Social Study

|Social Study 11                                                                                                                 |
|Michael Fu/Lawrence Guan/Tom Zhang                                                                                             |
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|2011 9                                                                                                                         |

|All the notes are summarized from SS11 teaching handouts ( Mr. Conradi, Mr. Beeke, Mr. Namini, Mr. Frizen) and the internet.   |
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Government Structure
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The Prime Minister
→Leader of majority party
→Held every five years
→Members of Parliament would have a vote of no confidence
→Prove relations with foreign countries
→Most powerful people in the government
→Have power to replace the minister in Cabinet
→Could ruled by himself in the Cabinet
→Lived in an official residence in Ottawa, Ontario at 24 Sussex Drive

Governor General
→Appointed by the Queen
→Represents Queen
→Five years each
→In 1952, the first Governor General named Vincent Massey came from Canadians
→Advised by the Prime Minister
→Entertains important foreign visitors
→Honors distinguished Canadians
→Cut ribbons for the new building
→Read the “Speech from the Throne” in the Parliament
→Lived in Rideau Hall

The Cabinet
→Real Executive of the country
→At least one in each province
→Responsible for 1 government department
→Need to be responsible, answerable and accountable for the department in House of Commons
→Must work as one team (the collective responsibility of the Cabinet)
→May... [continues]

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