A democratic nation like Australia consists of a political system based on the rule of law and the will of the people. Australian legislative (parliament) consists of a two party preferred system in which either the Labour party or the Liberal party will form the government depending on preference of the people. Contrastingly a communist government is marked by authoritarian rule, single party control and a tightly run economy. In China the National People’s…
Directions: Use your “Notes and Handouts” section of your binder to complete the following. (Some vocabulary terms can be found in your bellringers though.) Complete 20 questions; any extra will be counted as extra credit! [Textbook Selections from Core Concept Handbook Part 1, Chapters 1, 2, & 3)…
The Communist ruled nation China has always been known for its cheap labour and sometimes questionable living standards. In 1978, China began the transition from a planned market economy to a more capitalistic, free market economy. Ever since then, numerous reform policies have been implemented and Liou (2010) says that these policies lead to an:…
In twentieth Century, the Canadian government found out the importance to be got rid of American culture. It used three methods to achieve this goal. First, is put their hands on culture protection, use legislations to protect its media, which was known as Broadcasting Act in 1932. In 1968, it took one step further, the media in Canada must be owned by Canadians and the CRTC(Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunication Commission) ruled that during Prime Time(6 Pm to 12 Pm), at lest 50% of programming must be ‘Canadian Content’. The main well, Canadian government put a lot of efforts onto culture study. The Massey Commission in 1951 was the first time that Canadian government took an eye on culture industry and have a conclusion that Government should took actions on to it. Another important study that Canadian government did is the Fowler Committee; it showed Canada’s TV programs were too American. If Canada wants to less American, the government must do something. As results of those studies, Canada put huge budget into culture industry. In 1936 the government started Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which is founded by the government but not owned by it. The National Film Board aim to help Canadians to make films about Canada financially was formed in 1939. It gives money to anybody who has an idea to make a movie about Canada. The same functional organization was also formed for other type of arts in 1957, the Canada Council for the Arts. Canadian government to protect Canada’s own culture in the twentieth century used those three methods; they work together and did have protected the culture…
Between circa 1925 and circa 1950, the relations between the Chinese peasants and the Chinese Communist Party became out of hand due to the peasant rebellions/uprising groups present, the tension between Japan and the communist party, and most notable the mass reform during this time period.…
Classical Athens and Han China had their own kind of government with different regulations that were very much alike. The Athenians had a democratic government that they believed to be original and better than any other. They believed in equality and fairness, and they respected the laws that were set upon them. “Our form of government is called democracy because its administration is in the hands, not of a few, but of the whole peoples” (Doc. D). The government of Classical Athens was of the people and for the people. “...any member of the Assembly could speak about anithing, providing he could command an audience. But for practical reasons, there was also an official agenda. This was prepared by a Council composed of 500 men, 50 from each of the ten Attic tribes” (Doc E). In Acient Athens they wanted the people to be satisfied with their rulers, which they got to vote for, but also expected them to follow the laws that were made and were also madet7 part of making decisions in their community. Likewise in the Han China’s government the emperor was chosen by the Mandate of Heaven where “Heaven” was the people and they had to be satisfied with the emperor as well. “Heaven sees with the eyes of its people. Heaven hears with the ears of its people” (Doc. F). In China the people believe that “Heaven” chooses the next emperor by recommendation of the previous emperor and reveals through acts and deeds. If the people accept…
Question: compare Canada’s reaction to Communism during the Cold War to China’s reaction to Western Countries during the Cold War.…
The Canadian constitution states that Canada should have a “Constitution similar in principle to that of the United Kingdom” (Constitution act, 1867). Therefore, the Canadian Parliament is similar to the one of Britain. Both consist of the crown and two chambers. The lower house holds the same name in both countries: House of Commons. The upper house however is named the Senate in Canada and the House of Lords in Britain. As in the case of Britain, legislation in Canada must be assented by each of the Parliament’s constituents: the lower house, the upper house and the monarch respectively. Also in both countries the house of commons not only have to be elected but also elections are based on a first-past-the post system which means that the candidate receiving more votes than any other candidate is elected whether he has a majority or…
Canada has strong democratic traditions upheld through a parliamentary system within the construct of constitutional monarchy; the monarchy of Canada is the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.…
Prime Minister Laurier had high hopes for the growing importance of Canada on the world stage when he said, “Canada will fill the 20th Century.” He expected Canada to continue having a more important role in the world over the next 100 years. Although Canada did not become a global “superpower” in the 20th Century like the U.S.A it nonetheless improved its global reputation around the world militarily, politically, and economically. This can be definitively illustrated by the fact that Canada was included in the G7 in 1976, the Group of the 7 most economically important countries in the world that meet regularly to discuss global economic and social issues and includes Canada, Britain, Germany, France, USA, Japan, and…
national spirit was born; we were Canadian and could do a good job of paddling…
Most democratic countries around the world today can fall under two main types of political systems: the parliamentary system and the presidential system. Even though many similarities exist among the two systems and they function well for their respective countries, they also have many differences, with the level of party discipline being one of the most important differences. In North America, with Canada having a parliamentary system and the United States having a presidential system, it is not uncommon for legislators of each country to see the advantages of the other type of legislature being very attractive. Thus many critics have argued that the convention of party discipline as currently…
Canada is a fusion of the British parliamentary system with the American federalism. The Prime Minister is the highest role in the government. He can appoint or remove individual from the cabinet and patriotic appointments. Lloyd Axworthy was hired as a cabinet minister by both Trudeau and Chrétien (Cook & Belanger, 2007: p. 401). The PM controls all justices of the Supreme Court of Justice, vacant seats in the senate, all heads of Canadian Crown Corporations and many more.…
It has found a happy medium between too much and too little government and has found a place that ensure personal freedom as long as it does not harm others. If we compare Canada with Egypt as well as the US we see that they sit in the middle of the two. If we compare the amount of gun violence in Canada compared to the US there is a drastic difference. If we look at stats of gun crime per 100 residents that own guns, we see that the US is 3 times more than canada. This could be tied with the varying amounts of government control. In Canada there is government control about gun permits and there are certain guns such as handguns that are held in the restricted category. In the US you can get permits a lot easier and for many more guns; guns that are lethal such as handguns. We see that the self interests of certain individuals without some control of the government is not beneficial to society. We also see the benefits of having a government which allows its citizens power to a certain extent. Unlike Egypt, Canada allows its citizens to have a say in the direction of the country and how they want to live their life. This has been proven to be successful. Citizens are given the opportunity to pursue their self-interests. This causes constant push through society, letting us advance without causing problems that relate to little government control. Another part of Canada that shows an ideal balance between government and freedom is the way our market is set up. Canada is considered a mixed economy in which certain sectors of the market are owned by the government and other sectors are owned by the individual. The health care is owned by the government, and yet businesses can be owned by the individual. This ensures that while we can still have self-interest and desire to do what we want, we still have parts of our life that will always be there such as health care. Canada connects…
The Chinese constitution from 1982 says that China “is a socialist state under the people's democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants. The socialist system is the basic system of the PRC.”…