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2. Elections
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
Charter 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question
Place the steps of the election process in the correct order
Enumeration
Nomination
Campaigning
Dissolution
Tabulation
Voting

4. Answer 1 – 10 Dissolution Enumeration Nomination Campaigning Voting
Tabulation

5. Question
What is the voting age in Canada?

6. Answer 1 – 20 18

7. Question
List the 3 conditions that lead to dissolution

8. Answer 1 – 30 5 year term is up Vote of non-confidence
Ruling party is likely to win more seats (positive showing in the polls)

9. Question
Identify and explain the method used in Canada to tabulate votes

10. Answer 1 – 40 First-past-the-post
Candidate with the most votes wins even if the number of votes against him are greater
Party C wins even though 66% voted against
Candidate A
Candidate B
Candidate C
# of Votes 33 34
% of Votes
33%
34%

11. Question
Name given to a candidate who is not affiliated with a political party

12. Answer 1 – 50
Independent

13. Question
Partisan

14. Answer 2 – 10
Associated with a political party or political point of view

15. Question
Politician responsible for ensuring that party members are present for voting and follow the rules of the party

16. Answer 2 – 20
Whip

17. Question
Politician who seats further away from the Prime Minister or Premier
Does not have a portfolio IE: Minister of Finance

18. Answer 2 – 30
Backbencher

19. Question
Piece of legislation that because law without following the bill passing process
Can be issued directly by the cabinet

20. Answer 2 – 40
Order-in-council

21. Question
Name of a bill given to a bill that does not originate in Cabinet
Less likely to be passed

22. Answer 2 – 50
Private Member’s Bill

23. Question
Type of government that is formed when the winning party wins with more than 50% of the seats

24. Answer 3 – 10
Majority Government

25. Question
Type of Government that is formed when the winning party wins less than 50% of the seats
More likely to lose a confidence vote
Must work with other parties

26. Answer 3 – 20
Minority Government

27. Question
Name given to laws passed at the local level

28. Answer 3 – 30
Bylaws

29. Question
States that all members of cabinet must support the views of the party in public

30. Answer 3 – 40
Cabinet Solidarity

31. Question
Explain how the size of a riding/electoral district/constituency is determined

32. Answer 3 – 50 Determined by population density
In locations (urban) where citizens live closer together the riding is smaller
In locations (rural/remote) where citizens live further apart, the riding is larger

33. Question
Name given to an individual who is hired to persuade government

34. Answer 4 – 10
Lobbyist

35. Question
Politician in government that moderates debate and enforces the rules of the house

36. Answer 4 – 20
Speaker of the House

37. Question 4 - 30 Appointed by the Prime Minister
Form the Upper House in government
Many disagree with their appointments because of patronage

38. Answer 4 – 30
Senators/Senate

39. Question
Official record of events in the House of Commons/Legislature

40. Answer 4 – 40
Hansard

41. Question
Define: Free Vote

42. Answer 4 – 50
When politicians are able to vote with their conscience and not told to follow party lines/position

43. Question
Define the Amending Formula

44. Answer 5 – 10 7 out of 10 provinces representing 50% of the population
Needed to change the constitution

45. Question
Define the Notwithstanding Clause

46. Answer 5 – 20
(Rarely) Used by provinces to op-out of sections of the Charter
Example: Bill 101 – French Language Bill, states that French is the only official language of Quebec

47. Question
Section that prevents discrimination

48. Answer 5 – 30
Equality Rights

49. Question
Section of the Charter that allows citizens to live in Newfoundland and travel to find work in Alberta
Also states that citizens cannot collect support in more than one province

50. Answer 5 – 40
Mobility Rights

51. Question
Section of the Charter that ensures students are guaranteed to be educated in both English and French where numbers are large enough

52. Answer 5 – 50
Minority Language Rights