| legislativebranch | | final debate and vote on the final form of a bill (2) |
| bias | | laws to protects specific groups with in the greater society (2) |
| judicialbranch | | PM in 2009 |
| supremecourt | | government that is elected by the citizens of the country |
| Conservativeparty | | person who live in an riding and is represented by an elected official |
| citizen | | law to make government responsible and accountable (2) |
| houseofcommons | | elected part of the Canadian Parliament - represents constituates (3) |
| federalaccountabilityact | | Governor General formally signes a bill into law (2) |
| constitutionalmonarchy | | appointed house of the Canadian Parliament, sober second look at bills |
| PM | | party in power in 2009, PM Harper is it's leader |
| popularvote | | day of your chapter 1 test this week (2) |
| consensus | | leader of the opposition, 2009 |
| minorityrights | | the part of government that makes the laws- both houses (2) |
| executivebranch | | groups of opposing views coming to a mutually agreeable decision |
| senate | | an opinion based on unchallenged assumptions |
| royalassent | | represents the monarch in Canada, must sign bills into laws (2) |
| republic | | a phrase repeatedly used by politicians or marketers to present an idea |
| lobbyist | | is the official opposition in the Parliament in 2009 |
| portfolios | | short for Prime Minister |
| slogans | | person with rights in and responsibilities to a specific country |
| assimilation | | the body with power to make decisions for a society |
| thirdreading | | democracy where every member of the government is elected (USA) |
| MP | | has 50% 1 seats of the House of Commons (2) |
| Ignatiff | | proposes most laws, puts them into action, PM and cabinet (2) |
| democracy | | someone hired by a group to influence MPs and government officials |
| Harper | | the process of becoming part of a different cultural group |
| thisfriday | | royal head of government and a parliamentary democracy (2) |
| constituents | | the part fo the government that interprets |
| government | | top judicial body in Canada (2) |
| Liberalparty | | another term for ministries or cabinate postings |
| environmentalist | | short for member of Parliament |
| majoritygovernment | | the total votes cast in an election, as different from the total seats won (2) |
| govenorgeneral | | someone who's first priority is the well being of the natural world |
