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Direct vs Representative Democracy: Guide to Canadian Elections

Learn about Canadian elections in 2012 and the difference between direct democracy where citizens vote on every decision and representative democracy where elected officials act on their behalf. Understand universal suffrage and how political ideologies shape the system. Explore voting methods like First-Past-The-Post and Preferential Ballot, and the role of political parties in choosing representatives. Discover how Canadians elect Members of Parliament, the Prime Minister, and various political parties like Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Green Party, and Bloc Quebecois.

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Direct vs Representative Democracy: Guide to Canadian Elections

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  1. Rockridge Election 2012

  2. VOTE OF NON-CONFIDENCE

  3. Canada = DEMOCRACY Rule by the people Demos = people Kratos = power/rule

  4. Direct Democracy • The people participate directly in the political process, by voting for every single decision vs. Representative Democracy Citizens elect representatives to act on their behalf and are expected to voice the views or wishes of the voters

  5. UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE • Suffrage = the right to vote • All adults can vote

  6. How we elect politicians? • Riding – an area containing 100, 000 people • Each represented by a member of parliament • Canadians vote for a MP in 308 ridings across Canada

  7. First-Past-The-Post • Most number of votes wins

  8. Popular Vote

  9. Proportional Representation

  10. Proportional Representation Votes = seats

  11. PREFERENTIAL BALLOT • Rank candidates in order of preference

  12. Political Ideology • Ideology - The body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.

  13. Who do we elect in Canada? • Members of Parliament

  14. PRIME MINISTER

  15. POLITICAL PARTIES

  16. Liberals

  17. Conservatives

  18. NDP • New Democratic Party

  19. Green Party

  20. Bloc Quebecois • Separate, now!!!!!!!!

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