Canadian Charter Of Rights: Levels Of Government
Civics
Historical Developments of Rights :
Civil Rights : Equality before the law. Liberty of Person. Freedom of speech
Political Rights : Participate in elections. Right to vote. Ability to run for elected office
Social Rights : 1960 : Canadian Bill of Rights. 1982 : Canadian Charter of rights and freedoms.
Divine Rights of Kings Since monarchs get their power directly from God, you annot question decisions of your king because that is a blasphemy. You are indirectly questioning God, and it is treason against your Divinely instituted King.
Levels of Government
Federal state : a system of government where there is a divison of power and shared responsibilities.
Unitary state : A sysem of government where there is no division of power. …show more content…
It essentially remained the same except that it added two items : The charter of rights and Freedoms and an amending formula. Changing the constituion requires three things :
1- Approval of the federal government.
2- Approval of 7+ provincial governments.
3- Those 7= governments must represent at least 50% +1 of the total population.
Canada`s Constitutional Monarchy :
Monarchy : The head of state is born into the position.
Republic : The head of state is elected into the position by the people.
Main People :
Canada`s head of state : HM Queen Elizabeth II
When not there, Queen is represented by : HE the Goernor Gneral David Johnston
Provincially, HM i represented by : HH the Lieutenant Governor, David Onley.
Canada`s Head of Government : RH Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Powers of the monarch in Canada :
Read the throne speech, Dissolve Parliament, Choose a Prime Minister and ask him to form a government, Sign bills into law, Givve special awards to Canadians, Act as internation ambassador for Canada, Head of the military.
Senate …show more content…
Caucus : A group of elected representatives who work as a united unit around political issues : typically along party lines.
Cabinet : Chosen by the PM from the governing caucu, these Ministers run major departments of the government such as Defence, Foreign Affairs, Justice etc…They determine government policy. In the Crown`s eyes, they are the government.
Minisiter : Member of Cabinet.
Shadow Cabinet : Stars in the opposition parties, chosen by their leader, who lead the attack on specific Ministries.
Leader of HM`s Loyal Opposition : Leader of the party that won the 2nd largest amount of seats in the House of Commons.
Question Period : 45 minutes every day when opposition members can ask any questions of the government.
Party Discipline : Decisions made by the party must be followed by all caucus members, especially when it comes to voting. It is even more important at the cabinet level and is referred to as Cabinet Solidarity.
Majority Government : When one party wins at least half the seats, plus one, in the House of
Historical Developments of Rights :
Civil Rights : Equality before the law. Liberty of Person. Freedom of speech
Political Rights : Participate in elections. Right to vote. Ability to run for elected office
Social Rights : 1960 : Canadian Bill of Rights. 1982 : Canadian Charter of rights and freedoms.
Divine Rights of Kings Since monarchs get their power directly from God, you annot question decisions of your king because that is a blasphemy. You are indirectly questioning God, and it is treason against your Divinely instituted King.
Levels of Government
Federal state : a system of government where there is a divison of power and shared responsibilities.
Unitary state : A sysem of government where there is no division of power. …show more content…
It essentially remained the same except that it added two items : The charter of rights and Freedoms and an amending formula. Changing the constituion requires three things :
1- Approval of the federal government.
2- Approval of 7+ provincial governments.
3- Those 7= governments must represent at least 50% +1 of the total population.
Canada`s Constitutional Monarchy :
Monarchy : The head of state is born into the position.
Republic : The head of state is elected into the position by the people.
Main People :
Canada`s head of state : HM Queen Elizabeth II
When not there, Queen is represented by : HE the Goernor Gneral David Johnston
Provincially, HM i represented by : HH the Lieutenant Governor, David Onley.
Canada`s Head of Government : RH Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Powers of the monarch in Canada :
Read the throne speech, Dissolve Parliament, Choose a Prime Minister and ask him to form a government, Sign bills into law, Givve special awards to Canadians, Act as internation ambassador for Canada, Head of the military.
Senate …show more content…
Caucus : A group of elected representatives who work as a united unit around political issues : typically along party lines.
Cabinet : Chosen by the PM from the governing caucu, these Ministers run major departments of the government such as Defence, Foreign Affairs, Justice etc…They determine government policy. In the Crown`s eyes, they are the government.
Minisiter : Member of Cabinet.
Shadow Cabinet : Stars in the opposition parties, chosen by their leader, who lead the attack on specific Ministries.
Leader of HM`s Loyal Opposition : Leader of the party that won the 2nd largest amount of seats in the House of Commons.
Question Period : 45 minutes every day when opposition members can ask any questions of the government.
Party Discipline : Decisions made by the party must be followed by all caucus members, especially when it comes to voting. It is even more important at the cabinet level and is referred to as Cabinet Solidarity.
Majority Government : When one party wins at least half the seats, plus one, in the House of