Government Guiding Questions Who is the Prime Minister? Who is Canada’s Head of State? The person who is the leader in Canada? Guiding Questions Who is the Prime Minister? What is the job of the PM? Why is the Queen important?

The queen of England? The Rick Mercer Report

Issues: Why do we need government? What can government do? What types of government exist in Canada today? How does decision making occur at the federal, provincial, and local levels of government?

Social order and security The need: Social order and security Unity: To keep our country orderly and together In Canada we have a system of representative democracy The government in Canada protects individual rights and freedoms, maintains infrastructure, and deals with other countries.

the purpose Government is an organized system of decision making that gives individuals and a nation as a whole a sense of order and security. The government makes laws and carries them out. It allows people to maintain their sense of individual freedom.

Our Constitution contains a written and unwritten part. The constitution Our set of rules for various levels of government to follow in decision making. Our Constitution contains a written and unwritten part. The unwritten constitution is based on traditions from the past.  Most of these traditions are based on the British pattern of parliamentary government.

David Johnston Our Constitutional Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. the head of state Our Constitutional Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. The Monarch is currently the head of our state. They have little or no power, but perform more of a symbolic role. They are responsible for appointing the Governor General. The Governor General is responsible for representing Canada in many situations. David Johnston

Canada is a Democracy. This means that the people govern the nation. We vote for a party to make decisions for us. This is a great privilege and thousands of people wish they lived in a democracy!

How is the federal system organized?I need a Volunteer :) A system of government that is responsible for handling decisions made on behalf of all Canadian Citizens. A federal system was created in order to assure the equality among provinces are equal. How is the federal system organized?I need a Volunteer :) Open your book to page 231… copy the chart on the 3 basic powers.

Canada is a Democracy: Ruled by the people Recap: Canada is a Democracy: Ruled by the people Our government is a Federal Gov’t. The Queen of England is the Head of State (No Power) Queen APPOINTS Governor General (Lots of Power) The Prime Minister works WITH the Governor General to rule us all!!!

Executive Branch

the prime minister The Prime Minister is the head of government. This includes their Cabinet. He controls the Executive Branch. Flip to page 232 and define: a) The Cabinet b) The House of Commons c) The Senate d) The Governor General Then go to page 231 and copy the chart on the basic powers.

The legislative branch The House of Commons is where politicians discuss things. PARLIAMENT BUILDING The House

Venn Diagram Complete a Venn Diagram on Division of Power for the Federal and Provincial Government! Use page 228 to help you!!

Answer # 1 of the Review and Reflect on page 237 :)