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Test 1 Flashcards

1
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The executive governs as long as it has the support of the majority of the elected legislative asembly

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Responsible Government

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2
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Canadian parliament consists of

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House of Commons (338 seats) Senate (105 seats) and queen ( represented by Governor General)

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3
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Prime minister and his cabinet

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Government

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Elected politicians drawn from the party that holds the most seats in the house of commons

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Ministers

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Cabinets responsibilities

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  1. responsible for introduction/passage of legislation 2. Execution/administration of government policies and priorities 3. Finance the government
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Has force of law, acting on advice of privy council

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Governor General

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7
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Who is Canada’s governor general?

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Julie Payette, the queens representative

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8
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Cabinet derives legal power from

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Privy Council

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9
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Appointed by Governor general on Prime Ministers recommendation, includes cheif justice, provincial premiers, former and present cabinet ministers, speakers of the house, senate

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Privy council

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10
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A way to bring down government and therefore cabinet

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Vote of non confidence (ie; rejecting cabinets budget)

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Makes sure every party member votes in alignment with party’s position

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Wip

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12
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The acceptance by the people that those in positions of authority have the right to govern.

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Legitimacy

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13
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Ruled by the people either directly or through the election of representatives

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Democracy

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14
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Citizens are directly involved in making governing decisions

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Direct democracy

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15
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Citizens elect representatives to make governing decisions on their behalf

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Representative democracy (Most practical for large populous nations)

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16
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A vote by the people on a particular question asked by the government

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Referendum

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17
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A proposed new law or changes to an existing law drafted by an individual or group other than government.

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Initiative, requires a certain number of signatures

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18
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A procedure that allows citizens to recall their representatives and require that a new election be held, provided sufficient names on a petition

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Recall

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19
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Good Government

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  1. Transparency 2, Accountability 3. Responsiveness 4. participation/inclusiveness
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20
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The fundamental political value, beliefs and orientations that are widely held within a political community

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Political culture

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21
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The process by which new generations and immigrants are socialized into the political culture

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Political socialization

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22
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Factors affecting political culture

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historical political experiences, characteristics of population, economy, geographical characteristics

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23
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Organizations that pursue the common interest of group of people, particularly by trying to influence the making and implementation of public policies

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Interest groups

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24
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How many seats are in the BC ledg

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87, 44 majority

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25
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A government that consistently acts in keeping with established fundamental rules and principles

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Constitutional Government

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26
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A political system where the powers of government are limited by law, the rights of the people to engage in political activity freely are well established and fair elections are held to choose those making governing decisions

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Liberal Democracy

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27
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Variations on national political culture

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Sub cultures

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28
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The ways in which politics is discussed and the rhetoric that is used in political persuasion

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Political discourse

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29
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2 approaches to analyzing political culture

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Examining a countries historical experiences and surveys

30
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The theory that the freedom of individuals to establish and join groups that are not controlled by the government results in a variety of groups having an ability to influence the decisions of government, with no group having a dominant influence

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Pluralist theory

31
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A modification of pluralist theory that views business interests as having a privileged position in influencing government policy making

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Neo-pluralism

32
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Interest group that are primarily concerned with selective benefits that are directed toward their members

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Self interest groups

33
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A group that pursues goals that can be viewed as being for the public good and do not benefit members of the group exclusively

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Public interest groups

34
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What do interest groups do?

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Lobby, fundraise, publicize issues, inform politicians, research

35
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Organizations representing a particular major interest based on a number of related interest groups rather than individual memebers

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Peak Association

36
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Why do people join interest groups?

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Solidary incentives (social reasons) and Purposive Incentives ( satisfaction gained through expressing ones values and promoting a cause)

37
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Examples of Direct Influence

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Directly influencing those responsible for developing public policies ie; cabinet minister

38
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Example of indirect influence

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voting

39
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A federal government program that provides money to individuals and groups seeking to challenge Canadian laws that violate equality rights and minority language rights

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Court Challenge Program

40
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Potential for successful influence depends on

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Resources, credibility, media influence, relationships with key officials ie’ standing on street corner with sign

41
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The time between elections

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Parliament

42
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What parliament are we currently in?

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42 parliament

43
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Time between throne speeches

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Session

44
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Session starts with

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Throne Speech- agenda for government, needs confidence vote

45
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A legislative body whose continued majority support is necessary for the government to remain in office

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Confidence chamber ie;house of commons

46
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Parliamentary member who belong to a particular party

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Caucus

47
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The expectation that parliamentary member will vote in keeping with the position that their party has adopted in caucus

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Party Discipline

48
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Independent officials who assist parliament in holding government accountable and protecting the various right of Canadian

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Officers of parliament ie; auditor general, ethics commisioner

49
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Ending a parliamentary session, all bills die on table, all committee work ends

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Prorogation

50
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A new election occurs after the _________of parliament

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Dissolution

51
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General functions of parliament

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Representation, conferring legitimacy, Scrutiny, recruitment, law making, financing government, political education, accountability

52
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A perspective that maintains that parties are not differentiated by ideology and they do not adapt consistent policy positions over time

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Brokerage Theory

53
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A pattern of electoral competition that emerges between two or more parties

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Party system

54
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A pattern of competition in which there are two or primarily two parties

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Two-party system enhances government accountability

55
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Parties that articulate distinct and consistent worldviews ie NDP

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Ideological Parties

56
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Pattern of competition where 2 major parties win at least 3/4 of vote and a 3rd party receives a much smaller share of votes

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Two and a half party system

57
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One large party receives about 40% of the vote, two largest parties together win 2/3 voter support

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Multi party system

58
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Competition where there is no dominant party and 3 or 4 parties are well placed to form coalitions

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Multi party system w/o dominant party

59
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Who founded Reform Party?

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Preston Manning in 1987 “West Wants in”

60
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What does Triple E Senate stand for

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Elected, Equal, Effective

61
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Party leader and caucus

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Parliamentary wing

62
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Executive, permanent office, national convention, local electoral district associations

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Extra parliamentary Wing

63
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Meetings of party members that are held to elect party officials and debate party policy and amendments to the party constitution

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Party convention

64
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An association of members of a political party in a territorial area that is represented by a member in the House of Commons

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Electoral District Association

65
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How do parties choose their leaders?

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Each member of party get a vote “one member. one vote”. To win leadership candidate must obtain majority of points

66
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Formal process that sets out the procedures for evaluating and possibly replacing a party leader

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Leadership review, if yes they vote

67
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What does CASA stand for?

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Confidence and Support Agreement

68
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What are some conditions of CASA

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Parliamentary reform, tackle climate change, review site C

69
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Stages in the passage of bills

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First reading, Second reading, Commitee stage, report stage, third reading, Senate (similar process), royal assent

70
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Proposed laws changing legislation on a large number of unrelated topics

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Omnibus bill

71
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Max party donation amount

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$1500

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