1. And Canada’s Government
Government Review
And Canada’s Government

2. GPS
SS6CG1a. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, federal.
SS6CG1b. Explain how government systems determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, democratic.
SSCG1c. Describe the 2 predominate forms of democratic government: parliamentary and presidential.
SS6CG3a. Describe the structure of the Canadian government…

3. E.Q.
How do governments differ?
How is Canada’s government organized?

4. 3 Types of Government: How Citizens Participate
AUTOCRACY
OLIGARCHY
DEMOCRACY

5. 3 Types of Government: How Citizens Participate
AUTOCRACY
OLIGARCHY
DEMOCRACY
Rule by one
Advantage: quick decisions
Disadvantage: no citizen participation

6. 3 Types of Government Rule by one Advantage: quick decisions
AUTOCRACY
OLIGARCHY
DEMOCRACY
Rule by one
Advantage: quick decisions
Disadvantage: no citizen participation
Rule by a few
Advantage: quick decisions
Disadvantage: no citizen participation

7. 3 Types of Government Advantage: all groups represented
AUTOCRACY
OLIGARCHY
DEMOCRACY
Rule by one
Advantage: quick decisions
Disadvantage: no citizen participation
Rule by a few
Advantage: all groups represented
Disadvantage: slower decision-making; need to be informed
Representative Democracy citizens elect representatives to make decisions (U.S.)
Direct Democracy – citizens vote on all decisions

8. 2 Types of DEMOCRACY
Presidential Parliamentary

9. 2 Types of DEMOCRACY U.S., Mexico, most S.A. countries
Presidential Parliamentary
U.S., Mexico, most S.A. countries
Citizens elect members of
legislature
Legislature makes laws
Cannot force early election of president
Citizens elect president
President
Head of state
Chief executive
Runs government
Heads military
Cannot dissolve legislature

10. 2 Types of DEMOCRACY U.S., Mexico, most S.A. countries
Presidential Parliamentary
U.S., Mexico, most S.A. countries
Citizens elect members of
legislature
Legislature makes laws
Cannot force early election of president
Citizens elect president
President
Head of state
Chief executive
Runs government
Heads military
Cannot dissolve legislature
Canada, Australia, U.K.
Citizens elect MPs (members of Parliament)
Parliament chooses Prime Minister (PM)
makes laws
can force early election of PM
PM is chief executive
Heads military
Enforces laws
Runs country
Can dissolve Parliament
Head of State: symbolic leader

12. 3 Ways Governments Share Power
UNITARY
CONFEDERATION
Central government holds all the power and controls all other governments in the country
Examples:
Cuba
Bolivia
Great Britain
France
The state of Georgia (state has power to create/break up cities & counties)

13. 3 ways Governments Share Power
UNITARY
CONFEDERATION
FEDERAL
Central government holds all the power and controls all other governments in the country
Examples:
Cuba
Bolivia
Great Britain
France
The state of Georgia (state has power to create/break up cities & counties)
Local governments hold all the power
Examples – countries agree to work together on a problem
Voluntary
Decisions have to be agreed on by all to become law

14. Confederation Problems
Little power
individual countries can veto decisions
changes have to be agreed on unanimously
U.S. tried it
“Articles of Confederation”
states saw selves as separate countries
Congress had no power
replaced by Constitution & federal government

15. 3 ways Governments Share Power
UNITARY
CONFEDERATION
FEDERAL
Central government holds all the power and controls all other governments in the country
Examples:
Cuba
Bolivia
Great Britain
France
The state of Georgia (state has power to create/break up cities & counties)
Local governments hold all the power
Examples – countries agree to work together on a problem
Voluntary
Decisions have to be agreed on by all to become law
Power is shared between central and local governments
Central gov’t is more powerful – but can’t get rid of local gov’t or local leaders
Brazil
Canada
Mexico
U.S.
Venezuela

16. CANADA’S GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

17. CANADA’S GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
Constitution explains how gov’t is organized & citizens’ rights, limits monarch’s power
Monarch is head of state & symbolic leader of Canada
PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

18. CANADA’S GOVERNMENT Citizens elect MPs
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
Constitution explains how gov’t is organized & citizens’ rights, limits monarch’s power
Monarch is head of state & symbolic leader of Canada
PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
Citizens elect MPs
MPs select Prime Minister and can unselect him/her
Chief executive
Head of military
Runs country
Leads parliament – can dissolve it
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

19. CANADA’S GOVERNMENT
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
Constitution explains how gov’t is organized & citizens’ rights, limits monarch’s power
Monarch is head of state & symbolic leader of Canada
PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
Citizens elect MPs
MPs select Prime Minister and can unselect him/her
Chief executive
Head of military
Runs country
Leads parliament – can dissolve it
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Power is divided between central gov’t and local provinces
Provinces make own laws and elect own leaders (premiers)
Citizens 18 & older may vote
Very high level of personal freedom protected by courts

20. FEDERAL: POWER IS SHARED

21. Canada’s Government Main political parties Bloc Quebecois
Conservative Party
Green Party
Liberal Party
New Democratic Party

22. SUMMARY
How is Canada’s government like our government? How is Canada’s government different from our government?