The systems of government used by both Canada and the United states are fueled upon the political system of democracy. According to Greenberg and Page, democracy is a form of government where the people play the vital role in operations. In other words, the people have equal opportunities to carry out roles in important policy making decisions. (Franks 42) Although many countries have democratic methods, the way they function and design their policies differ in various ways. For instance, Canada has constitutional monarchies while the US has republic democracies. Both countries run democratic governments,but the United States government appears to be much more democratic than Canada.
Canada’s system of government can be identified as a lawmaking
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As the population varies in different areas, the determination of the number of representatives differ and become unbalanced. The prime minister of Canada can be re-elected and has the responsibility of choosing cabinet members from the legislature. Canada’s federal elections are called at the ministers will within five years of the past election. (Livingston 55) In that, the people don’t have a say in when the election will take place which is another form of an undemocratic government. This is because the prime minister can take his/her time and wait for their own benefit to enhance policies and certain circumstances. Like the US, Canada has branches of government. (Olive 340) Canada’s executive branch is responsible for legislative assemblies which promotes a responsible government. In order for a bill to be passed, the cabinet has to approve of the bill first, then it will be presented to the house of commons where it must pass through multiple readings. Afterwards, the bill is given to the senate where it goes through a similar process like the United States. This form of passing laws shows forms of democracy as the representatives are elected by the people …show more content…
(Moy 18) In that, all political power is held in the people’s elected representatives per state. The fact that representatives are completely in charge of the government promotes a more democratic form of government Compared to Canada. This is because Canada has a head of state who is un-elected by the people. In the United States, there is a separation of powers. Separation of powers is a system in which the three branches, executive, legislative, and judicial are equally divided with no form of an overrule from another branch. (Moy 19) Checks and balances, is a right given to the three branches of government. This prevents too much power by checking another branch's actions to avoid an unbalanced state of ability. Like the prime minister in Canada, the United States has a president who serves the role as the head of the country. The president is not a member of congress which means that the president is not responsible for the body of the congress. (Schleicher 770) The president however, can only be re-elected once whereas the Canadian prime minister can be re-elected indefinitely. This isn’t very democratic due to the fact that voters are unable to re-elect the current president multiple times which goes against the will of the people. In some cases, people may think that the president is fit enough to continue their time as the head of the country. Similar to the prime minister however,
List and describe two differentiating factors between the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom based on health care coverage and overall health expenditures Differences between United States and the United Kingdom: 1)While in the United Kingdom, doctors are paid on salary basis and practice as individual contractors, in the United States the Doctors under the Patient Protection and Affordable CareAct are paid by a Medicare fee schedule. 2) Regarding health care, the United Kingdom has a very small amount of doctors working on the private sector, while in the United States the amount of doctors working on the private sector in much bigger. Differences between United States and Canada: The United States has a multiple-payer system
In the 1990’s many Canadians in certain regions of Canada were united and content with the current status of the country, however Canadians in other regions such as Western Canada and Quebec were dissatisfied with the country as a whole and even threatened referendum. In spite of this, referendum would not occur for two years into Chretiens first term as Quebec and the Bloc Quebecois would finally pursue referendum through a separatist movement in 1995. Chretien, as a French Canadian prime Minister would play a crucial role in the prevention of this separatist movement. His role in the prevention of this movement would prove to be his legacy as if he failed not only would the Canadian economy, political influence, and nationalism suffer but this would also open the door
There are several similarities and differences between America and Canada and in this paper I 'm going to discuss those things. Some of the similarities are both the US and Canada are Democrats and federal states. Another similarity is both have the same life expectancy 82 years of life. Some of the many differences are people Live in America for the most part speak one language, English. But, Canadians speak mainly to languages, French and English.
Federalism is shared power between federal government and provincial government. Canada has a very strong federalism system as oppose to the United States
Canadian Senate Reform The Senate, which consists of one hundred and five appointed members, was created to represent the rights and interests of Canadians in all regions. It is known as the superior house within Canada’s bipartisan parliamentary democracy (Joyal, 2003). There is no question that Canada is in fact, a democratic country and The Senate exists, in theory, to ensure the continuation of this. As democracy is frequently defined as “power vested in the people” (Stilborn, 1992), it is not uncommon for individuals to see the country’s democratic methods as a largely efficacious.
According to the article “The Prime Minister & Cabinet in Canada” the Prime Minister and Cabinet both sit at the high end of the executive power in Canada. The Cabinet have the responsibility of administering certain areas of public policy. Subsequently, the position of the Cabinet was originally made by British Monarchs by relying and giving responsibilities to a smaller committee of the Privy Council. Eventually, Britain changed their Monarchial system of government to a democratic system leading to a change in the role of the Cabinet. This allowed the Cabinet the responsibility in leading the government.
A constitutional amendment is a very tricky task to accomplish and is not something most Prime Ministers wish to take on. Not only that, but the political parties in Canada have different views on what reform is best for the country, few of them are favored by seven provinces. While under the leadership of conservative Prime Minister Harper his government attempted to submit two Senate reform proposals to Parliament without getting constitutional amendments. His first proposal never became law due to being refused by the then liberal dominated Senate while his second proposal Bill C-7, the Senate Reform Act, was also refused due to needing a constitutional amendment to implement it. (The Canadian Encyclopedia, Senate)
Different diversities of many human populations believe Canada is one of the best places to live in. What is their reason for this belief? Canada is home to many citizens who take pride in their identities that set them apart from other people. Social, economic, and political factors can influence the identities of many Canadians today. Society in Canada differs from other countries and provides a safe atmosphere for all citizens.
Therefore, power has been justly distributed between each division of government. Checks and balances are yet another form of separation of powers in the government. As the Constitution was initially written, there were checks and balances preventing any one branch of becoming too powerful. Since we still follow the same Constitution (with a few amendments) those checks and balances are still used.
“Let us be French, let us be english, but most importantly let us be Canadian.” This is a quote by John A. Macdonald from about 150 years ago and he was the first Prime Minister of Canada and had a political career which spanned for almost half a century. He also set a legacy that keeps our country together and united. One of the major events that happened that I will discuss is responsible government because it was a big part of history, was important to the people and it was an executive or Cabinet that would be dependent on the support of an elected assembly. But even before responsible government was created there was a lot of conflict between the British and the French which led to a few important events.
An Important Distinction Between Democracy and Republic It is important to keep in mind the difference between a Democracy and a Republic, as dissimilar forms of government. Understanding the difference is essential to comprehension of the fundamentals involved. It should be noted, in passing, that use of the word Democracy as meaning merely the popular type of government--that is, featuring genuinely free elections by the people periodically--is not helpful in discussing, as here, the difference between alternative and dissimilar forms of a popular government: a Democracy versus a Republic. This double meaning of Democracy--a popular-type government in general, as well as a specific form of popular government--needs to be made clear in any discussion, or writing, regarding this subject, for the sake of sound understanding.
Foundations of The Political System There are five foundations of America’s political system. These foundations are Popular Sovereignty, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Federation, and Individual Rights. The first of the foundations is Popular Sovereignty, where,“the people possess the superior power over their political community, and can alter their government or amend the constitution.” (Ahmed Ehab,”Foundations of the American Political System”).
Research Paper On Democracy in Canada Name : Harpreet Kaur Introduction The word democracy describes a Political System of any country. Dramatic changes have taken place in recent Years at the national level with respect to the day today functioning of our constitutional democracy. In a Democratic country like Canada , America all the citizens that are eligible have the rights to participate directly or indirectly in decision making that affect them.
“Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy,” said Benito Mussolini. By the time one enters the third grade they become aware of concept of democracy. Specifically in America, one is taught that they live in a democratic society. When asking what is democracy, the answer is never truly defiente. The answers given may be; a society where everyone votes, or by dictionary definition “a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of the state; typically through elected representation.”
First of all, it is important to know the definition of democracy and its aspects. According to Peter Joyce (2005), the democratic government was initiated in the Greek city state of Athens in the fifth century B.C., so as a consequence, the word ‘democracy’ derived from two Greek words, demos (meaning ‘people’) and kratos (meaning ‘power’) , which means ‘government by the people’. Secondly, Giovanni Sartori (1997), a Political Science Researcher states that ‘democracy’ is an abbreviation that means Liberal Democracy. He distinguishes three aspects: democracy as a principle of legitimacy (power not derives