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Executive branch 

  • Prime minister 

  • Cabinet  

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Prime minister 

  • Head of Canadian government  

  • Need to be elected as leader, party elects you 

  • Must be elected as a member of parliament in the riding you represent 

  • Have the most seats in the House of Commons 

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The cabinet 

  • Members are appointed by the prime minister from members of their party who are MP’s or senators 

  • They have two jobs: represent people who live in their riding as an MP and help the prime minister run the country 

  • Each member is given a portfolio, giving them a role to represent. It is a government department, which that minister will run 

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Legislative branch 

  • Power – create, change, and repeal laws and regulations 

  • Members – parliament, senators and members of parliament (MPs)  

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Bill 

A proposed law 

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MPs 

  • Belong to the house of commons 

  • Each MP represents the voters of one riding (constituency or voting district) 

  • District size based on population (roughly the same amount of people in each area) 

  • Represent your voice in the House of Commons 

  • 338 seats 

  • 338 ridings/constituencies 

  • Representation by population 

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MPs work 

  • Influence legislations through debates in the House of Commons and during party committee meetings to examine legislation 

  • Vote on bills 

  • Can introduce their own legislations, called “private members bills” 

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Majority  

Wins the majority of seats in the House of Commons (51%) 

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Minority  

  • Wins most seats, but not the majority 

  • They must make alliances to pass laws to ensure they have over 51% of votes

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Minority bills 

  • Hard to pass laws 

  • Needs to listen to opposition and compromise so the other party will vote for their bill 

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Official opposition 

  • Next greatest amount of seats 

  • Creates debates 

  • Asks tough questions when new laws are proposed 

  • Look out for different views and perspectives of Canadians 

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Senators 

  • 105 in Canada’s federal system 

  • Upper house 

  • Leaders: community leaders that ensures parliament acts upon the best interests of Canada 

  • Appointed 

  • Give provinces and minority groups a bigger voice 

  • Speak based on conscience  

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How senators get their job 

  • Appointed by government general upon advice of the prime minister 

  • Allowed to serve until the age of 75 

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What do senators do 

  • Upper house in Canada’s bicameral parliamentary democracy 

  • Unites diverse groups of accomplished Canadians in service of their country 

  • Shapes Canada’s future, suggests improvement and fix mistakes 

  • When senate speaks, House of Commons listens 

  • Bill must go through senate 

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Supreme court 

  • Nine judges from four different regions 

  • Prime minister and cabinet nominates judges, those judges are reviewed by a committees of MPs 

  • Committees chose the best three 

  • Prime minister picks one of the three 

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Judicial branch 

  • Rights are respected, independent decisions to uphold rights of Canadians in constitution and charter of rights and freedom 

  • Judges interprets law and applies to situations 

  • Answers question about laws 

  • Resolve conflict that does not lead to violence 

  • Provides predictable patterns of behavior and treatment of individuals 

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Political parties 

  • Have a platform, a statement in what they believe in 

  • Share values on how the country should be run 

  • Stand for political issues 

  • Hope to win the most seats 

  • Many parties in Canada because of diversity 

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Lobby groups 

  • Similar interests and try to reach a common goal 

  • Meets with officials to influence them on issues that are important to companies/organizations that employs them 

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Media 

  • Various public ways that we share news around the world 

  • Connects the world with government happenings and varying perspectives on issues as they arise 

  • Gives public a chance to share their opinions 

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Electoral process 

  • Must be a Canadian citizen 

  • The age of 18 or older 

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Electoral officers 

Voting process is legal/ functioning  

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