1. Good Morning 1/15/13
EQ: How do Canadians participate in
their government?
HW: Study Guide #1-5. Test on Friday
Sponge
#1. Turn in Canadian historical marker
#2. Answer the question. How have the
actions of Canadians changed the natural
environment of Canada?

2. Directions
Using pg 64 in the Something Definition/
to help you Why is
Coachbook to remember: important to
complete your foldable - Picture Canada?
- Rhyme
Right side- something - acronym
to help you remember - in your own
words
Left side- definition/
how it apply to
Canada
If you finish early,
work on study guide in
purple tray

3. Canada’s Government
Unit 5 Notes

4. Government Systems --
Who’s Got the Power?
Unitary--power is held by one central authority
Confederation--association of independent
states that agree to certain limitations on their
freedoms by joining together
Federal--power is divided between central
authority & several regional authorities
Which system does Canada have?

5. Government Types --
How Do Citizens Participate?
Autocratic-- 1 person possesses unlimited power &
citizens have limited role in government
Oligarchic-- small group exercises control & citizens
have limited role in government
Democratic--supreme power is vested in the people
& exercised by them directly or indirectly though a
system of representation involving free elections
Which type does Canada have?

6. Canada’s Branches of Government
• Canada has 3 Branches of Government
just like any other Democratic Country.
• Executive Branch – this is the Prime
Minister.
• In America, it is the President
• Legislative Branch – this is Parliament.
• Parliament is made up of two groups:
The House of Commons and the Senate
• Judicial Branch – made up of all the courts
in Canada

7. Canada’s Government
Federation (federal system)
Parliamentary Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy

8. Canada’s Federal System
Power is divided (shared) between
central authority and 10 provinces

9. Two Types of Democratic
Governments
Parliamentary-- a system of government having the
real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of
members of the legislature who elect the leader
Leader works with or through the legislature
Presidential--system of government in which the
leader is constitutionally independent of the legislature
Leader works separate from legislature
*Which type of democracy does Canada have?

10. Canada’s Parliamentary
Citizens elect Members of Parliament
(MP’s)
MP’s elect Prime Minister (PM)

11. Constitutional Monarchy
Constitution limits powers of
king/queen
Monarch has little power

12. Leadership
1. Head of State: Monarch of the United
Kingdom (presently, Queen Elizabeth II);
little political power
2. Prime Minister: holds the most political
power; works closely with the legislature
3. Premier- elected to each province
government

13. Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II

14. His Excellency
The Right Honorable
David Johnston
(Governor General)

15. The Right Honorable
Stephen Harper
(Prime Minister)

16. Legislature
• Legislature- the central
authority of a government.
• Canada’s Legislature is
Parliament

17. Canada’s Parliament
The Citizens of Canada vote for members
of Parliament.
Members of Parliament belong to many
different Political Parties.

18. Canada’s Parliament
 Whatever political party has the most members in
the legislature (or Parliament) select the Prime
Minister:
 This is the major difference between a
Presidential Democracy and a
Parliamentary Democracy!!
 Presidential Democracy – citizens choose the Head
of Government (Executive Leader)
 Parliamentary Democracy – legislature
(Parliament) chooses Head of Government
(Executive Leader)
 Citizens vote for members of Parliament, members
choose the Prime Minister

19. Canada’s Citizens
 Canada is a democracy.
 As a democracy, its citizens must participate in
voting and elections.
 They elect members of Parliament.
 They elect regional government officials.(provincial
governor)
 They also vote on issues like whether or not
Quebec should be an independent country.
 Separatists are people who want Quebec to
be its own country

20. Class Activity!!!
We will split the class up into two Political
Parties
The “Boy” Party
The “Girl” Party
Whichever group has the majority gets to
vote on a Prime Minister
The Prime Minister (Executive) gets to
make a rule for tomorrow.