Canadian Democracy Midterm Review

Canada has an elected Senate

What is said to consist of three main characteristics that include: (Boundaries, institutions & power)

What political system does Canada use?

The main factors that prevent immigrants from entering into the professions they held in countries of origin are:

Who or what carries out government in representative democracies?

There are three parts to Canada's parliament, Monarch, Senate and House of Commons

What is the bureaucracy's role in government?

State and Government mean the same thing

Who is Canada's HEAD OF STATE

How many branches of government are there in the Canadian federal government?

The Canadian Government's legislative branch is responsible for interpreting the law's meaning

The prime minister is not directly elected (voted for) by all Canadian people

Ideology is a set of interrelated beliefs about how society is organized and how it ought to function

The LICO (low income cut off) for a family of 4 in urban areas is $39,701 and $25,970 in rural areas

What is seen as the legislature's main function?

States do not have borders

The 9th leading cause of death (2nd leading cause of death in young people) in Canada is:

Most Canadians do not follow politics closely

Only about 60% of eligible voters actually vote in federal elections.

The Multiculturalism Act (1971) saw the shift from biculturalism to multiculturalism

What is the executive branch of government responsible for doing?

In Canada's political system, a party does not need a majority to win

Wealth is distributed evenly between all Canadians?

Canadians generally report dissatisfaction with their lives and would prefer to live elsewhere

What characteristic(s) is/are normally associated with democratic government?

Coercion is compliance resulting from the use of kind words and soft guidance

What is seen as the Executive's main function?

It is important for SSCW's to understand how government works so we can:

What is the legislative branch of government responsible for doing?

What is social policy?

The Executive Branch of government includes which of the following?

What is seen as the Judiciary's main function?

The economic category of immigration uses a point systems based on:

Which of the following are considered political rights/fundamental freedoms?

A constitution is a necessary condition for democratic politics

Political culture consists of the following:

Influence is the ability of one party to convince the other that a particular action is in their best interest

The concept of power includes which of the following components?

What term is reserved for those who have been elected to power?

Politics is the activity by which rival claims are settled by public authorities

Who are the proletariat?

Which branch of government is meant to be non-partisan and free from interference by the government?

Who is the Head of the Cabinet?

How can SSCW's support newcomers to Canada?

Federalism divides political authority along territorial lines

Constitutional conventions are those practices that emerge over time and are generally accepted as binding rules