This Thursday we will have a social quiz.
Social Studies Study Notes
308 Seats in House of Commons
166 Conservatives
103 New Democratic Party
34 Liberal
4 Bloc Quebecois
1 Green Party
Terms
Bill – The draft version of a law presented in the House of Commons
Cabinet Minister- a minister chosen by the Prime Minister to be responsible for a specific area of the government, for example the Minister of the Environment, Minister of Finance, Minister of External Affairs etc..
Caucus – All the members of Parliament from a political party
Leader of the Opposition – The leader of the party with the second highest number of seats in the house. ( Jack Layton – NDP)
Majority Government – When the winning party has more than half the seats in parliament
Minority Government - When the winning party has fewer than half the seats in Parliament
Party – a group of people sharing similar political views
Riding – a distract that elects a Member of Parliament
Levels of Government
1. Municipal Government
2. Provincial Government 3. Federal Government
Leader Mayor – Don Atchison – Saskatoon Premier – Brad Wall Prime Minister – Steven Harper
Elected person Councillor Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Member of Parliament
Responsibilities
• Fire protection
• Public Libraries
• Snow Removal
• Transportation
• Waste removal
• Schools
• Hospitals
• Building Roads and highways
• Driver’s Licenses
• Armed forces
• Environment
• Immigration
• Post Office
Monarch – The Governor General is Canada’s representative
Prime Minister and Cabinet – Elected by the voters
Senate – Appointed by the Prime Minister
House of Commons – Elected by the voters
Supreme Court of Canada- Highest court in Canada
Federal and provincial Courts
