1. Who won the seat in our riding and what party do they represent?
Rob Morrison - conservative
2. Explain a minority government.
-When the party in power has less than 50% of the seats and therefore require cooperation with another party in order to pass bills/legislation into law.
3. Define revolution:
The overthrow of the government or social system of a country, usually by force.
4. What form of monarchy do we have in Canada? Briefly explain this.
-Constitutional Monarch - meaning they must follow a constitution in the country they rule over. In Canada they are represented by the Governor General and don't have a lot of actual power.
5. What were two things going on in France that may have led to the revolution?
-famine, lack of jobs, absolute monarchy not fit to rule, broken economy, feudal system still in place, new ideas by the philosophers, ideas coming from the American Revolution etc...
