How are our provincial and

federal government organized

Our federal and provincial government are organized in
three branches. Each branch has its own set of powers, at
is shown in infosource 4-2 these branches of government
have their roots in our constitution, our traditions, and
our laws.
Key terms:
Executive Branch: The branch of federal and state
government that is broadly responsible for implementing,
supporting, and enforcing the laws made by the
legislative branch and interpreted by the judicial branch.

Public or Civil Service: is the civil service,

or bureaucracy, of the Government. Its function is to serve
as the staff of the Canadian state. The head of the Public
Service of Canada is theClerk of the Privy Council and he or
she is Canada's senior serving civil servant.

Legislative Branch: The legislative branch is the part of the

Canadian government that creates laws

Leader of the Opposition: The Leader of the Opposition is

a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in
government in a Westminster System of parliamentary government.

Bill: a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.

Judicial Branch: a draft of a proposed law presented to
parliament for discussion.

Riding: An electoral district in Canada, also known as a

"constituency" or a "riding", is a geographical constituency upon which
Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in
Canadian French as a circonscription, but frequently called a comt
(county).

Political Party: A political party is defined as an organized group

of people with at least roughly similar political aims and opinions, that
seeks to influence public policy by getting its candidates elected to
public office.

Caucus: a meeting of the members of a legislative body who are

members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide
policy.

Cabinet Solidarity: Cabinet solidarity means that all members

of cabinet must support cabinet decisions. Cabinet ministers cannot
dissociate themselves from or repudiate the decisions of their cabinet
colleagues unless they resign from the cabinet.

Responsible Government: Responsible government refers

to a government that is responsible to the people. In
Canada responsible government is more commonly described as an
executive or Cabinet that is dependent on the support of an elected
assembly, rather than on the monarch.

Party Platform: A political party platform or platform is a list of

the values and actions which are supported by a political party or
individual candidate, in order to appeal to the general public, for the
ultimate purpose of garnering the general public's support and votes
about complicated topics or issues.

Representation By Population:

Rep. by Pop. is a method

by which seats are allocated in the House of Commons in such a way
as to vary with population. The higher the population of a province, the
larger the number of seats allocated to that province will be.

Riding or Constituency: In Canada, a constituency is a

place or geographical area that is represented in the House of
Commons by a member of parliament, or in provincial and territory
elections an area represented by a member of the provincial or
territory legislative assembly.

By-Election: an election to fill a vacancy arising during a term of

office.

Prime Minister: the head of an elected government; the

principal minister of a sovereign or state.

Cabinet :The Cabinet of Canada (French: Cabinet duCanada) is a

body of ministers of the Crown that, along with the Canadian monarch,
and within the tenets of the Westminster system, forms the
government of Canada.