Social Studies 9 - Unit 1 Review

Alberta Curriculum

Govern

To make decisions as a government and put those decisions into action

Governance

The process of governing

Government

The body with power to make decisions for a society

The Judicial branch is made up of the ______ and the _____

Supreme Court, Lower Courts

The part of the government that interprets and applies the law by making legal judgements

Judicial branch

The __________ has final say on all legal questions

Supreme Court

The Executive branch is made up of the _________ and the _________

Prime Minister, the cabinet

How do members of the cabinet get chosen?

The Prime Minister appoints them

To become Prime Minister you must be ___________ , then be elected as a ____________, then your party must win the _____________ in the House of Commons

Elected as leader of a political party, Member of Parliament, most seats

Cabinet members are responsible for different ___________

Government departments

The Legislative branch is made up of the __________ and ________

Senate, House of Commons

Senators are appointed by the __________

Governor General

The Legislative branch ____________

Makes the laws

The Senates job is to give _________ and help to ________

Sober second thought, pass laws

The First Reading is where ____________ but there is no __________

Everyone is given a copy, debate or vote

The Second Reading is where the law is __________ on

Debated and voted

The Committee Stage is where a __________ occurs, the bill is reviewed with the help of ___________, and ________ can be added if needed

Study of the bill, expects/citizens, amendments

The Report Stage is a ___________ on amendments

Debate and vote

The Third Reading is a debate and vote on the ___________ of the bill

Final form

Lobbyist

Someone hired by a group to influence Members of Parliament and government officials

Prosecutor

A lawyer who uses evidence to show that someone has broken the law

The factors that determine consequences for offenders are __________, _______________, _____________, and ____________ .

Seriousness, history, attitude, circumstances

Juries are made up of ____ people

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To be selected for jury duty you must be ___________, _____________, _____________, and ____________.

18 years old or older, a Canadian citizen, have not committed a crime, and have no relation to any parties involved in the case