1. What is the role of the Governor General?
-The GG represents the King in Canada in parliament
-The role is purely ceremonial. The GG opens and closes parliament, signs bills into law (Royal Assent), is head of Defence and represents our govmt for ceremonial purposes.
2. Draw the political spectrum and put the 5 main parties in Canada on the spectrum.
From left to right:
Green Party, NDP (New Democratic Party), Liberals, Bloc Quebecois (close to centre), Conservatives
3. Differentiate between the two main types of democracy
democracy is government for the people by the people
It can be split into two types: representative democracy where people elect a person in government to represent their decisions and
direct democracy: where every citizen votes on every or a decision (referendum)
4. Two prerequisites to becoming a Senator are….
-a Canadian citizen, 30 years of age, living in prov/terr they represent, own a min of $4000 worth of property
5. What are the three levels of government and provide one thing each is responsible for.
Federal - defence, foreign affairs
Provincial - health care, education
Municipal - sewage, snow removal
