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Flashcards by Mrs. Mendes, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Mrs. Mendes
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| Question | Answer |
| What is democracy? | Democracy is a system of government where the power is in the people. |
| What is Majority Rule? | Majority Rule is 51% of what the voters agreed on |
| What are the 4 pillars/principles of Democracy? | Justice, Equity, Freedoms and Representation. |
| What is Representative Democracy? | Representative Democracy is a type of democracy where the people vote representatives to act on their behalf. |
| What are the Wampum belts? | Are belts that are made by the Iroquois women out of white and purple beads (from shells) that a Wampum keeper uses to tell the laws/expectations of the GLP. * each belt tells a different law from the the GLP. |
| What is Consensus? | Consensus is a decision making where every voter has to agree to the idea. |
| Name 10 services that the provincial government provide: | - health services - education - energy -tourism - Affair - Recreation and parks - Labor - Transportation and Utilities - Forestry, Lands and Wildlife - Family and Social services |
| How were decisions made by the Grand Council? | By consensus |
| What is Justice? | Fair treatment to individuals and groups |
| What is Equity? | Individuals and groups have the same opportunities in life. |
| What is Freedoms? | People have the right to think and speak as they wish. |
| What is representation? | Definition: elected representatives act on behalf of the citizens. |
| What is Direct Democracy? | Direct democracy is a type of democracy where the people do not elect representatives, but instead make decisions on their own behalf. |
| What is a Fact? | A statement that can be proven true. |
| What is an Opinion? | What someone believes, but cannot be proven wrong or right. |
| What is a Bylaw? | Laws that are passed by the Municipal government to: - keep people safe - rules to guide public behavior * are usually payed by fines when not followed |
| What is an Individual right? | Are rights that are entitled to you because you are a person. |
| What are Collective rights? | Are rights that you have because you are part of a group. And also are rights that protects a group. |
| What are the 3 things that structures the government of Athens? | Assembly, Council of 500 and courts |
| What is the 7th generation? | It is the responsibility that the Grand Council has to keep in mind of how their decisions would affect people for 7 generations |
| How did Ancient Athens make decisions? | by Majority rules |
| What are the responsibilities of the Municipal government? | 1. to provide services for residents 2. to make laws 3. to collect taxes 4. give people a voice |
| What is Common good? | Condition that benefits the majority. |
| What are the roles of a Lieutenant governor? | 1. to invite the leader of the winning party to become the premier. 2. to read the Speech from the Throne to open the new session of the Legislature. 3. to close the Legislative assembly so elections can be held. 4. issuing the Royal Proclamation that calls the Legislature into session. |
| What is the Royal Proclamation? | The Royal Proclamation is a document that talks about the European Settlements in the Aboriginal Territories. |
| Why do we have rules? | - to keep things in order - to let us know what we can and can't do - to make things fair * when rules are not followed consequences are usually faced |
| What is Constitution? | The Constitution describes the powers of the government and the rights of the people. |
| What is Canadian citizen? | A person who was born in Canada or a person who has legally become a member of Canada by passing the citizenship test. |
| What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? | is a document that protects the essential rights and freedoms of the people living in Canada. |
| What is Equity? | is getting what you need. |
| What is Equality? | Is having the same opportunities in life whether by race, gender, color and etc. |
| Who can vote? | An eligible voter: - 18+ - Canadian citizen - who has lived in the area for exactly 6 months |
| Why is it important to get involve? | - to be active by supporting the action your government has taken - to help correct injustice and wrongs from the past - to become more active by forming group with people who fell the same way as you - learn about the issues in your community/ surrounding - to become involve in actions that will benefit you and your community. |
| What is a slave? | What is a slave? |
| What is a Metic? | A metic is a person who resides in Athens but was not born there. * metics cannot own land and become citizens. |
| What is a Citizen (Athens)? | The only people in the society that can vote and take part in the assemblies. |
| What is an Assembly? | A place where the citizens can vote, debate, listen and discuss. |
| What is the School boards? | they make sure that your education needs are met and clubs/ programmings are provided. |
| What choices of schools do you have? | - public schools - separate schools - francophone - charter - first nations school |
| Name 10 services provided by the Municipal government? | - community service - waste management - water management - streets and roads - transportation - senior facilities - police - fire department -recreation and parks - schools |
| Why do the Municipal government collect taxes? | to provide services for residents |
| What is Revenue? | money being made/ earned * income |
| What is Expenditure? | money being spent |
| What is Rural? | a region that includes municipal districts and counties |
| What is Urban? | a region that includes cities, towns and villages |
| Why is it important for the Municipal level to give people a voice? | because the people who lives in the community are best able to understood the issues that affect their daily lives |
| Why does it not work with the provincial an federal to give the people the voice more often? | because these levels of government have much more problems to worry about than what is going on a city (municipal) |
| What is a Civil servant? | a person that is hired to work in a government department. |
| Are the Municipal government allowed to interpret laws? | No, because the laws have to be concrete. |
| How does the Municipal government collect taxes? | from Property taxes and other revenue sources |
| How can the people participate in a local level? | 1. voting 2. calling/ writing to alderman 3. attend local meetings/ assemblies 4. expressing views 5. petition |
| What are the Democratic rights? | are the sections 3, 4, and 5 that explains the Democratic rights of the citizens. ex. right to vote right to have parliament/ legislative meetings at least once a year right to run for elections |
| What are the 5 right of the Democratic Rights? | - right to vote - right to participate in elections - right to have parliament/ legislative meetings at least once a year - right to have elections every 5 years - right to run in elections |
| What are the roles of the male citizens of Athens? | to vote, participate in politics, to reproduce and to fight in wars |
| How can people participate in the provincial level? | 1. voting in referendums 2. expressing opinions about bills 3. becoming a candidate for the Legislature 4. contacting MLA's about concerns 5. voting in elections |
| What are Cabinet Ministers? | an elected representative who is in charge of a provincial government department ex. tourism |
| What are MLA's? | an elected representative who acts on behalf of the people in his/her constituency. * MLA's also make laws that must be obeyed by the people of the province |
| What is a Constituency? | a constituency is a voting district ex. Calgary-east |
| What are Constituents? | are the people who lives in the constituency that a member of the government represents. |
| What is a bill? | a bill is a proposed or suggested law. |
| What is a Lieutenant Governor? | is the Queen's representative in the provincial level who is in charge of signing bills and other roles. |
| what is an act? | an act is a bill that has been passed by the Legislative Assembly and signed by the Lieutenant Governor. An Act is also known as a bill. |
| What is a Constitutional Monarchy? | a system of government in which a king or queen is head of state. In Canada the Queen is head of the state while the Prime Minister is head of the government. |
| What is an Opposition Member? | an Opposition member is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly who is not a member of the party in power. * this member is responsible for studying and questioning the actions and plans of the party in power ant to suggest improvements. |
| What is a political party? | an organization made up of people who have similar beliefs/ ideas on how to govern. |
| What is a Referendum? | allows an eligible voter to vote on an issue/ law proposed by the government. |
| What is the Speech from the Throne? | A Speech that describes what the government plans to do during the coming session of the Legislature. |
| Why is it important to vote? | It is important to vote because it is a citizen's responsibility to vote on issues so that the government knows about what the people thinks and because it is a huge part in Democracy to give the people the voice of what they think. And without voters it is no longer a system of Democracy. |
| Why is there rights? | There are rights so that the people know what they can do and so that they are safe/ protected. |
| What are the 3 things that structures the Grand Council? | Chiefs, clan mothers and Grand Council. |
| What are the 3 things that structures the Municipal Government? | City hall, mayor and court |
| What are the 4 things that structures the Provincial Government? | Legislative Assembly, premier, cabinet ministers and court |
| How is the Local government organized (rural)? | municipal districts and counties less than 10 000 people leader: reeve (chief electorial)- was a Councillor elected as chief electorial by council Councillors are usually 3 and are elected by voters |
| How is the Local government organized (urban)? | cities, towns and villages\more than 10 000 people leader: mayor alderman (Councillors) are elected by voters- usually 7-15 (depends on how big the city is) |
| how laws are made ccorf local how organized | ddf |
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