civics test

what is civics?

the study of the rights and duties of citizenship

what is citizenship?

the status of being a citizen

what is constitution?

supreme law of the country; contains fundamental rules that decide how the country is run, as well as rights for its people ⭐️ any subsequent laws that conflict with this are invalid

when did the canadian government apologize to japanese-canadians?

1988

what is first past the post voting?

the candidate with the most votes wins; the winner takes it all ⭐️ it doesn't matter if majority voted against you (ex. 40% vs 30%, 20%, 10%)

political significance?

the impact a person, action or event has politically

political perspective?

a concept that believes that a person's beliefs and values can affect their political position

what does the left of the political spectrum favour?

social equality, more government involvement and social services

what does the right of the political spectrum favour?

tradition, smaller government, less services and lower taxes

progressive vs conservative?

progressive - believes that society is not bound by tradition, wants to improve society and promotes social justice values / conservative - believes that traditions provide security, stability and must be respected (wants to preserve pre-existing rules)

legislative branch?

responsible for creating, debating and passing laws (parliament)

who is the governor general?

mary simon ⭐️ represents king charles III

first province to allow women to vote?

manitoba

first female prime minister?

kim campbell

first province to lower voting age to 18?

saskatchewan

what is theocracy?

a religious leader is the ruler (ex. vatican city, iran)

what is a dictatorship?

one person/group rules over everyone (ex. north korea, hitler, syria)

what is capitalism?

an economic system where things are owned privately and everyone is competing for profit (ex. united states)

what is a constitutional monarchy?

when the power is in the hands of a monarch (king, queen, etc), BUT there is a government/parliament aswell (united kingdom)

what is fascism?

the idea that a dictator controlls all of society; promotes capitalism and prioritizes state over individuals

three main levels of government in canada?

federal - governs all of canada; deals with national issues / provincial - each province/territory has its own government; deals with issues within the province / municipal - local government, deals with local issues in the community

pros and cons for laissez-faire?

good for people who know what they’re doing, flexible and can boost morale / some workers may be lazy, can reduce productivity

pros and cons for democratic leaders?

everyone has a say, can strengthen team relationships / can slow down decision making; may be time consuming

pros and cons for autocratic leadership?

fast decision making, clear responsibilities / low morale, high pressure, micromanagement, leader can be rude and ignore team member ideas

three branches of government?

legislative, executive and judicial

legislative branch?

passes laws; is broken into two houses — senate (upper house, appointed by pm) and house of commons (lower house, elected by voters)

senate?

⭐️ made up of 105 senators which are appointed by the prime minister; review laws passed by house of commons and have no party affiliations

house of commons?

made up of 338 members of parliament (MPs); people here debate and vote on bills

executive branch?

prime minister is the leader, they manage the federal government

prime minister role?

manages domestic and foreign affairs, recommends appointing specifc people as senators and judges to the supreme court and determines when elections are held

judicial branch?

includes the supreme court with 8 justices that are appointed by federal government, they come from different parts of canada to minimize bias, only listens to appeal cases (no trial cases) and enforces laws that are passed in legislative branch

when were first nations women able to vote (without losing their indigenous status)?

1985

bill becomes a law (three readings)?

first reading — formally introduced in hoc/senate, not debated at this time / second reading — the bill is reread, debated and voted on for it to proceed / third reading — the bill is refined and voted on again to approve or reject / once passed by both chambers, the governor general reviews it for royal assent

first province that technically denied women from voting?

prince edward island