civics unit #2 test
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Who becomes the prime minister
The leader of the party with the most seats in the House Commons
What is the member of parliament
A person elected in a riding
What is a riding
an area with 100,000 people
What is a governor general
representative of the king
Senate
The same process as House of Commons -first reading -second reading -tired reading -committee -vote
King (Monarch)
head of canada’s state
What is FPTP
whoever gets the most votes wins and everyone else gets nothing
What is PR
Percent of the votes is percent of the seats
What are the differences between FPTP and PR
In FPTP if you get outvoted you get nothing but in PR you get what you vote for
Majority vs Minority Government
If a party wins more than half the seats it’s a majority and a minority is when they have less than half but more than anyone else
How a bill becomes a law - 5 steps
-Proposal -Research -House of Commons -Senate -Governor General
Charter of Rights and Freedoms What are they?
The charter was created in order to guarantee basic rights and freedoms to Canadians, that keep Canada a free democratic country.
How severe is a violation of rights?
It would be severe because no one should tell people what religion they can be
What’s a political party?
A group of people who decide how a country should run
What’s a candidate
A person standing up to be apart of the parliament
What are the differences between Criminal and Civil law
Criminal Law: Addresses crimes against society; prosecuted by the state *Civil Law: Resolves disputes between individuals or organizations
what is Plaintiff
Person who brings a case in civil law.
what is Defendant
Person accused in criminal or civil cases.
what is Appeal
Request to review a court decision.
what is Reconciliation
we are collectively fixing the relationship we have with indigenous people
Reasons for reconciliation
in residential schools the kids were severely harmed, we took their land and many were killed