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Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make .sure the word (s)you fill .in
Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make .sure the word (s)you fill .in
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Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make .sure the word (s)you fill .in is (are)both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes.
Structure of the Canadian Government
Canada is a former British colony. There are many
similarities and differences in the political conditions
between the two countries.
Ⅰ. Both countries have the same official head of
state,i.e. ,【1】______ 【1】______
In Canada, the official head is represented by a
【2】______, who, when heads of state visit Canada, 【2】______
will first greet them before they are welcomed by
【3】______ 【3】______
Ⅱ. The biggest difference between Canada and the
UK is that Canada is a 【4】______ 【4】______
1)Canada has ten provinces and 【5】______ 【5】______
territories, each with their own government. These local
governments all have a great deal of power.
2)Canada was the first political community to
combine federalism with a(n)【6】______ model of 【6】______
government, which is labeled with "strength, order and
【7】______". 【7】______
Ⅲ. The Canadian parliament consists of the House
of Commons and the Senate.
1)The MPs in the House of Commons ale elected
to represent different electoral districts ,which are based
on 【8】______ rather than geographic size. 【8】______
2)The senators am not elected. They are 【9】 【9】______
______ by the Governor General to represent the
regions more equally. The Senate is 【10】______ to the【10】______
House of Lords in the UK
【3】
Good afternoon, everyone. Today we’ll be continuing our discussion of the Canadian government, with the focus on its structure. As a former British colony, Canada’s system of government was based on the British system of parliamentary democracy. This is often referred to as "Westminster-style" democracy, named after the British House of Commons. Like other former colonies like New Zealand and Australia, many Canadian laws, political practices and customs were brought from the "Old Country" and adapted to the different conditions of the new country. At first glance, the similarity between British and Canadian political conditions are great; but when we look more closely ,we can see important differences which have arisen from the experience of governing a huge but sparsely populated country. We’ll divide our discussion into three parts: the official head, the Canadian system of government and the Canadian parliament.
Now, first, the official head of Canada. Like Britain, Canada is a monarchy. The official head of state is the Queen, who is also the Queen Of Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and other former British colonies. The Queen is Canada’s queen in her own right l if, for example, Britain decided to become a republic, the Queen would still be the Queen of Canada. Because she does not live in Canada, she is represented by an official called a Governor General. When heads of state visit Canada, they will first be greeted by the Governor General, before being welcomed by the Prime Minister.
Both the Queen and the Governor General occupy roles which are largely ceremonial. Most Canadians would be unable to tell you the name of the current Governor General, or identify him or her in a picture. And while the Queen and her family are regarded with affection by most Canadians, the monarchy as such bears little relevance to the governing of modem Canada.
We see that Canada and Britain have the same official head of state. Then, what is special about the Canadian government as compared against the British government? This brings us to the second pan of our discussion, the system of government. The biggest difference between Canada and the UK is that Canada is a federation—that is, it has ten provinces and two territories, each with their own government, which have joined to form one country. The government of the whole country is referred to as the "federal government", to distinguish it from the lower level governments of each province. These provinces all have a great, teal of power in relation to the federal government.
Canada was the first political community to combine federalism with a British system of government, a model which was later applied to other areas in the British Commonwealth, notably in Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria and India—large countries with powerful regional and ethnic divisions. Canada’s founding fathers of Confederation, who, between 1864 and 1867,had to decide what sort of government the new country was to have, chose the British model of government over the model being enacted in the United States. The American system was characterized by "cheeks and balances" on political power. In Contrast, the founding fathers preferred the British system because they wanted a strong central government. The British model offered "strength, order and authority", which they thought was preferable to the weakness of the American system. In the American system, the President and the Congress frequently battle over policy.
Finally, we’ll talk about the Canadian parliament. The Canadian parliament is divided into a lower house, the House of Commons, and an upper house called the Senate. Canadians vote in elections for people they want to represent them in the House of Commons. These Members of Parliament (MPs) each fill a "seat’ in the House of Commons, which represents a particular electoral district.
Electoral districts are based on population rather than geographic size, so there are more MPs from urban areas and very few from the sparsely settled, wilder regions of Canada. The House of Commons contains about three hundred seats. Because most of the Canadian population is concentrated in Ontario and Quebec, these two provinces have the most seats, and therefore the most power in the House of Commons. This has caused a lot of trouble because the provinces with smaller populations feel they are not adequately listened to by "Central Canada". For example, in the nineteen ninety-seven election, because of its large population, Ontario elected one hundred and throe MPs, whereas the prairie provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba each only had fourteen MPs.
As is the case in Britain, MPs generally all belong to political parties. The party that wins the most seats forms the government; the party leader becomes Prime Minister, and so, like in the UK, the most important person in Canadian government is the Prime Minister. The Cabinet, chosen by the Prime Minister, consists of senior MPs from the governing party. They are usually given particular areas of responsibility, like external affairs, multiculturalism, or health and education.
The Senate, the upper house, is not elected. It is appointed by the Governor General, who acts on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The Senate is not like the US Senate, but analogous to file House of Lords in the UK, although the Louis can earn their seat by right of birth as well as by being appointed. To balance the fact that the Commons is dominated by MPs from populous Ontario and Quebec, senators are ,by tradition, picked to represent the regions more equally. There have been calls in recent years ro reform the Senate and make it an elected body.
This just about concludes our time for today. You are expected to read the recommended material after class. Next week’s lecture will be focused on Canadian Prime Ministers.
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