Structure of the Canadian Government Ⅰ. Introduction
A. Canadian government system being thought to imitate British system
—Canada"s government system being often called
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democracy
—Canada having much in common with other
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B. Differences coexisting with similarities between Canadian and British systems
—because Canada being a huge but
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country
Ⅱ. Official head
—The
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being the official head of the state
—Both being only
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leaders
Ⅲ. System of Government
—Canada being a federation with each
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having much power
—
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being the government for the whole nation
—a combination of federalism with a British system
—British system being preferred to American system mainly because the latter being considered
8 Ⅳ. Parliament
A. Two parts:
—a lower house: the House of Commons
—
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: the Senate
B. MPs represent particular
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C. Electoral districts being determined by its population instead of
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—disadvantage: a(n)
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existing between densely-populated provinces and sparsely-settled regions
D. The Prime Minister—the most important person in Canadian government
—the leader of the
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in the parliament
—choosing the Cabinet, whose members are responsible for different areas
E. The Senate being appointed by the
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—sharing more similarity with the
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in the UK
—Senators more equally being chosen from each region