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| you can vote if you are what two things? |
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| canadian citizen and over 18 |
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| how do political parties pay for their campaigning? |
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| what are the 3 rules of the election expenses act (roughly)? |
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| spending is limited by the number of eligible voters in their riding, large donations must be made public, deposits need to be paid |
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| elections are typically held at what time? |
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| near the end of the pm's 5 years, when he becomes unpopular |
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| what disadvantage regarding campaigning does our system pose? |
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| independent runners have less money to spend and thsi can give an advantage to candidates who can pay for a better presentation |
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| what are public opinion polls? |
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| polls usually taken before an election in order to provide information to the political parties who normally change their speeches/representation based on it |
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| when are public opinion polls not allowed to be published? |
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| before 1874, voters would have to declare their vote in public. what might have been some disadvantages to this method? |
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| people might be beaten up, afraid to tell the truth, blahblah in all not fair |
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| what is the first-past-the-post system? |
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| system in which the winner does not need all the votes to win |
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| name 3 pros to first-past-the-post voting |
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| clear winner, minority gov. do not usually happen |
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| name 3 disadvantages to first-past the post voting |
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| does not always represent wishes of majority of voters |
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| name 3 disadvantages to proportional representation voting |
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| alliances/coalitions need to be formed, increases # of elections |
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| name 3 advantages to proportional representation voting |
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| what is proportional representation (PR) |
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| where the number of votes a party receives would equal the percentage of the seats they receive in the house of commons |
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| what is the canadian alliance |
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| previously the reform party , grew out of feelings that the weswtern provinces were not being heard |
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| who does the bloc quebecois represent? |
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| non-governmental organizations- non profit organizations that work to improve people's lives |
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| what are 2 examples of NGO's ? |
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| canadian red cross, united way, etc etc |
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| groups who want to influence gov. policies and decisions |
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| greenpeace, canadian cancer society, free the children, national councli of women |
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| what are the two typees of pressure groups and what is the difference betweent the two? |
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| institutionalized and issue oriented - istitutionalized pressure groups are well established and are permanent, issue oriented groups are usually less permanent and only in tact to accomplish certain goals |
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| someone who is paid to represent the interests of a particular group that influences decisions |
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| what is civil disobedience? |
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| the act of intentionally breaking/ refusing to keep laws that one considers unjust |
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| briefly describe the situation at clayoquot sound |
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| civil disobedience at clayoquote sound british columbia addressed the issure of clear cut logging |
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