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Government Exam
For SS 11 - and Provincial exam notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Constitution act (1982) | is a part of the Constitution of Canada. The Act was introduced as part of Canada's process of "patriating" the constitution, introducing several amendments |
| British North American Act (1867) | With the passing of the British North America Act in 1867, Canada became a Dominion in the British Commonwealth and John A. Macdonald became Canada's first prime minister. |
| Head of State | is the individual who serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. |
| Constitional Monarchy | a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a constitution, whether it be a written, uncodified, or blended constitution. |
| Governor General | the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. |
| House of Commons | is a component of the Parliament of Canada |
| Member of Parliament | is a representative of the voters to a parliament. |
| Speaker | The MP who acts as the referee in the House of Commons. |
| Prime Minister | In Canada, the leader of the party that forms the Government of the country. |
| Leader of offical opposition | he party with the most seats in the House of Commons that is not a member of the government |
| Cabinet soliditary, party discipline | The united front presented by the Cabinet ministers. |
| Constitucionary, riding, seat, electral district | The population of a particular geographical area designated a political unit for the purpose of voting. |
| Party platform | a list of the actions which a political party, individual candidate, or other organization |
| Senate | is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch |
| Senator | A member of a senate. |
| Premier | is the head of government of a province or territory |
| M.L.A | Member of the legislative assembly |
| Party whip | Party Whip is the member of a political party in the Canadian House of Commons, the Canadian Senate or a provincial legislature charged with ensuring party discipline among members of the caucus. |
| representation by population | method by which seats are allocated in the House of Commons in such a way as to vary with population. The higher the population of a province, the larger the number of seats allocated to that province will be. |
| legislative branch | writes laws on a bill. |
| consecutive branch | A branch of Government that implements or carries out Gov. policy's. |
| judical branch | is in charge of the court system |
| federal | Of, relating to, or denoting the central government as distinguished from the separate units constituting a federation. |
| provincial | Of or concerning a province of a country or empire |
| municipal | Of or relating to a city or town or its governing body. |
| step that the bill goes through to become a law | 1.introduction 2. committee action 3. floor action 4. enactment into law 1.introduction 2.committee action 3.floor action 4.enactment into law |
| private members bill | a proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature. |
| minority government | a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament but is sworn into government to break a Hung Parliament election result. |
| majority government | a government formed by a governing party that has an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or parliament in a parliamentary system. |
| patronage | The power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges. |
| oppinion polls | a survey of public opinion from a particular sample. |
| First past the post | First past the post voting is a generic term referring to an election determined by the highest polling candidate(s) |
| lobby group | the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. |
| dissolution | The closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body. |
| enumeration | to specify one after another; |
| nomination | the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election |
| campaigning | Campaigning is the process of mobilising people to join together to take action to challenge the powerful to make decisions to help benefit, not harm the powerless. |
| balloting | The act, process, or method of voting, especially in secre |
| tabulation | the act of putting into tabular form; "the tabulation of the results" |
| acclamation | a form of election that does not use a ballot. |
| caucus | A meeting of the members of a legislative body who are members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy. |
| universal | Of, affecting, or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group. |
| examples of provincial and federal responsibilities | Federal: Copyrights, Citizenship and census Provincial: Civil Rights, Education and health |
| Levels of government | Federal, Provincial/territorial and municipal |
| Charter of rights and freedoms | rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. |
| fundamental freedoms | freedom of conscience and religion; freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication; freedom of peaceful assembly; and freedom of association. |
| equality rights | Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination. |
| mobility rights | Every citizen of Canada has the right to enter, remain in and leave Canada. Every citizen of Canada and every person who has the status of a permanent resident of Canada has the right to move to and take up residence in any province. |
| democratict rights | Every citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election of members of the House of Commons or of a legislative assembly and to be qualified for membership therein. |
| minority language rights | Citizens have the right to have their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in that language in that province. |
| vote of non-confidence | voting to decide if the majority of members in the House of Commons still have confidence in the Canadian government's ability to lead the country. |
| amending formula | by which an alteration to the Constitution, whether modification, deletion, or addition is accomplished. |
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