada? Who is eligible to vote? | once every five years. In B.C. election Days are set for every four years and municipal election are held on the same day every three years. All Canadian citizens over 18 years of age are eligible to cast a ballot in a session. |
| Name the six steps to federal election in Canada. | 1. Dissolution 2.Enumeration 3. Nomination 4.Campaigning 5.Voting/Balloting 6.Tabulating |
| What are the three largest factors in which Canada has such a low voter turn-out. | -just not interested -didn’t like parties/ candidates -vote would not matter |
| Give an advantage and a disadvantage for the single transferable vote. | -parties gain seats by the proportion of votes they received in a large electoral district rather than a single party win a riding by a simple majority -BC overwhelmingly rejected STV in a referendum in 2009 |
| Give an advantage and a disadvantage for the First Past the post (FPTP) | -simple and straightforward -clear winner -no minority government - results does not always represent the wishes of the majority of voters |
| Define Single Transferable Vote (STV) | -allow a form of proportional representation |
| Define First Past the post (FPTP) | Winner does not necessarily have to win a majority of the vote cast-simply has to win the most votes |
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Ciel Phantomhive
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