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Government Review

Freedom and Equality

  • Intellectual Freedom

  • Intellectual Equality

  • Economic Freedom

  • Economic Equality

Democracy

Universal Suffrage

Monarchy

Constitutional Monarchy

Republicanism

Political Spectrum

  • Communism

  • Socialism

  • Liberalism

  • Conservatism

  • Fascism

Totalitarianism

Adam Smith (Classical Liberalism) 

Karl Marx

Means of Production

Proletariat

Bourgeoisie 

Head of State

Governor General

Lieutenant Governor

Prime Minister

Premier

Cabinet

Members of Parliament (MP)

Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)

Senate

Sergeant-at-Arms

Mace

Hansard

Clerk

Whip

Order Paper 

Vote of Non-Confidence

Bill

Law

First, Second, and Third Reading

Royal Assent

Closure

Filibuster

Omnibus Bill

Free Vote

Crossing the Floor

Order-in-Council

Equalization Payments

Triple "E" Senate Reform 

Independents ("Loose Fish")

Speaker of the House

Minister with Portfolios

Secretary of State

Backbenchers

Private Members' Bill

Official Opposition 

"Shadow" Cabinet

Caucus

Question Period 

Speech from the Throne

Mandate

Patronage

Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

Dissolution (of Parliament)

Bureaucracy

Crown Corporations

Levels of Government

  • Federal

  • Provincial

  • Municipal

Election Stages

Dissolution

Registration

Nomination

Campaigning

Balloting (voting)

Tabulation

Electoral systems

  • First-past-the-post

  • Proportional Representation

Special Interest or Lobby Groups 

Constitution Act, 1982

  • British North America Act, 1867

  • Amending Formula

  • Repatriation

  • Charter of Rights and Freedoms

    • Fundamental Freedoms

    • Democratic Rights

    • Mobility Rights

    • Legal Rights

    • Equality Rights

    • Minority Language Rights 

Concepts to Understand

  1. Understand the need for government. 

  2. Understand the "wings" of the political spectrum.

  3. Understand the meaning of the different ideologies.

  4. What is the difference between and "majority" versus and "minority" government?

  5. Understand what takes place during each of the different readings. 

  6. Know the major political parties and their general platforms.

  7. Understand the importance of Question Period in Canadian politics.

  8. Understand the difference between each Branch of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.

  9. Understand the importance of cabinet solidarity and secrecy.

  10. Understand what is required in order to vote in Canadian elections.

  11. How useful are public opinion polls to politicians and political parties?

  12. Understand the influence Special Interest of Lobby groups have on policy.

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