 Life without Government would be….

 ___________________________: “Rule by the people”  Requires:  ___________________– the right to vote  A _____________– fundamental rules  _________________________: follows a constitution and British ___________(Model)  The _______is at the head of our government  ______________: divided into 3 levels – _______, __________, ____________  ___________: Political system in which individuals who share a ______________organize themselves into parties to ________________for the right to __________  Ex. Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Green, Bloc Quebecois

1) ________ 2) __________ 3) _________

 FEDERAL Responsibilities:  __________policy  ______________  _________and __________  _________laws  _______________  National _________  ______________insurance  ____________peoples  _______system

 PROVINCIAL Responsibilities:  ___________  ____________  **federal government pays a portion of the cost of health care and higher education  ___________taxation  Provincial ________  Management of _________________  ______and _________  _______________________programs  ___________

 MUNICIPAL Responsibilities:  Libraries  Local schools  Police & fire departments  Public transportation & local roads  Parks & recreation  Water & sewage  Garbage & recycling collection  Zoning bylaws, building codes/permits/licenses  Structure:  Elected municipal members: mayors and councillors work to pass by-laws (laws only for that municipality)  Individual citizens most directly participate here

 FederalProvincial EXECUTIVE BRANCH Monarch Governor General Prime Minister Cabinet LEGISLATIVE BRANCH House of Commons (Member of Parliament - MP) Senate JUDICIAL BRANCH Supreme Court of Canada Federal Court of Appeal Federal Court Tax Court EXECUTIVE BRANCH Monarch Lieutenant Governor Premier Cabinet LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Provincial Legislature (Member of the Legislative Assembly – MLA) n/a JUDICIAL BRANCH Supreme Court of Canada Provincial Court of Appeal Provincial/Territorial Superior Court

 STEP 1: ______________  ________create and run for _______on a __________  All Canadians _____________may vote  The country/province is divided into _________(aka: _______, ____________, ________districts) (an area with approx. _______ people) that elect one person  STEP 2: _______________________  The party that won the ____________forms the government  The leader of this party becomes the ____________of the country/province  The party with the _____________________becomes the _______ ____________(leader of the official opposition)  STEP 3: ________________________  The new government begins to run the country following a __________– putting a ______________________

 ________________________ (ultimate goal of a political party)  A party has ______________________________in the country/province  This allows the government to ___________________the support of another _______  _______________________  When a government _____________________to Parliament than any other party, _____________than all the other ______________________  To _____________, the government must have the ________of the ________ parties  ________________because may be _________by a ____________________by __________members Example Liberal45 NDP21 Conservative34 Green Party1 Bloc Quebecois 3  _______________________  formal arrangement by which political parties work together for a period of time or to meet a specific objective