Key Term:

Meaning:

Executive Branch
Executive branch definition. The branch of federal
and state government that is broadly responsible for implementing, supporting, and
enforcing the laws made by the legislative branch and interpreted by the judicial branch.
www.dictionary.com/browse/executive-branch
Public or Civil Service
A civil servant or public servant is a person in the
public sector employed for a government department or agency. The extent of civil
servants of a state as part of the "civil service" varies from country to country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_service
Legislative Branch
The legislative branch is the part of the United
States government that creates laws. Whenever you read about congresspeople in the
Senate or House debating a law, you're reading about the legislative branch: the branch
of the government that writes, debates, and passes laws. Making laws can be called
legislating.
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/legislative%20branch
Leader of the Opposition
The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally
held by the leader of the largest party not in government in a Westminster System of
parliamentary government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition
Bill
Law. A written statement, usually of complaint,
presented to a court.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/bill
Judicial Branch
Judiciary, judges of the courts, collectively; also
the branch of government in which judicial power is vested. Judges are public officers
appointed to preside and administer the law in a court of justice. The Constitution Act of
1867 provides for the establishment and operation of Canada's professional judiciary.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/judiciary/
Riding
An administrative division or electoral division in
Canada.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/riding
Political Party
A political party is defined as an organised group
of people with at least roughly similar political aims and opinions, that seeks to influence
public policy by getting its candidates elected to public office.
aceproject.org/ace-en/topics/pc/pca/pca01/pca01a

Caucus
A meeting of party leaders to select candidates,
elect convention delegates, etc.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/caucus
Cabinet Solidarity
Cabinet solidarity means that all members of
cabinet must support cabinet decisions. Cabinet ministers cannot dissociate themselves
from or repudiate the decisions of their cabinet colleagues unless they resign from the
cabinet.
canadaonline.about.com/cs/cabinet/g/cabinetsol.htm
Responsible Government
Responsible government refers to a government
that is responsible to the people. In Canada responsible government is more commonly
described as an executive or Cabinet that is dependent on the support of an elected
assembly, rather than on the monarch.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/responsible-government/
Party Platform
A political party platform or platform is a formal set
of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in
order to appeal to the general public, for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general
public's support and votes about complicated topics or issues.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_platform
Representation By Population
Representation by Population (Rep. by Pop.) is a
method by which seats are allocated in the House of Commons in such a way as to vary
with population. The higher the population of a province, the larger the number of seats
allocated to that province will be.
faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/federal/repbypop.htm

Riding or Constituency
Electoral district (Canada) An electoral district in
Canada, also known as a "constituency" or a "riding", is a geographical constituency
upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in
Canadian French as a circonscription, but frequently called a comt (county).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_district_(Canada)
By-Election
An election to fill a vacancy arising during a term of
office.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By-election
Prime Minister
The principal minister and head of government in
parliamentary systems; chief of the cabinet or ministry.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/prime-minister
Cabinet
Cabinet is the executive of government. In the
Canadian federal government, the cabinet is made up of the prime minister and members
of parliament, and sometimes senators, chosen by the prime minister. Each member of

cabinet is assigned a portfolio of responsibilities, usually the subject matter of a

government department, such as environment. Cabinets in the Canadian provincial and
territory governments are similar, except that cabinet ministers are chosen by the
premier from members of the legislative assembly.
http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/cabinet/g/cabinet.htm