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| a special interest group organized to influence government policies and decisions Ex: Spirit Bear Youth Coalition |
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| a person working to influence politicians on behalf of a pressure group |
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| a new form of media that is becoming increasingly important to politicians |
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| the act of intentionally breaking the law while protesting against laws one considers unjust |
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| civil disobendence should not involve violence unless absolutely necessary (true or false) |
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| the side of the political spectrum in which conservatism and fascism lie |
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| the side of the political spectrum in which communism and socialism lie |
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| an example of a Totalitarian government during WWII |
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| ideology in which political opposition or individual freedom is forbidden |
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| ideology that supports government services that include family allowance, employment insurance, old-age pension, and health care |
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| province in Canada in which the provincial politics has been critcitized for being too polarized and too partisan |
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| Early socialists believed economic freedom could result from government intervention in the economy and ______ ownership of enterprises. |
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| A proletariat revolution was predicted by the ______________. |
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| Germany, Italy and Spain were all ____________ states after the First World War. |
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| The statement "Tradition is important, but change must be supported if most people want it" would be supported by which political ideology? |
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| Conservatism or Fascism (Right Wing) |
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| The statement "Law and order are important to protect society and its traditions" would be supported by which political ideology? |
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| The statement "Government should play a small role in a capitalist society" would be supported by which political ideology? |
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| The statement "Law and order are important to protect the rights of all citizens fairly and equally" would be supported by which political ideology? |
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| Name an ideology on the political spectrum that is not represented by a major Canadian political party today? |
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| In Canada, the legislature is |
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| At the federal level of government the political party who has won the most seats in Parliament choses this person. |
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| Technically the Prime Minister of Canada is selected by this person after his/her political party wins the most seats in an election. |
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| Title given to the party that has the second largest number of seats in the House of Commons. |
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| part of government is labelled the bureaucracy |
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| deciding on the size of the Cabinet are all powers belonging to the ________________. |
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| Seats in the Senate are distributed regionally based on an ancient formula in the ______ Act. |
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| senators can serve until the age of ____. |
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| Senators are appointed by the |
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| The purpose of the opposition is to _______________ the actions of government. |
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| Prime Minister, Cabinet ministers, or any MP |
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| bills may be introduced into the House of Commons by |
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| debating of a bill takes place during the ______________ reading |
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| Public input on a bill takes place during the |
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| Royal Assent is always given by the |
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| a legislative body at the federal level that has no provincial equilvalent |
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| a group of ministers chosen by the PM who decide government policy and has a responsibility for a particular department |
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| person in the House of Commons who controls debate, must be impartial, bilingual, and an MP |
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| the custom that Cabinet members must not show disagreement with government policies |
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| regional, anglophone and francophone, and male and female representation are all criteria for the selection of this body of the legislature at the federal level of government |
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| order signed by the GG on the advice of the PM which allows laws and regulations to be passed without government (parliament) vote |
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| member of the legislature who ensure all members of their party are present in the legislature to support party interests for important votes |
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| members of the legislature who are not Cabinet ministers, party leaders, or opposition critics |
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| a meeting of Members of Parliament who belong to one party |
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| when all members of a political party must vote as directed by the party leader |
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| a government job given by government as a favour given in return for political support |
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| Anything that belongs to the government is referred to as belonging to the ______________. |
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| Person who advises the GG to dissolves parliament |
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| suspension of Parliament for a period of time |
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| this happens after parliament is dissolved |
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| process of preparing the voter's list |
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| a sparsely populated electoral district is very _________ in size |
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| dissolution, nomination, campaigning, tabulation |
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| Show the correct order of stages in an election using the following terms: tabulation, nomination, dissolution, campaigning |
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| the process of choosing a candidate for election |
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| a piece of legislation introduced by an MP who is not a Cabinet member |
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| a piece of legislation introduced by an MP who is not a Cabinet member |
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