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British North American Act
- Four provinces in British North America united under the British North American Act to form conferderation.
- The Act set out the structure of the federal system.
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Federal government responsibilities
- the federal government is required to look after
- Defence
- Trade
- Currency (money)
- Foreign affairs
- Crown corporations
- Fisheries
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Provincial government Responsibilities
- Education
- Language
- Municiple affairs
- gambling/liquor
- heritage
- provincial laws
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Federal and provincial responsibilities
- Taxes
- Health care
- Environment
- Criminal Law
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Federal government
Provincial
Municiple
the federal government is in charge of things that concern the nation as a whole
the provincial government is in charge of things that concern the region
the municiple is in charge of things in the local area
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three branches of the canadian government
- Executive
- Legislative
- Judicial
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Executive
- Has the power to administer and carry out laws
- Example: National budget
- People involved: PM, Cabinets, Premiers, Public Service
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Legislative
- Has the power to make and change laws; AKA parliment
- Examples, taxes rates for education
- People involved, members of parliament, senators, members of provincial parliament
- Vote for or against laws and can change the law
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Judicial
- Has the power to decide who has broken the law and to set penalties
- people involved: Judges, Police, Attorneys
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Civil Law
- Definition: is the disputes between people.
- Examples: Broken Contract Slander, Injury from Car accident
- Plaintiff (Victim), guy who was injured from the car accident
- Defendant (accused) Person who committed the crime.
- Types of action: lawsuit
- Ruling: Compensation ($)
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Criminal Law
- Definition: Is when a person breaks the law, acts against society as a whole
- Examples: Fraud, Arson, Theft, Murder, Assault
- People Involved: Government vs. defendant
- purpose to protect society
- Types of action: Prosecution
- Rulings: Punishment (Jail time, fine, probation, community service, and rehabilitation
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Bail
temporary release of the accused granted in exchange for money, or some from of security to ensure the accused will appear for trail
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Crown
Attorneys who represent the monarch and prosecute the accused on behalf of the community
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acquittal
the decision indicating that the accused is not guilty of the charges brought against an accused
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