Chapter 1

Question 1

What is constitution?

Answer 1

The document that contains all the laws, rules, and practices

Question 2

What does the constitution guarantee? (6)

Answer 2

Democratic rights
Fundamental freedoms
Mobility rights
Legal rights
Equality rights 
Language rights

Question 3

What are the three main branches of government?

Answer 3

Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch

Question 4

What does the executive branch consist of? (3)

Answer 4

Prime Minister
Prime Ministers Cabinet
Governor General

Question 5

Governor General

2

Answer 5

Representative of the Queen

Part of the executive and legislative branch

Question 6

What are the roles and responsibilities of the Prime Minister? (2)

Answer 6

Head of government

Appoints cabinet members

Question 7

What is the Cabinet? (4)

Answer 7

Includes people who have a responsibility to different departments of gov.
All cabinet members are appointed by the PM
Conduct the day to day business of the gov.
Propose most of the bills that become laws

Question 8

What does the legislative branch consist of? (3)

Answer 8

The House of Commons
The Senate
The Governor General

Question 9

What is the House of Commons? (3)

Answer 9

Role is to debate on proposed laws
Comprised of members of parliament
All proceedings done in French and English

Question 10

Who are the Members of Parliament? (2)

Answer 10

Elected representatives
Belong to political parties
Represents their constituents

Question 11

What are constituents?

Answer 11

People who live in the riding they are representing

Question 12

What is the Senate? (4)

Answer 12

Are non-elected members of parliament 
Appointed by the PM 
Can serve until age 75
Their role is to provide thoughts on any bills that pass through the House of Commons
Represent different regions of Canada

Question 13

What does the judicial branch consist of? (2)

Answer 13

Includes Canada’s court of law

All members come from the legal profession

Question 14

What is the Supreme Court? (2)

Answer 14

Interprets and applies all laws in Canada

Ensures the rights of all Canadians are being followed and upheld

Question 15

Describe the Judges in the judicial branch. (3)

Answer 15

Nominated by the PM
9 judges from 4 different regions
3 for Ontario and Quebec, 2 for Western Canada, 1 for the Maritimes

Question 16

What is the Political Spectrum?

Answer 16

Is a means of characterizing beliefs, values, and priorities

Provides a framework to view and evaluate political parties and policies

Question 17

What are political parties? (2)

Answer 17

A group of people with shared political ideals

Each party promotes their party platform

Question 18

Describe the Right Wing ideals (3)

Answer 18

Favouring individual liberty
Free markets and lower taxes
Usually more individualism

Question 19

Describe the left wing ideals

Answer 19

Embrace social equality and social services

Believe in some degree of government intervention in the economy

Question 20

What is the role of a party leader? (2)

Answer 20

Win elections inside their own party to become leader

Will become prime minister if their party wins

Question 21

What is the role of the party whip?

Answer 21

The person who is tasked with making sure everyone in the party is on the same page

Question 22

What are the two types of bills?

Answer 22

Public and Private

Question 23

What are Public Bills?

Answer 23

Gets sponsored by a Cabinet Minister or Senators

Question 24

What are Private Bills?

Answer 24

Usually gets sponsored by individual MP

Question 25

What bills get denoted with a C?

Answer 25

Bills that get sponsored by the Cabinet and originate in the HOC

Question 26

What bills get demoted by an S?

Answer 26

Bills that are brought into Parliament by the Senate

Question 27

What is the Bill to Law process?

Answer 27

A draft of a proposed law that will be discussed in parliament

Question 28

What are the steps in the bill to law process? (7)

Answer 28

``` First Reading Second Reading Committee Report Stage Third Reading The Senate Royal Assent ```

Question 29

Describe the First Reading stage in the Bill to Law process. (3)

Answer 29

When a bill is printed and made available for the first time. There is no debate or vote Often accompanied by a written explanation

Question 30

Describe the Second Reading stage in the Bill to Law process. (3)

Answer 30

Where the Bill will be studied and debated by the MPs The main question addressed is: Does the bill serve the best interests of Canadians? At this point the bill can either be rejected or sent through to the next stage.

Question 31

Describe the Committee stage in the Bill to Law process. (4)

Answer 31

If a bill passes the second reading it is then reviewed by a committee of MPs or Senators Witnesses (experts or citizens) help the process The committee then issues a report that may recommend changes that the HOC or Senate usually accept It may be rejected at this stage as well

Question 32

Describe the Report Stage in the Bill to Law process. (2)

Answer 32

The HOC receives the recommendations from the committee and votes on the changes. They can accept all, none or some of the changes before passing it to the Third Reading

Question 33

Describe the Third Reading stage in the Bill to Law process. (2)

Answer 33

This is the last stage for the HOC | They vote on the final form of the Bill before passing it on to the Senate

Question 34

Describe the Senate stage in the Bill to Law process. (4)

Answer 34

Goes through a similar process as the HOC If changes are made it must go back to the HOC for debate They can’t reject bills, only propose changes If they accept the bill without any changes, it is given to the Governor General for Royal Assent

Question 35

Describe the Royal Assent stage in the Bill to Law process.

Answer 35

The act of a bill becoming a law | Royal Assent can be withheld but has not happened in a long time

Question 36

How does the First Past the Post system of government work?

Answer 36

Each province is divided up into ridings In each riding an MP affiliated with a party runs for election The member who wins the most votes in a riding wins the seat Do not majority percentage to win

Question 37

What is a lobbyist?

Answer 37

Someone hired by a group to influence MP’s and government officials

Question 38

What are some examples of lobbyist groups?

Answer 38

Non-Smokers Rights Organization Green Peace People Who Protested the Pipeline

Question 39

Who are some of the members of the parliamentary press gallery?

Answer 39

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