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Canadians are not very _____ to parties, often switch without any sense of _____. correct answer: loyal, permanence
finding enclaves of support among the population correct answer: micro-targeting
There are multiple parties so nobody ever has to do better than _____%. correct answer: 40
There are too many _____ politicians, who have a narrow skill set and are only good at partisan things. Solution? --> 1. Return parties to the "_____" bottom up system (not gonna happen), 2. make it _____ for non-politicians to enter the political arena. correct answer: career, rank and file, easier
pyramid of executive power, top-down correct answer: queen GG PM cabinet bureaucracy
The GG has much _____ prestige than the Queen, could go _____ on the street correct answer: less, unrecognized
The GG is supposed to _____ the PM and has the power to _____ him. Has this ever happened? There is a binding convention that the GG only acts on the _____ of the PM. The GG could ask another ______ to form a government, although this would create a _____ crisis. correct answer: watch, fire, no,
advice, constitutional
The GG might be a _____ politician or a _____ figure (like a Chinese woman). correct answer: retired, symbolic
The GG is supposed to look _____, give _____ speeches, and be
a _____. There are supposed to be ______ with the PM, but these might not happen. correct answer: pretty, non-
controversial, role model, meetings
Before _____, GGs were appointed by the British government. Now they're chosen by the _____. correct answer: 1952, PM
The PM has enormous appointment powers. He appoints the _____ as well as the _____ in each province. He chooses the _____ judges without advice and consent. He appoints all _____, just have to be from that province. He chooses the ______ ministers. He chooses the _____ as well as the country they go to. Finally, he chooses the chairs and boards of directors of ______. correct answer: GG, lieutenant governor, federal, senators, deputy, ambassadors, crown corporations
second-in-command to cabinet ministers in each government department, senior career civil servants, not in the cabinet correct answer: deputy ministers
The PM can only select members of the cabinet from the _____. If he chooses one from outside, another must _____. The cabinet
must be a ______ of the whole country. correct answer: HOC, resign, microcosm Harper was born in _____ and raised in _____, so there are many cabinet members from these provinces. _____ is underrepresented. correct answer: Ontario, Alberta, Quebec
In _____, the PM asked the GG to dissolve parliament after an election, and the GG said no. The GG asked ______ party to form a government, and this collapsed. correct answer: 1916, another
The PM is in charge of foreign policy. He can do whatever the _____ wants without the vote of ______. Politically, however, this would be _____ and the PM should go through parliament. correct answer: frick, Parliament, stupid
The PM has more democratic _____ than other cabinet positions. Harper was the leader of the _____ of the last election. When the party won, it meant that people must have ______ of Harper. correct answer: legitimacy, party, approved
In _____, the Liberals, New Democrats, and even the Quebec party threatened to vote ______ in the government. Harper asked the GG to ______ parliament, which she did after consulting ______ experts. The vote died over Christmas break. correct answer: 2009, non-confidence, prorogue, constitutional
Harper may decide to have the election after a _____ budget comes out next spring. The _____ actually calls elections. correct answer: feel good, gg
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