CIVICS - canadian govt

Parliament

Legislative branch of the government

Government

House of commons, govt departments

Monarch

Governer General: signs bills , opens parliment

Senate

Appointed by governer General: Review bills

House of commons

MPS representing: debate and propose bills.

Legislative branch

Branch has POWER to MAKE & CHANGE laws.

BILL

proposal for law

ACT

Law passed by parliment

THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT

Executive, legislative and judical.

Cabinet

MPS chosen by PM as ADVISORS

Backbenchers

sit behind cabinet

Party whip

works w house leader make sure all party members vote.

Supreme court

Final say in cases

Civil law

law concerned with ppl within a community : family law

Criminal LAW

punishment of those who commit crime: murder

Criticisms of the Judicial System?

BIAS DELAY COST

role of legislative

DEBATE AND PASS LAWS

role of exective

Makes decisions and implements them

role of judical

interpret laws