Comparing Canada & Australia: Government
Describe the following vocabulary with both words and pictures/ symbols:
Federal Distribution of Power within Government: / Democratic form of Government:Constitutional Monarchy: / Parliamentary Democracy:
Use the reading material provided to complete the following chart:
# / This statement is true for… / BOTH / Canada Only / Australia Only1 / Has a parliamentary democracy form of government. / X
2 / Is a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. / X
3 / Has a democratic federal system of government. / X
4 / When citizens vote, the votes are all counted up and the numbers are compared to each other to determine the winner. Not necessarily the popular vote wins. / X
5 / The head of state, ceremonial role with little power overall, is the country’s Governor General. / X
6 / The head of state, ceremonial role with little power overall, is the Queen of Englandà Queen Elizabeth II. / X
7 / The head of government is the Prime Minister who is an elected member of the parliament. / X
8 / Citizens 18 or older are allowed to vote for their members of parliament (lawmakers and prime minister). / X
9 / Citizens over 18 are required by law (“compulsory”) to vote for their members of parliament. / x
10 / Colonized by Great Brittan. / X
11 / Gained independence from Great Britain, and is now independent. / X
12 / Is a Constitutional Monarchy, with a local representing queen within this country. / X
13 / Debates about replacing the Constitutional Monarchy with an independent republican system have been occurring in this country. / X
14 / This country is still under British influence and rule to this day. / X
15 / The voting system does not accurately represent the wants of all citizens, and isn’t always seen as fair because of discrimination. / X
16 / Has an electoral system that ensures that the number of votes a party gets directly corresponds to the number of seats in parliament they receive. (like the USA does their elections) / X
17 / Has 3 branches of Government- Legislative, Executive, & Judicial / X
18 / Has a bicameral legislature (law-making body). / X
19 / Has a senate and house of representatives within the parliamentary body. / X
20 / Has a senate and house of commons within the parliamentary body. / X
Comparing Canada & Australia: Economics
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1) Both Canada and Australia have a ______Economy.
2) For both Canada & Australia, who would answer the 3 major economic questions (what to produce; how to produce; and who to produce it for)? ______
3) When looking at the country’s debt, both Canada and Australia are very similar in number (______), but compare this # to the USA… how does it compare? ______
4) Which country’s GDP is going down? ______Why do you think this is so? ______
5) Looking at the currency exchange rate, if I (as a USA citizen) were to travel to both Canada and Australia, which one would my US Dollars disappear quickest in? ______Why? ______
6) Why do you think that both Canada and Australia have high standards of living? (Discuss at least 4 separate things (education, healthcare, GDP, government structure, rights…etc.) ______
7) Based on what you have learned in your data analysis of Canada and Australia’s economies, write a strong paragraph that describes the economies of both countries (include standard of living, literacy rate, GDP, government control, and personal freedoms in your answer). ______
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Use the World Studies Reading book to give the answer to the following questions:
Pages 64-65: / 144.) / 145.) / 146.) / 147.)Pages 187-193: / 479.) / 480.) / 481.) / 482) / 483.)
484.) / 485.) / 486.) / 487.) / 488.) / 489.)
490.) / 491.) / 492.) / 493.) / 494.) / 495.)
Comparing Canada & Australia: Government
Describe the following vocabulary with both words and pictures/ symbols:
Federal Distribution of Power within Government: / Democratic form of Government:Constitutional Monarchy: / Parliamentary Democracy:
Use the reading material provided to complete the following chart:
# / This statement is true for… / BOTH / Canada Only / Australia Only1 / Has a parliamentary democracy form of government. / X
2 / Is a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. / X
3 / Has a democratic federal system of government. / X
4 / When citizens vote, the votes are all counted up and the numbers are compared to each other to determine the winner. Not necessarily the popular vote wins. / X
5 / The head of state, ceremonial role with little power overall, is the country’s Governor General. / x
6 / The head of state, ceremonial role with little power overall, is the Queen of Englandà Queen Elizabeth II. / x
7 / The head of government is the Prime Minister who is an elected member of the parliament. / x
8 / Citizens 18 or older are allowed to vote for their members of parliament (lawmakers and prime minister). / x
9 / Citizens over 18 are required by law (“compulsory”) to vote for their members of parliament. / x
10 / Colonized by Great Brittan. / X
11 / Gained independence from Great Britain, and is now independent. / x
12 / Is a Constitutional Monarchy, with a local representing queen within this country. / x
13 / Debates about replacing the Constitutional Monarchy with an independent republican system have been occurring in this country. / x
14 / This country is still under British influence and rule to this day. / X
15 / The voting system does not accurately represent the wants of all citizens, and isn’t always seen as fair because of discrimination. / x
16 / Has an electoral system that ensures that the number of votes a party gets directly corresponds to the number of seats in parliament they receive. (like the USA does their elections) / x
17 / Has 3 branches of Government- Legislative, Executive, & Judicial / x
18 / Has a bicameral legislature (law-making body). / x
19 / Has a senate and house of representatives within the parliamentary body. / x
20 / Has a senate and house of commons within the parliamentary body. / x