The Federal System | Parliamentary Democracy | The Electoral System | The Party System | The Administrative System |
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A federal system has two sovereign levels of government.
What does it mean to have a federal system?
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Britain
Which country developed the parliamentary form of government?
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Women
Who was enfranchised first, women or First Nations?
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The New Democratic Party
Which is younger, the Liberal Party or the New Democratic Party?
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Growing
Are administrative agencies in Canada growing or shrinking?
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Federal
Are trade and commerce, interest, banking, and currency under federal or provincial jurisdiction?
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The lieutenant-governer
Federally, the prime minister is appointed by the governor-general. At the provincial level, who appoints the premier?
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1918
What year did women get the right to vote in Canada?
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60% of the vote in a smaller number of ridings
A party has 25% of the total vote. Would they receive more seats if they had 25% of the vote in every riding or being concentrated to 60% of the vote in a smaller number of ridings?
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BC Hydro, Hydro-Quebec, Ontario Hydro, Bank of Canada, VIA Rail, etc.
Give an example of a crown corporation
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The British North America Act.
What document first separated the powers between the two levels of government in Canada?
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congressional or republican systems
The parliamentary system was developed to ensure the Crown's power would not be abused. In contrast, which system was developed to replace the monarch with representative government?
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Caucasian, British, property-owning males
Who had the right to vote at the time of confederation?
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NDP, Green, Social Credit, Parti Quebecois
Name two parties which originated from social movements?
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Making sure that administration follows practices and policies approved by the political government
What is administrative accountability?
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healthcare, education, municipal government, private property, public lands, and resources
Name three responsibilities of the provincial government
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No, the governor-general must call elections
Can the prime minister alone call an election?
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It was lowered from 21 to 18
What happened to the voting age in Canada in the 1970s?
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Individual members of parliament with similar beliefs decided to vote collectively to gain more power
How were political parties formed?
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Traditional departmental
Which type of administrative agency is the most important in Canada?
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1949
In what year did the Supreme Court of Canada achieve the status of final constitutional arbiter? (which meant constitutional decisions for Canada no longer had to be made in London)
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More
Does the parliamentary system give the political executive more or less control over their legislatures than the congressional or republican systems?
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The winning candidate is the one who gets the most votes regardless of the margin of victory, or the proportion of total votes received
What is the plurality principle?
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To obtain power
What is the main objective of any political party?
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Traditional departmental, government owned, and the independent regulatory commission
What are Canada's three types of administrative agencies?
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