Flashcards in pat social Deck (33)
Loading flashcards...
1
what is constituency
is a voting district
2
to be allowed to vote you must
be 18
be Canadian
live in Alberta for 6 months
live where you want to vote
3
people that are candidates in elections belong to a political party like
The NDPs the liberals the wild rose the MLA etc
4
who are the MLAs
Members of the Legislative Assembly
5
how do the Members of the legislative assembly get elected
by Albertans to govern the provincial government along with their leader, the Premier
6
Who are the cabinet ministers
are the MLAs that are in charge of the government departments like the department of education
7
if you win the election in your voting district but your political party does to win the most seats in the legislature then you become an...
opposition MLA
8
who is the lieutenant governor
is the queens representative in the provincial government
9
what does the lieutenant governor do
closes the legislative assembly so an election can be take place. They also invite the leader who wins to become a premier
10
for a bill to become a law or act, it:
gets introduced
gets three reading reviews
gets voted on
11
for bills to become laws or acts in any province, the lieutenant governor must
sigh it first after the MLAs vote in favour of it
12
what is the provincial government uncharge of
health, education, social services to help people in need, energy
13
for a motion to become a bylaw it must be
considered and discussed three times. Then it is voted on by the council members, if it passes becomes a bylaw
14
local governments are all over
Alberta
15
local government is in charge of many services such as
libraries, police, and fire, garbage,and recycling, streets.
16
local government have elected members called
councillors
17
the councillors form a
council
18
who are cilvil servants
are people who hired to work in government departments and jobs
19
what do the city or town manager
they are hired to make sure the council decisions are carried out
20
who are superintendent
they are the people who are hired to be uncharge of a school board
21
trustees
are elected to help run the school board
22
what is the job of a trustee
they make sure that the local, areas educate albertans kids the way the provincial government wants them to
23
albergas provincial government is uncharge of
education in the province
24
what is the Canadian charter of rights and freedom
is a very important document that protects the rights and freedoms of people living in Canada
25
the charter protects these freedoms
speak freely
think freely
follow any religion
meet peacefully
give opinions in the news
26
name 7 of the rights that the charter protects
official language rights
mobility rights
legal rights
equality rights
democratic rights
first nation rights
minority language rights
27
what is a official language right
speaking any language you want
28
what is a mobility right
to enter Canada, stay here, and leave when ever you want AND to move to any country or provide you want
29
what is a legal right
when arrested when on trial and when on jail
30
what is a equality right
to be fair and equal and no discrimination
31
what is a democratic right
to vote to ensure government meets at least once a year, and to have elections within 5 years
32
the charter protected the first nation right to
hunt
33
