Social 9 - Ch 1

The body with the power to make decisions in a society

• Government

• Constitution

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

A special set of laws that establish a framework of governance

• Government

• Constitution

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

The part of government responsible for putting laws into action

• Judicial Branch

• Constitution

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

The part of government that makes laws

• Judicial Branch

• House of Commons

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

The part of government that interprets and applies the law by making legal judgments

• Judicial Branch

• House of Commons

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

The elected chamber of parliament (in Canada = the Lower house) Is the major law-making body in Canada’s federal system

• Judicial Branch

• House of Commons

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

The leader of the Canadian Government – the elected leader of the political party with the most seats in the House of Commons

• Prime Minister

• Constituent

• Senate

• Supreme Court

Someone who lives in a riding and is represented by an elected official from that riding

• Prime Minister

• Constituent

• Senate

• Supreme Court

The total votes cast in an election, as different from the total seats won in an election

• Minorities

• Popular Vote

• Representation by Population

• Supreme Court

groups in society who do not form the majority of the population

• Minorities

• Popular Vote

• Representation by Population

• Supreme Court