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Define Democracy

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Form of government where the people hold political power, typically through elected representatives
(ex. Canada)

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Define Autocracy

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One person has complete power over government

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What is a dictatorship?

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Ruler with total control over a country, typically by force (ex. Hitler and Nazi Germany)

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What was Life like in Totalitaria?

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The government had complete control over everything the citizens did, including birth rate, schooling and jobs

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Define Constitutional Monarchy

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System where a country is ruled by a king or queen, power is limited by a constitution (ex. Canada)

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What is a Monarchy

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a form of government run by a queen or king (ex. Queen of England)

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What is a Constitution

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the basic principles or laws of a nation (ex. The Constitution of Canada)

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What are some of our Federal government’s responsibilities?

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  • Taxes
  • Foreign affairs
  • National defence
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What are some of our Provincial government’s responsibilities?

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  • Education
  • Health care
  • Emergency Services
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What are the key roles of a Monarch in Canada? (Queen)

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Head of state, public representative of our country, appoints the prime minister

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What are the key roles of a Governer General in Canada?

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Represents/acts on behalf of the Sovereign (the Queen), performs constitutional and ceremonial duties (Julie Payette)

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What are the key roles of the Prime Minister in Canada?

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Canada’s head of government, selecting members of the government to be ministers, leads Cabinet (decides government policies), manages meeting where they discuss bills (proposed laws) (Justin Trudeau)

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What are the key roles of a Senator in Canada?

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Member of senate, consider and revise legislation, investigate national issues, give the regions of Canada an equal voice in Parliament

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What are the key roles of a Member of Parliament in Canada? (MP)

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Represent a direct district of Canada, are directly elected by Canadian voters

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What are the key roles of a Public Servant in Canada?

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A government official (work for the government)

Police Officers

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What is the definition of Amend?

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change and improve a bill, policy, motion etc

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What is the definition of a Bill?

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proposed law

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What is the definition of a Cabinet?

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led by prime minister, group of ministers responsible for legislature and laws

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What is the definition of a Election?

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choice by vote to put someone into a role of power

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What is the definition of Government?

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governing body of a nation

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What is the House of Commons?

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place where elected representatives meet to discuss issues

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What is a Legislative process?

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steps required for bills and ideas to become formal laws

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What is a Parliament?

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body of government

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What is a Riding?

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federal electoral districts

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What is a Royal Assent?
method of formal approval for an act of legislature
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What is a Senate?
group of people part of a legislature
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What is a Legislature?
assembly with the political power to make laws
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What does the “two-party-plus” system mean? How is the Canadian government considered a two-party-plus government?
Two major political parties dominate the political landscape, one of two specific parties are always expected to win office, however other parties run Example. Canada has always been Conservative or Liberal, there is also Green, Bloc Quebecois, Peoples Party, New Democratic Party (NDP)
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What does it mean to be left wing?
Emphasis on ideas like liberty, equality, rights
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What does it mean to be centre?
acceptance/support/balance of both sides of the spectrum (a middle ground type of thing)
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What does it mean to be right wing?
Emphasis on order, hierarchy, tradition, order
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Define municipality
A city or town with it’s own local government and people who govern it
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What are municipal governments responsible for?
- Transportation - Fire and police departments - Libraries
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What is our municipality?
Richmond Hill
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Who is our Mayor?
David Barrow
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What services are offered by the municipal government?
- Snow removal - Garbage collection - Emergency services
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What are by-laws?
Rule made by a society or company in order to control the actions of its members Example: Smoke free policy (in most public spaces like parks)
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What are challenges that municipalities face?
- Municipalities often don’t have the funding to start new programs needed by Canadians. An example being homeless shelters. - Municipalities don’t have enough power to do the things they need to do, such as bringing more powerful weapons to the police forces.
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What does the Charter do?
Protects the basic rights and freedoms of Canadians
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What are the 7 sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
Fundamental Freedoms - Freedom of religion - Freedom of speech, thought, belief Democratic Rights - Every citizen has the right to vote - No house of commons assembly can continue longer than five years - Shall be a sitting of Parliament at least once every year Mobility Rights - Right to move enter remain leave freely - Legal Rights - Right to liberty and security - Right to be treated fairly in a court of law (ex. To be told the reason of arrest) Equality Rights - Everyone is equal under the law and protected equally without discrimination from origin, sex, race, colour, beliefs Official Language Rights - English and french are equal official languages under law - Equal rights, status Minority Language Education Rights - First language learned and still understood or received primary schooling in that language of minority have the right to have their child receive primary/secondary schooling
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How has voting changed over time?
Voting got lower and lower but has recently gone back up
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How is voter participation different by age group?
The extreme ends of the spectrum (young to very old) don’t participate as much as the middle age to elderly participate
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What are the barriers to voting?
Access -Might not have had access to technology, aren’t aware, insufficient knowledge, travelling, too busy, personal issues Motivational -Attitude, no interest in politics, not being educated enough to care, not understanding the importance, lack of political knowledge, not understanding civic duty

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