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Structure of the Canadian Government I . Introduction A. Canadian government system being thought to imitate British system —Ca
Structure of the Canadian Government I . Introduction A. Canadian government system being thought to imitate British system —Ca
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Structure of the Canadian Government
I . Introduction
A. Canadian government system being thought to imitate British system
—Canada’s government system being often called【T1】______democracy【T1】______
—Canada having much in common with other【T2】______【T2】______
B. Differences coexisting with similarities between Canadian and British
systems
—because Canada being a huge but【T3】______country【T3】______
II. Official head
—The【T4】______being the official head of the state【T4】______
—Both being only【T5】______leaders【T5】______
III. System of Government
—Canada being a federation with each【T6】______having much power【T6】______
—【T7】______being the government for the whole nation【T7】______
—a combination of federalism with a British system
—British system being preferred to American system mainly because the
latter being considered【T8】______【T8】______
IV. Parliament
A. Two parts:
—a lower house: the House of Commons
—【T9】______: the Senate【T9】______
B. MPs represent particular【T10】______【T10】______
C. Electoral districts being determined by its population instead
of【T11】______【T11】______
—disadvantage: a(n)【T12】______existing between densely-populated【T12】______
provinces and sparsely-settled regions
D. The Prime Minister—the most important person in Canadian government
—the leader of the【T13】______in the parliament【T13】______
—choosing the Cabinet, whose members are responsible for different
areas
E. The Senate being appointed by the【T14】______【T14】______
—sharing more similarity with the【T15】______in the UK【T15】______
—Senators more equally being chosen from each region
【T2】
Structure of Canadian Government
Good afternoon, everyone. Today we’ll be continuing our discussion of the Canadian government, with the focus on its structure.(1)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.(2)Like other 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:(3)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.
(4)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: 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.
(5)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 modern 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 part of our discussion, the system of government.(6)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.(7)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 deal 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 "checks and balances" on political power. In Contrast, the founding fathers preferred the British system because they wanted a strong central government.(8)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.(9)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.(10)These Members of Parliament(MPs)each fill a "seat" in the House of Commons, which represents a particular electoral district.
(11)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’s. The House of Commons contains about three hundred seats.(12)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 1997 election, because of its large population, Ontario elected one hundred and three 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.(13)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.(14)It is appointed by the Governor General, who acts on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.(15)The Senate is not like the US Senate, but analogous to the House of Lords in the UK, although the Lords 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.
Well, today we have covered the structure of the Canadian Government in terms of three aspects: the official head, the Canadian system of government and the Canadian parliament. 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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colonies
解析
本题考查重要细节。根据句(2)可知,与其他殖民地如新西兰、澳大利亚一样,很多加拿大的法律、政治条例和习俗都来源于“旧国家”,而他们正在适应“新国家”的不同情况,所以填colonies。
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