 Canada’s
parliamentary system of Government
Canada is a democracy, but their government
is slightly different from America’s government. Canada has a parliamentary
system of government.
Canada’s legislative body is called the
House of Commons. The Members of the House of Commons select a leader
at the beginning of each legislative term. The members usually vote
along party lines, and when no party has a majority, two parties agree
to vote the same way and form a coalition.
America’s legislative body is the congress,
but our head of government is President Bill Clinton. Mr. Clinton
was elected independently of congress and must work with the congress
to make and enforce laws. The president can veto, or forbid congressional
laws, but congress can override his veto by a two-thirds vote.
Canada borrowed their system of government
from the British. Canada was a part of Great Britain until 1867 and
did not sever its ties completely until 1982.
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