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For SS 11 - and Provincial exam notes

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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  
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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.  
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Head of State   is the individual who serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state.  
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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.  
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Governor General   the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.  
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House of Commons   is a component of the Parliament of Canada  
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Member of Parliament   is a representative of the voters to a parliament.  
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Speaker   The MP who acts as the referee in the House of Commons.  
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Prime Minister   In Canada, the leader of the party that forms the Government of the country.  
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Leader of offical opposition   he party with the most seats in the House of Commons that is not a member of the government  
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Cabinet soliditary, party discipline   The united front presented by the Cabinet ministers.  
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Constitucionary, riding, seat, electral district   The population of a particular geographical area designated a political unit for the purpose of voting.  
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Party platform   a list of the actions which a political party, individual candidate, or other organization  
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Senate   is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch  
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Senator   A member of a senate.  
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Premier   is the head of government of a province or territory  
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M.L.A   Member of the legislative assembly  
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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.  
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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.  
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legislative branch   writes laws on a bill.  
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consecutive branch   A branch of Government that implements or carries out Gov. policy's.  
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judical branch   is in charge of the court system  
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federal   Of, relating to, or denoting the central government as distinguished from the separate units constituting a federation.  
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provincial   Of or concerning a province of a country or empire  
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municipal   Of or relating to a city or town or its governing body.  
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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  
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private members bill   a proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature.  
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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.  
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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.  
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patronage   The power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges.  
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oppinion polls   a survey of public opinion from a particular sample.  
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First past the post   First past the post voting is a generic term referring to an election determined by the highest polling candidate(s)  
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lobby group   the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies.  
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dissolution   The closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body.  
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enumeration   to specify one after another;  
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nomination   the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election  
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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.  
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balloting   The act, process, or method of voting, especially in secre  
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tabulation   the act of putting into tabular form; "the tabulation of the results"  
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acclamation   a form of election that does not use a ballot.  
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caucus   A meeting of the members of a legislative body who are members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy.  
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universal   Of, affecting, or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group.  
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examples of provincial and federal responsibilities   Federal: Copyrights, Citizenship and census Provincial: Civil Rights, Education and health  
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Levels of government   Federal, Provincial/territorial and municipal  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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minority language rights   Citizens have the right to have their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in that language in that province.  
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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.  
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amending formula   by which an alteration to the Constitution, whether modification, deletion, or addition is accomplished.  
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