Canadian History XI

CANADIAN GOVERNMENT

Political Regions

Federal, Provincial & Territorial Flags

Left to right, top row: National Flag of Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Middle row: Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario Bottom Row: Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, National Flag of Canada

National Political Parties

Thomas Mulclair Justin Trudeau Stephen Harper Elizabeth May Andr Bellavance

What is the purpose of government?

Governments are put in place (elected if the government is to be democratic) to provide societies with order and security Government is designed to protect freedom and equality, but to have a good working government

individuals must give up some of their individual freedoms and equality

Representative Democracy vs Direct Democracy

Canada uses a representative democracy as opposed to a direct democracy to decide who governs the country. This means the Canadian Government is comprised of elected representatives who make decisions on

behalf of citizens who live in the each representatives constituency.

Canadas government is most accurately described as

A Constitutional Monarchy, which is a government that sees the recognition of a monarch, represented by the Governor General, as the head of state The monarch is a safeguard for our democracy the monarchs authority is used to ensure that everyone

follows the law, even the leader of the country

Head of State in Canada

Line of succession to the throne:

Canadas government structure

The structure of the government in Canada, as laid out in the constitution, divides governmental power throughout the country into three different levels: 1. Federal (National) 2. Provincial (Regional) 3. Municipal (Local)

Parliamentary System of Canada

Canadas federal government is a parliamentary system where three different branches comprise the government and each branch has a different

function or focus: 1. Legislative Branch (makes laws) 2. Executive Branch (makes decisions) 3. Judicial Branch (interprets laws)

Parliamentary System of Canada

Legislative Branch
The Legislative Branch is comprised of three parts: 1. Governor General (David Johnston represents the Queen) 2. Upper House (105 Senate members appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister)

3. Lower House (308 members of House of Commons elected by Canadian citizens)

Current Governor General

Current Senate

Senate

Current House of Commons

House of Commons

Executive Branch
The Executive Branch is comprised of four parts: 1. Governor General (David Johnston appointed by the Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister) 2. Prime Minister (Stephen Harper leader of the political party that is voted to power) 3. Cabinet (elected Members of Parliament appointed to position by Prime Minister) 4. Civil Service and Ministries

Current Governor General

Current Prime Minister

Cabinet Ministers
Each province must be represented by at least one Cabinet Minister.

Each minister is responsible for a government dept.

Each is accountable,

responsible & answerable accountable for his / her department to the House of Commons

Everything you wanted to know about Canada