Social 9 Branches of Government

Canadas constitution

highest law in the land, all other laws must follow it.

Monarch of Britain

Represented in Canada by the governor general.

What is the executive branch, and who is involved in it?

The part of the government responsible for putting laws into action, it can also propose laws. People involved include the prime minister who is the head of canada’s government, and the cabinet which are people with responsibility for different government departments and agencies.

What is the legislative branch, and who is involved in it?

the part of government that makes laws. The people include members or the House of Commons, and the Senate.

What is the judicial branch, and who is involved in it?

The part of government that interprets and applies the law by making legal judgements. The judicial branch is separate from the other two branches. The people involved includes the Supreme Court which are people who have the final word on all legal questions in the country. It also includes the provincial and lower courts.

Who is involved in the executive branch, and what is their role?

Prime minister and the cabinet. The PM and cabinet work together to put laws into action.

How does one become Prime Minister?

Be elected head of a party, and then be elected member of parliament, and then your party has to win the most seats in the House of Commons to become the prime minister.

How does one become a cabinet minister?

they have to be members of cabinet, and belong to the leading political party in power, PM chooses the cabinet ministers.

Profiles

Different government departments like health or finance.

What factors do you think the prime minister takes into account when appointing the members of cabinet?

who is the best qualified, if they have an alliance to the party and party leader, and the pms personal opinion. They also look for a balance of gender, language, age of members, and ethnicity.

Who is involved in the judicial branch, and what is there role?

The Supreme Court of Canada is involved and there role is that they have the final word on all legal questions in the country, including questions about the rules for making and applying laws. They apply and interpret laws.

What does the judicial branch do?

Acts as a check to the other branches. It interprets, and applies all law in Canada, including the rights of Canadians. Makes sure Canadians are repsected. The judges also have to come from a legal profession in order to become a judge like a lawyer.

How does the judicial branch connect to peace, order and good government for all Canadians?

makes sure Canadians are respected, the judge applies and interprets laws to specific situations, answers questions about laws, resolves conflict without violence, and they have predictable patterns of behaviour and treatment of all individuals.

Who is involved in the legislative branch, and what is their role?

The senate and house of commons are involves, and they make laws.

Legislative branch

The part of government that makes laws.

The House of Commons

Major law making body, run by members of parliament, there are 343 seats.

Member of parliament

Represent their constituent and to create legislation for the peace, order and good government of all Canadians.

The senate

Represent the interests and rights of Canadas regions, and minorities. Gives careful thought to all legislation proposed for Canada. Provides a second round of study on the issue. elected by Prime Minister.

How many seats in the House of Commons and how many in the senate?

Commons: 343, senate; 105.

Minority government

The government that has the most seats, but has less then 50% of the seats.

Majority government

the government that has the majority of the seats, and gets 50% or more of the seats.

To whom are Members of Parliament and Senator accountable?

Citizens in their designated riding or constituency.

Why might the role of the Senate to represent minorities be important to governance in Canada?

Because it helps everyone be heard, not just the majority. This helps get a better vote for the whole country, and the whole group of people.

Why might the role of the Senate to represent minorities be important to governance in Canada?

Makes sure the minority interest and right will be reflected in legislation, in the electoral process there is no guarantee that all minorities will be represented in the house of commons, insures all Canadians, including minorities are treated equitably. Among the minorities that member of the senate represent are those whose rights and interest are often overlooked.

Describe three ways Canada’s House of Commons and Senate provide opportunities for citizens to participate.

Voters elect the members of the House of Commons to represent them in decision making.

Senators represent different regions and interest groups

A person can talk directly to his or her member of parliament.

What is The Federal Accountability Act?

Responsible and accountable spending by government

Protection for government employees who “blow the whistle" on wrongdoing within Canada's civil service.

More information about the activities of lobbyists. Lobbyists are people paid to represent the interests of particular groups in society.

How might making Canada’s government more accountable contribute to good government for all Canadians?

Decisions will be fair and unbiased because the process will be public and more transparent, govt spending can be monitored by the people because the information will be available to everyone, it is less likely that illegal or unethical activities will occur because govt must report on all their activities, much more information will be available about lobbying activities and lobbyists who seek to influence govt decisions.