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Canada
Term | Definition |
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Democracy | Citizens elect their leaders |
St. Lawrence | waterway that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean |
Traditional | economic system which uses trading and bartering |
John Cabot | He discovered Newfoundland |
Samuel D. Champlain | He established Canada's first colony- Quebec |
Canadian Shield | Holds great mineral wealth |
Confederation | local governments have all power |
Parliamentary | democracy where the head of state and government are two different people- one being the prime minister |
oligarchy | government where a wealthy few make decisions |
command | economic system where government owns and controls all property and goods |
Quebec | province that speaks both French and English |
uinitary | federal government has all power |
federation | balance of power between the central and local governments |
mixed | economy that is a combination of government and privately owned businesses |