Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Important Vocabulary to Know


Vocabulary you must know:

  1. Representative government – A representative government is one in which representatives are elected by people to make laws on their behalf.
  2. responsible government – responsible government can be voted out if elected representative fail to please a majority of the people who elected them.
  3. oligarchy – power is placed in the hands of a small group of rich and influential men
  4. democracy – these governments are representative and responsible
  5. Constitutional Act – A law that separated Upper Canada from Lower Canada and established an elected law-making assembly, a governor and two appointed councils  (1791)
  6. veto – To stop something with authority i.e. to veto a law is to cancel the law without having to confer with anyone
  7. Family Compact – Small group of rich business people in Upper Canada – the Council was made up of members of the Family Compact.
  8. Chateau Clique – Same as the Family Compact but in Lower Canada.
  9. Legislative Assembly – An elected law-making body of men
  10. governor – The head of the government in the Canadian colonies appointed by the British Crown.
  11. appointed – Selected by a higher authority.
  12. elected – Voted in by the majority of the voting public.

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