social work Flashcards
(26 cards)
What are the three levels of government in Canada?
Federal, Provincial and municipal
What are the leaders called at each level of government?
Federal- prime minister, members of parliament/ Provincial-Premier and Members of legislature/ Municipal- Mayor and councilors.
2 responsibilities of each level
F- national security and immigration/P- prov. parks and highways/M-Road maintenance and and parks
what type of government system do we have in Canada
Parlimentry government
who represents the monarch at the federal level
The Governor general
who represents the monarch at the provincial level
the lieutenant governor
explain the role of the monarch representative in Canadian government
signing bills into law, swearing in the prime minister and cabinet.
what is the main function of each branch
Legislative- pass bills into law/Executive- come up with ideas for bills/Judicial- enforcing laws, examining laws.
why is it important to have separate branches of government
each separate branch has different responsibility’s to make sure the bills is fair to human rights before becoming law.
another word for the legislative branch is
congress
the upper chamber in parliament is called the
senate
the people in this chamber are called
members of the house
how many are there
100
how are they chosen
they are elected
the lower chamber in parliament is called the
house of commons
the people in this chamber are called
members of parliament
how many are there
338
how are they chosen
elected to represent canada
explain the activities that take place within the chambers
Upper chamber- suggest improvments, and fix mistakes/ Lower chamber- they represent electoral
what is the highest court in Canada
The supreme court of canada
what does judicial independence mean? Why is it important?
what kind of cases typically reach the supreme court of canada? give an example of an issue that might require supreme court intervention.
what documents does the supreme court use to declare something as “ unconstitutonal”?
