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Key Terms Flashcards

1
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Party that has an absolute majority of seats in the legislature

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Majority Government

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Governing party that has most seats but still has less than half of the total.

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Minority Government

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3
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Individual votes for a candidate are called…

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Popular votes

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A political and economic theory of social organization that advocates the means of production, distribution, and exchange. Leftism…

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Socialism

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A socialist system of government achieved by democratic means.

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Social Democracy

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Highest law of the land; enshrined the charter rights and freedoms in the constitution

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Constitution Act, 1982

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7
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Bill of rights in the Canadian constitution; it forms the first part if the 1982 constitution act

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charter of rights and freedoms

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First section on the canadian charter of rights and freedoms, it legally allows the government to limit an individuals charter rights.

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Reasonable limits

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9
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The right of people to make personal decisions regarding intimate matters.

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Right to privacy

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10
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Having the right to fair trial, and lawyer etc..

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Right to counsel

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a group that aims to influence decisions within political, economic and social systems.

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Advocacy Group

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12
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Seeking to influence a politician on an issue is called

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Lobbying

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13
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Groups that promote a cause or idea

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issue-oriented group

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14
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Chief public representative of a country (PM,Monarch) who may also be head of Gov.

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Head of state

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15
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The prime minister is the ….

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Head of Government

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He is the head of state/gov and is the leader of his governing party and a member of parliament and represents a constituency.

Roles:

  1. Party Leader
  2. Cabinet Maker
  3. Chair of Cabinet
  4. Chief Policy maker
  5. Leading Player in the House of Commons
  6. Chief Personnel manager (political appointments)
  7. Controller of government organization
  8. Advisor to Governor General (Lieutenant Governor)
  9. Chief Diplomat
  10. Chief Government Spokesperson (Public Persuader)
  11. Constituency MP/MLA duties
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Prime Minister

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17
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Governor General

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Represents the Queen and acts on behalf of the Queen with advice from the prime minister and cabinet.

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18
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Lieutenant Governor

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Next in rank to governor general, represents the provincial jurisdiction of the queen, and resides in the UK.

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A body of ministers of the crown that, along with the queen for the government of canada and holds the power.

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Federal Cabinet

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20
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Most powerful official within a political party. EX. Trudeau

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Party Leader

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21
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The organization that makes the law that applies across canada. It is made up of the queen, GG, senate and HOC

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Parliament

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22
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Contains info about bills and legislation

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Legislative Assembly

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23
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An oath that is taken by ministers that makes them accountable to the government is part if their

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Ministerial Responsibility

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24
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Keeping all government talk within the cabinet is referred to as:

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Cabinet Secrecy

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25
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All members of the cabinet must support the cabinets decisions.

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Cabinet solidarity

26
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a form of government with the queen at the head

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Monarchy

27
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Deputy Ministers bridge the gap between politicians and public servants.
They are appointed by the Prime Minister/Premier and have “dual reporting”.
Assistant Deputy Ministers and positions below them are filled by the “merit principle”, and are non-political, professional public servants.

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Deputy minister

28
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Federal body created under the Judges act with mandate to promote efficiency, uniformity, and accountability.

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Canadian Judicial Counsel

29
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Accusing someone under the CCC, private cases etc….

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Civil Law

30
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Upper house of parliament, has 105 senators to represent canada.

Represent Regions
Provide “Sober Second Thought” to the House of Commons
Social Investigation

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Senate

31
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A member of the senate, appointed by the GG on advice of the PM

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Senator

32
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Leader of the political party that had 2nd most MP’s elected in the election.

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Leader of the opposition

33
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MP who is elected by other MP’s to run their meetings and maintain order in HOC

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Speaker of the house.

34
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A MP who is not a minister and does not sit on the front benches that are reserved for cabinet ministers for opposition party leaders.

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Backbencher.

35
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Bring change to the senate.
Triple E: Elected, Effective, and Equal.
Appointment by Provincial Premiers/Legislatures:
Abolish it

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Senate reform.

36
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a group of people with shared concerns within a political party or larger organization

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Caucus

37
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a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.

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Criminal Law

38
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Judicial discretion is the power of the judiciary to make some legal decisions according to their discretion

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Judicial Discretion

39
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Judicial independence is the concept that the judiciary needs to be kept away from the other branches of government.

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Judicial Independence

40
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Municipal governments

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Enact city bylaws
E.g. Smoking prohibitions
Minor penalties
May not encroach on provincial or federal government jurisdiction
May control police budgets, hire police chief

41
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Functions of HOC

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Announcing Government Plans
Legitimizing Government Policy
Approving Gov’t Revenue and Expenditures
Scrutinizing Government Performance

42
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Role of MP & MLA

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  1. LAWMAKER
  2. CONSTITUENCY REPRESENTATIVE
  3. OMBUDSMAN FOR CONSTITUENTS
43
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Types of bills

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Private-members bills v. Government bills
Single-issue bills v. Omnibus bills
C(House of Commons) bills v. S(Senate) bills

44
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INTRODUCTION AND 
FIRST READING (Formality)
SECOND READING AND REFERRAL
TO COMMITTEE (Debate in Principle)
REPORT STAGE (Reported with or
without amendments from the Committee)
THIRD READING (further debate;
Additional amendments may be proposed)
COMMITTEE STAGE
(Detailed consideration)
COMPLETES 3 READINGS IN
EACH CHAMBER
ROYAL ASSENT
(by Governor General)
COMING INTO FORCE

NOW AN ACT!

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Stages of a bill

45
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Political patronage is the dispensation of favours or rewards such as public office, jobs, contracts, subsidies, prestige or other valued benefits by a patron (who controls their dispensation) to a client.

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Political Patronage

46
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The Supreme Court of Canada (French: Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada, the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system.

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Supreme Court of Canada

47
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After a bill has passed third reading in the House of Commons, it goes through a similar process in the Senate. Once both Chambers pass the bill in the same form, it is given Royal Assent and becomes law. The chart shows the usual path followed by government bills introduced in the House of Commons.

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Law making process in canada

48
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a political philosophy emphasizing the need for the principles of natural law and transcendent moral order, tradition, hierarchy, and organic unity, agrarianism, classicism, and high culture and the intersecting spheres of loyalty.

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Classical Conservatism

49
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Political ideology that values freedom of individuals as well as limited government. ( Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and markets)

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Classical Liberalism

50
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need for government intervention

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Reform liberalism

51
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respect for tradition/strong rural base, abortion, same-sex marriage, drugs, crime, and punishment

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Modern Conservatism

52
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Strong urban base, more government involvement in economy

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Modern Liberalism

53
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unregistered canadian political (Bloc Quebecois?)

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Nationalist Parties

54
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Environmental action awareness party, former green party

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Evironmental party

55
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Long term group, represent interests of their members.

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Associational Interest Group

56
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closely linked group to government, ex: public service unions

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Institutional interest group

57
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Holy grail of political elites. one outcome of policies that provide significant political benefits and no problems to seal of is the enhancement of the reputation of the government, its leaders and electoral prospects .

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Policy success

58
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Trial court that hears cases arising under certain areas of federal law.

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Federal court of Canada.

59
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How many individuals have served as the Prime Minister?

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22

60
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Notwithstanding claus allows what

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Allows the legislatures to exempt certain laws from the charter, can’t be used to circumvent democratic, mobility, and linguistic rights

61
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a course of action or inaction chosen by authorities to address a given problem , or an opportunity, in the public realm. EX: Economy, healthcare, education, crime and justice

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Public policy

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