Socials 11 Ms. Matthews
Review Sheet: Government
Define/explain:
Bureaucracy cabinet solidarity advisory body democracy
Prorogue official opposition suffrage mayor
First-past-the-post system totalitarian capitalism
Statute law public law riding/constituency party platform
Proportional representation minority gov’t majority gov’t
Returning officer advance poll legislature constitution
Fundamental rights cabinet mace hansard
Non-confidence vote minister minister of state voter apathy
Minister w/o portfolio economic freedom economic equality senate
Intellectual freedom intellectual equality crown corporation bill vs. law
Regulatory agency Speaker House of Commons shadow cabinet
Caucus dictatorship precedent common law
Civil law Supreme Court election writ by-election
MLA/MP Governor General Lt. Governor party whip
Parliamentary committee Chief Electoral Officer justice vs. law
Mandate patriation reasonable limits statute
Amending formula centralist decentralist triple E reform
BC Human Rights Commission Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Representative democracy constitutional monarchy popular vote
Direct democracy preferential ballot civil disobedience question period
Universal franchise regionalism official party status
BC Human Rights Code Convention on the Rights of the Child
Questions:
1. Outline/describe the components of the constitution.
2. What role do judges play in interpreting the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
3. Outline the steps in the electoral process, indicating who is involved at each stage and what occurs.
4. Differentiate between the legislative and executive roles of both the Prime Minister and the Governor General.
5. Outline the law making process.
6. What is the ‘notwithstanding clause’ and what effect does it have on our rights and freedoms?
7. What role does the media play in influencing government policy and public/voter sentiment?
8. What are the three branches of government and give examples of typical duties that each branch would perform?
9. Differentiate between the powers of the different levels of government (federal, provincial, municipal).
10. What criticisms have been made of the Senate and what are some of the proposed reforms?
11. What is the purpose of and criticisms of the Young Offenders Act?
12. Differentiate between the following political ideologies: a) conservatism; b) liberalism; c) communism; d) socialism and e) fascism.