The Federal System Parliamentary Democracy The Electoral System The Party System The Administrative System
100
A federal system has two sovereign levels of government.
What does it mean to have a federal system?
100
Britain
Which country developed the parliamentary form of government?
100
Women
Who was enfranchised first, women or First Nations?
100
The New Democratic Party
Which is younger, the Liberal Party or the New Democratic Party?
100
Growing
Are administrative agencies in Canada growing or shrinking?
200
Federal
Are trade and commerce, interest, banking, and currency under federal or provincial jurisdiction?
200
The lieutenant-governer
Federally, the prime minister is appointed by the governor-general. At the provincial level, who appoints the premier?
200
1918
What year did women get the right to vote in Canada?
200
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?
200
BC Hydro, Hydro-Quebec, Ontario Hydro, Bank of Canada, VIA Rail, etc.
Give an example of a crown corporation
300
The British North America Act.
What document first separated the powers between the two levels of government in Canada?
300
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?
300
Caucasian, British, property-owning males
Who had the right to vote at the time of confederation?
300
NDP, Green, Social Credit, Parti Quebecois
Name two parties which originated from social movements?
300
Making sure that administration follows practices and policies approved by the political government
What is administrative accountability?
400
healthcare, education, municipal government, private property, public lands, and resources
Name three responsibilities of the provincial government
400
No, the governor-general must call elections
Can the prime minister alone call an election?
400
It was lowered from 21 to 18
What happened to the voting age in Canada in the 1970s?
400
Individual members of parliament with similar beliefs decided to vote collectively to gain more power
How were political parties formed?
400
Traditional departmental
Which type of administrative agency is the most important in Canada?
500
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)
500
More
Does the parliamentary system give the political executive more or less control over their legislatures than the congressional or republican systems?
500
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?
500
To obtain power
What is the main objective of any political party?
500
Traditional departmental, government owned, and the independent regulatory commission
What are Canada's three types of administrative agencies?






Chapter 7 - The Structure and Organization of the State

Press F11 for full screen mode



Limited time offer: Membership 25% off


Clone | Edit | Download / Play Offline