Social 9 Vocab Flashcards
(25 cards)
Issue
A topic that connect to citizenship, identity, and quality of life, and on which well-informed people have different views and perspective
Perspective
Values and ideas shared by people with a common language, culture and history.
Point of View
Opinions and preferences of an individual based on personal experiences.
Quality of Life
a measure
of personal and collective
well-being
Rights
what individuals and
groups are allowed to do
in society, usually as
established in law
Society
a social system where a group of people share a common geographic region, sense of common identity and culture, and who participate in shared political and economic institutions for a communal purpose or interest
Governance
the process of governing
Political System
The structure of government
Economic System
how a society organizes the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services
Opinion
personal reaction to
an issue
Criteria
standards for
evaluating something
Unbiased
without
preconceived ideas
Government
the body
with power to make
decisions for a society
Executive Branch
the part of government responsible for putting laws into action
Legislative Branch
the part of government that makes laws
Judicial Branch
the part of
government that interprets
and applies the law by
making legal judgements
Constitution
the supreme law in Canada
Constituent
someone who
lives in a riding and is
represented by an elected
official from that riding
Caucus
a closed political meeting
Popular Vote
the total votes
cast in an election, as
different from the total
seats won in an election
Accountable
answerable to
someone for your actions;
observable, transparent
Civil Service
the people
who serve Canadians as
employees of government
Bias
an opinion based
on unchallenged
assumptions
Senate
the upper house of the Parliament of Canada
