[英语考试]英美概况-Canada.pptVIP

Politics: Canada has ten provinces and three territories. It is a member of the commonwealth. Canada’s government type is Parliamentary democracy, constitutional democracy. The National Anthem of Canada named “O Canada”. Canada also has its royal anthem—God Save the Queen/King. Ottawa (means “trade with Indians”) is the capital city of Canada. The National Flag of Canada is Map le Leaf Flag. The National flower is the maple leaf. Politics: Canada is an independent federal parliamentary state. It has no written constitution. The official head of the state is the Queen. She is represented by an official called a Governor General. Both the Queen and the Governor General play the ceremonial roles. The true executive power lies in the hands of the Prime Minister. Politics: Legislative: Parliament The Canadian parliament is divided into a lower house, the House of Commons which has 300 seats and an upper house called the Senate. The Senate, the upper house is not elected. It is appointed by the Governor General. Executive: Cabinet The party that wins the most seats forms the government; the party leader becomes the Prime Minister, who is the most important person in Canadian government. The Cabinet chosen by the Prime Minister, consists of senior MPs from the governing party in charge of external affairs, multiculturalism or health and education. Politics: Judicial: Justice Canadian courts of law are independent bodies. It is from local provincial to federal levels. All judges are appointed by the governor-general in council and their salaries, allowance and pensions are fixed and paid by the Parliament of Canada. They stop holding office at the age of 75. Political Parties: Canada has 3 major national political parties: Progressive Conservative, Liberal and New Democratic. The economy of Canada Canada is a vast area. Having rich mineral resources and forest resources. More than 60 kinds of minerals, the production of nickel