Civics Unit Review Sheet - PART 1

Dictatorship

• Ruled under a single person in power → One party, no political opposition

• Often comes from a Coup d'état

Theocracy

(Iran, Vatican City)

• Led by a religious leader, like the pope

• Gods or Deities are seen as the civil leaders of a country

• Religious texts dictate the rules

Absolute Monarchy

(Saudia Arabia)

• The monarchy has full power over the country

Constitutional Monarchy

(Canada, Japan)

• The monarchy’s power is limited by the constitution

Representative Democracy

(Canada, Democracy: Germany, India)

• Citizens elect people to represent them in the government, who make decisions on their behalf

Oligarchy

• A small group of rich influential people that have the power 

Ergatocracy

Run by the workers

List the five principles of democracy.

Human Rights and Equality

Fair and Free Election

Rule Under Law

Accountability and Transparency

Citizen Participation

List Federal responsibilities

• Federal Taxes

• Postal Service

• Immigration

• Currency

• Official Languages

List Provincial responsibilities

• Education

• Healthcare

• Social Services

List Municipal responsibilities

• Local Parks

• Local Police

• Public Transportation

• Waste Management

 Governor General of Canada  

Mary Simons

Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

Edith Dumont

Premier of Ontario

Doug ford

Mayor of Toronto

Olivia Chow

MPP for St. Paul’s 

Jill Andrew

MP for St. Paul’s 

Don Stewart

City Councillor for St. Paul’s

Josh Matlow

Minister of Education for Ontario

Jill Dunlop

Political Party Define + Names

• A political party is made up of a group of people who share a similar political ideology and goals about society and government. 

• Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Green Party, Bloc Quebecois

Left Leaning

• Social Equality and Services

• Government Involvement 

Right Leaning 

• Tradition

• Small government

• Lower taxes