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Mind Map by ammarah101, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by ammarah101
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Canada's Federal Government
- Constitution
- BNA Act of 1867
- Can pass laws, but with
Britain's permission
- Can pass laws, but with
Britain's permission
- 1931-Statute of Westminster
- Gained full autonomy and
became fully independant
- Gained full autonomy and
became fully independant
- BNA Act of 1867
- Governor General
- formality
- Royal Assent
- Legislative Branch
- Make laws
- House of Commons
- Lower house
- Study bills 1st
- Amend or change
- Debate and vote
- Amend or change
- Study bills 1st
- Governing party
- Party in power
- Majority
- Governing party gets 50% or more seats
- Easier to pass laws
- Easier to pass laws
- Governing party gets 50% or more seats
- Minority
- Governing party gets most
seats, but other parties
combined are more than
50%
- Official opposition and other
parties can combine together
and act as one opposition party
- Harder to pass laws for governing
party and if law does`nt pass than
governing party has to resign
- Responsible government
- Governing party and PM have
support of H.O.C., but if bill not given
majority vote they must resign
- Vote of non-confidence
- Vote of non-confidence
- Governing party and PM have
support of H.O.C., but if bill not given
majority vote they must resign
- Responsible government
- Harder to pass laws for governing
party and if law does`nt pass than
governing party has to resign
- Official opposition and other
parties can combine together
and act as one opposition party
- Governing party gets most
seats, but other parties
combined are more than
50%
- Majority
- Representative government
- Elections held + each
riding sends 1 elected
representative to H.O.C
- Elections held + each
riding sends 1 elected
representative to H.O.C
- Party in power
- Opposition
- Make life hard
- Question governing party
- 2nd most seats
during election
- debate bills to ensure gov.
being effective + representing
ALL Canadians
- 2nd most seats
during election
- Question governing party
- Make life hard
- 308 seats for MPs
- 1 MP=1 riding
- 1 MP=1 riding
- Independant candidate
- No party affiliation
- No party affiliation
- Create legislation and
keep governing party +
cabinet accountable
- Popular vote- total support
political parties win during
election, regardless winning riding
- Lower house
- Senate
- Upper house
- Study bills last
- Examine bills
- Amend or change
- Amend or change
- Examine bills
- Senators
- Paid a lot $$$
- Retire at age 75
- Can come up with
ideas for law, but not
including $$$
- Have to own lots
property and $$$
- Some political experience
- Canadian and
+30 yrs. old
- Represent minorities
- Appointed by region or
division which is represented
equally except territories
- Paid a lot $$$
- Appointed by
PM, not elected
- Triple E- Equal, Elected, Effective
- Triple E- Equal, Elected, Effective
- Give "sober
second thought"
- Upper house
- Represent all
Canadians'
interests and rights
- House of Commons
- Executive Branch
- Prime Minister
- Leader of governing party
- elected in his or her riding
- riding or constituency=
geographical regions
represented by a politician
- riding or constituency=
geographical regions
represented by a politician
- convinces cabinet
about new proposal
- Cabinet
- Civil Service
- Public Service
- Not military,judicial, or legislative
- Civil Servants
- Work for government
- Party Discipline
- Work for government
- Not military,judicial, or legislative
- Public Service
- 39 departments/portfolios
- 39 Cabinet Ministers
- 1 in charge of ea. department
- Appointed by PM
- 1 in charge of ea. department
- 39 Cabinet Ministers
- Still MPs
- Civil Service
- Appoints
- Leader of governing party
- Propose bill to
House of
Commons
- Propose laws
- Run day-day governing of country
- Run day-day governing of country
- Prime Minister
- Judicial Branch
- apply and interprets laws
- Family Rules
- Civic court
- Provincial Court
- Federal Court
- Supreme Court
- HIGHEST court
of Canada
- Last resort and
has final words
- Concerned with issues that
affect ALL citizens or if
someone`s rights are not
met
- 9 judges from
different regions
- Judge retires, PM and cabinet
nominate judge,then go through
review by committee of MPs
- 3 Ontario + Quebec,
1 Atlantic, 2 Western
provinces
- Not politicians
- highly respected
and experienced
- members from
legal proffessions
- Judge retires, PM and cabinet
nominate judge,then go through
review by committee of MPs
- Use charter of rights
and freedoms to make
legal judgements
- Highest federal court
- Always has uneven
number of judges to
prevent tied decisions
- Issues of criminal process,
equality, discrimination,
and social questions
- HIGHEST court
of Canada
- Supreme Court
- Federal Court
- City court
- Local matters with
easier solutions
- Provincial Court
- Civic court
- Different from other branches,
acts as check on their powers
- Responsibility of
making sure rights
of citizens respected
- Watchdog
- Federal Accountability Act
- Responsible and
accountable
spending by gov.
- Protection for gov.
employees who
`blow the whistles`
on wrongdoing
within civil service
- More info. on
activities of
lobbyists
- Lobbyists paid
to represent of
particular
industries
- Lobbyists paid
to represent of
particular
industries
- Responsible and
accountable
spending by gov.
- Federal Accountability Act
- apply and interprets laws
- Consult when new bills created
- Make laws
- formality
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