Grade 8 Social Studies: Political Parties and Democratic Governance

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering Unit 3: Political Parties and Democratic Governance, including historical evolution, party systems, Canadian and Albertan political landscapes, and citizen participation.

An organized group of people who share similar ideas and ideologies about how a country or region should be governed, aiming to elect members to enact laws, is called a __________.

Political Party

A system of values and beliefs that shapes a political party's vision for society and government policy is defined as an __________.

Ideology

At the federal level in Canada, a designated geographic area represented by an elected official is called a __________.

riding

At the provincial level in Alberta, a designated geographic area represented by an elected official is called a __________.

constituency

An Electoral Division Association is a local party organization managed by a President and __________.

Board of Directors

In Ancient Rome, the faction that defended the traditional aristocracy was the Optimates, while the faction championing the common people was the __________.

Populares

The first recognizable modern party precursors emerged during the English Exclusion Crisis between the years __________ and 1681.

1679

During the English Exclusion Crisis, supporters of royal succession became the Tories, while champions of parliamentary control became the __________.

Whigs

The anti-Catholic panic driving the Exclusion Crisis was fueled by fears of an absolute Catholic monarchy and the fabricated __________.

Popish Plot

During the Exclusion Crisis, Parliament tried three times to pass an Exclusion Bill to stop James II from inheriting the crowns from King __________.

Charles II

In the 1789 French National Assembly, the modern political spectrum was established when supporters of the King sat on the presiding officer's __________.

right

In the 1790s First U.S. Party System, Alexander Hamilton led the centralist Federalists, while Thomas Jefferson led the decentralist __________.

Democratic-Republicans

Small, regular financial contributions from ordinary citizens that funded operations for mass national parties were called __________.

Membership Dues

The political party with the second-highest number of seats, tasked with holding the government accountable, is the __________.

Official Opposition

A system where power is concentrated in one party and public debate or political opposition is strictly suppressed is a __________.

One-Party System

The lecture identifies the __________ as a key example of a two-party system.

United States

In a multiparty system, broad representation and robust legislative debate often result in minority or __________ governments.

coalition

In democratic legislatures, opposition parties debate cabinet decisions and scrutinize bills during __________.

Question Period

A formal set of principal goals, policies, and stances held by a political party on major public issues is known as a __________.

Party Platform

The lecture notes identify the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada as __________.

Mark Carney

The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is __________.

Pierre Poilievre

The lecture notes identify the leader of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) as __________.

Avi Lewis

The leader of the Green Party of Canada is __________.

Elizabeth May

The leader of the Bloc Québécois is __________.

Yves-François Blanchet

The leader of Alberta's United Conservative Party (UCP) is __________.

Danielle Smith

The leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) is __________.

Naheed Nenshi

Formal enrollment in a political party that grants voting rights on internal party decisions is known as __________.

Party Membership

An internal party election where members choose who will represent the party as a candidate in an electoral district is called a __________.

Nomination Race

In formal citizen participation, party members debate and vote on official party priorities at annual general meetings and __________.

policy conventions

Using personal spending power as a political tool by refusing to purchase from irresponsible corporations is known as __________ (Boycotts).

Ethical Consumerism