The Structure of
Canada’s Federal Political
System
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Who, how do you get the job, job description, relationship between branches

How Canadians govern themselves.

_____ Provinces
_____ Territories National Capital__________
• Alberta
• Edmonton
• B.C
• Victoria
• Saskatchewan
• Regina
• Manitoba
• Winnipeg
• Ontario
• Toronto
• Quebec
• Quebec City
• Newfoundland and Lab .
• St. John’s
• NB
• Fredericton
• NV
• Halifax
• P.E.I
• Charlottetown
• Yukon
• Whitehorse
• NWT
• Yellowknife
• Nunavut
• Iqaluit

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Canada is a
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
This means we recognize the Queen or King as the Head of
State, while the Prime Minister is the Head of Government.
Q. Federal government responsibilities?:
A. ??
Q. Provincial government responsibilities:
A. What do you think?
Q.What areas are run by Federal/Provincial?
A.Agriculture & Immigration
Elections must be held once every ____ years.
Fun facts!
Why Ottawa as our capital??
Did you know parliament burned down?!

Making your very own CANADIAN federal system
RAP!
Work in progress……
• Listen to flocab’s awesome
American version
• Is this something that interest you?

Appointed vs. Elected?

A list of student jobs will be posted
• You will need to decide how you feel the student job should be filled. Either by:
• ELECTED: Voted in by the student body using a secret ballot
OR
• APPOINTED: chosen by a group of teachers

Once you have chosen, you are to go to the part of the room that corresponds to your opinion
Remember to choose wisely because you may be called upon to defend your answer!

Student Job 1
A representative from the class for student council
Appointed OR Elected?
MOVE, MOVE, MOVE

Student Job 2
A student to join school staff who are visiting a local family that has suffered a tragedy
Appointed OR Elected?
MOVE, MOVE, MOVE

Student Job 3
A participant in a school board panel on the challenges of school life.
Appointed OR Elected?
MOVE, MOVE, MOVE

Student Job 4
A student judge to sit on a school committee that resolves disputes between students
Appointed OR Elected?
MOVE, MOVE, MOVE

Student Job 5
A school representative for a national academic challenge
Appointed OR Elected?
MOVE, MOVE, MOVE