This document summarizes the whole political systems unit. It also includes key vocabulary that is impact to learn for this unit. This is meant to be used for 9th Graders
Canada’s political Legislative Branch
Consists of HOC, Senate, and Governor General
system Makes laws
How are Laws Passed? Governor General
- The bill needs to be proposed
- The governor general is the monarch’s
- Usually proposed by Prime minister
representative
and/or Cabinet
- Serves for 5 years
- The bill then goes through the first reading
- Gives royal assent to bills
- The bill is not debated, but it is just
- Chosen by the Prime Minister
presented
HOC
- Then the bill goes to the second reading
- 336 seats
- Here the ideas behind the bill and the
- Place where bills are studied, and voted upon
merit to Canadians is discussed and
- Made up of elected members of parliament
debated upon
Senate
- Then the bill is voted upon
- Appointed by the governor general on the
- Then the bill goes to the committee stage
“recommendation” of the prime minister
- Parliament officials work with
- Works till 75
citizens and stakeholders to come up
- New senate is appointed when spot is vacant
with amendments for the bill (if
Executive Branch
possible)
- Made up of the prime minister, and the cabinet,
- They cannot vote upon the bill, they
and public services
just give a recommendation if the bill
- Role is to carry out the laws made by the
should be rejected or accepted
Legislative branch
- Then the bill goes to the third reading
- The cabinet are members of parliament that
- The suggested amendments are
are appointed by the prime minister and look
discussed and voted upon
over specific portfolios
- The bill then goes to the senate
- Portfolios like:
- The senate suggests amendments
- Health
that have to be debated among the
- Finance
HOC and voted upon
- International trade
- The senate can block the bill but they
- Public services consists of people employed
rarely do
by the government and their jobs generally
- Have to vote on bill
don’t change during/after elections
- Signed by governor general
- Elected members of the executive branch are
- The governor general can block the
all part of the same party, the party in power.
bill but rarely does
- Responsible for running daily day-to-day
- They give the bill royal assent
duties of the country
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