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Social Review Vocab Flashcards

Review booklet vocab ONLY (105 cards)

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Accountable

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answerable to someone for your actions

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Assimilation

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the process of becoming apart of a different cultural group

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Bill

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a law going through the legislative process

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Civil Service

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the canadians who serve as employees of the government

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Constituent

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people in a specific voting area

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Contitution

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the framework of governance

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Executive Branch

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the part of the government that is responsible for putting laws into action
Suggests laws
Runs day to day business

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Federal Accountability Act

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the act that held the canadian government accountable

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Govern

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to make decisions as a government and put decisions into action

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Governance

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the process of governing

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Government

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the body with the power to make decisions for a society

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House of Commons (HOC)

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Part of the legislative branch
MPs are the the members
Representation is through population

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Judges

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Person who serves justice

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Judicial Branch

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the branch that interprets and applies laws by making legal judgments

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Law

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the product of the bill put through the legislative process.

The rules that all have to follow.

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Legislative Branch

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the part of the government that creates laws

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Lobbyist

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a person that is hired by a group influence MPs and government officials

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Minorities

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groups in society who do not form the majority of the population

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Popular Vote

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total votes cast in an election, as different from the total seats won in an election

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Senete

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Part of the legislative branch.
Second sober thought to HOC.
Pass bills to law

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Prime Minister

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The leader of the country. Election by party and if that party wins the leader in the PM

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Representation by Population?

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The more people in the area the more seats in the HOC

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Slogan

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a phrase repeatedly used by politician or marketers to present an idea

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Supreme Court

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Part of the judicial branch. The cases that need extra thought go here.

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Watchdog
a person who keeps the government accountable
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Community Service
help in the community performed as part of a sentence
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Criminal Code of Canada
deals with adults in trouble with the law
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Criminal Record
a permanent record of breaking the law
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Defense
the proof that supports the innocence of a person
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Elizabeth Fry Society
An advocacy group that supports women and girls in trouble with the law
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John Howard Society
An advocacy group that supports men, woman, boys and girls in trouble with the law
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Jury
a group of 12 people that all agree on the same verdict
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Jury Duty
Jurors are summoned and must oblige. | Arrive on time
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Justice
Applying the law
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Justice System
the institutions and procedures for applying laws in a society
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Legislation
laws created through the legislation process
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Prosecution
the proof that suggest that the accused is guilty
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Rehabilitate
To instill positive behaviours and attitudes
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Reintegrate
To make apart of again
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Sentence
a consequence for a crime determined by law
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Sequester
to remove from contact
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YCJA
the Youth Criminal Justice Act used to differentiate between the youth and adult justice system and the consequences for each. 12-17
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Young Offenders
people younger than 18 that offender or break the law
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Advocacy
public support for or a recommendation for a bill or policy
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Analyze
Breaking down a complex topic to better understand
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Biased
an opinion based on unchallenged assumptions
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Cause and Effect
a chart that describes the an event and the cause then the after effect
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Challenges
a situation that test a persons ability
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Consensus
when everyone agrees
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Criteria
The things that have to be met
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Debate
an argument about a particular topic
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Economic System
how a society organizes their economy
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Issue
a topic in which people have many conflicting view and perspectives
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Opinion
ones personal view on a topic
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Perspective
how a person looks at a situation
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Persuasive
the trait of changing someones mind
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Point of View
opinions and preferences of an individual based on personal experiences
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Political Cartoon
a cartoon with an opinion of politics
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Political System
the structure of the government
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Quality of Life
the measure of personal and collective well-being
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Rights
what individuals and groups are allowed to do within a society
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Significance
Importance
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Society
a social system where a group of people share a common geographic region
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Unbiased
purely factual
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Validity
reliability, based on a critical assessment of source
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Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Part of constitution Sets out rights and freedoms that all people in canada have. The right to enter and leave and to vote is only to canadian citizens
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Constitution
special set of laws that establish a framework for governance
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Democratic Rights
Right for new gov. every 5 years | Right to vote for members of HOC
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Equality Rights
Right to be free of discrimination because of race etc.
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Fundamental Rights
Express opinion Choose religion Organize peaceful meetining or demos Associate with any person
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Indian Act
1876 Gov. permission to wear traditional clothes Banned traditional ceremonies Prevented First Nations from taking political action
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Interment
the state of being confined to a prison especially for political or military reasons
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Labour Unions
an organization of workers that acts to protect workers' rights and interests
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Legal Rights
Right to fair and quick public trial by an impartial court | Right to be free of imprisonment, search or seizure without reasons backed by law and evidence
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Mobility Rights
Right to move anywhere within Canada and earn a living | The right to enter, stay in, or leave Canada
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Suffrage
the right to vote
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Affirm
state as a fact; assert strongly and publicly
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Amendment
to change usually in a bill
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Anglophone
persons whose first language is English
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Annuity
a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year
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Autonomy
the authority to make decisions
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Collective Identity
the shared identity of a group of people
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Collective Rights
rights given to specific group of people
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Entrenching
fixed firmly within
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Ethnocentrism
the belief that one's culture is superiour to others
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First Nations
the umbrella name given to Indigenous people who have collective rights in the Constitution
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Francophone
persons whose first language is French
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Indian
Europeans used this word to describe First Nations
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Metis
people who are half Indigenous and half french
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Numbered Treaties
Treaties that the gov. and First Nations signed to share tha land all across Canada. However the gov. had the First Nations sign stuff they were unaware about
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Official Language Communites
Communites that speak whose members either speak English or French
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Official Language Minorities
Where the minority of people are not speaking the opposite official language. Quebec- english minority Alberta- french minority
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Publically Funded
Funded by taxes
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Reserve
Lands for the exclusive use of First Nations
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Residential Schools
A school for First Nations to "kill the indian in the child" Bad
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Scrip
a document used by Metis in exchange for land
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Sovereignty
right to self government `
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Treaty 6, 7, 8
treaties in Alberta
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Chinese Head Tax
Tax to come to Canada for Asian people
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Demographic
Land?
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Economic Class
Working class imigrants
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Economic Class
Working class imigrants
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Excluded
not included
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Family Class
family members coming to join the worker class more than not
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Immigrants
people moving to Canada

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