Executive Branch: From the President, to the Vice President, to the Cabinet,

learn more about the Executive Branch of the government of the United States.
The power of the Executive Branch is vested in the President of the United States,
who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.
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Public or Civil Service:A civil servant or public servant is a person in the public
sector employed for a government department or agency. The extent of civil
servants of a state as part of the "civil service" varies from country to country.
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Legislative Branch:The legislative branch is made up of the two houses of

Congressthe Senate and the House of Representatives. The most important
duty of the legislative branch is to make laws. Laws are written, discussed and
voted on in Congress. There are 100 senators in the Senate, two from each state.
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Leader of the Opposition:Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition Chef de la loyale

opposition de Sa Majest
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Bill:an amount of money owed for goods supplied or services rendered, set out in a
printed or written statement of charges.
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Judicial Branch:The judicial branch interprets the meaning of laws, applies laws
to individual cases, and decides if laws violate the Constitution. The judicial
branch is comprised of the Supreme Court and other federal courts. Supreme
Court - The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States.
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Riding:the sport or activity of riding horses

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Political Party:A political party is defined as an organised group of people with

at least roughly similar political aims and opinions, that seeks to influence public
policy by getting its candidates elected to public office.
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Caucus:a meeting of the members of a legislative body who are members of a

particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy.
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Cabinet Solidarity:Cabinet solidarity means that all members of cabinet must

support cabinet decisions. Cabinet ministers cannot dissociate themselves from
or repudiate the decisions of their cabinet colleagues unless they resign from the
cabinet.
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Responsible Government:Responsible government refers to a government that

is responsible to the people. In Canada responsible government is more
commonly described as an executive or Cabinet that is dependent on the support
of an elected assembly, rather than on the monarch.Jul 24, 2015
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Party Platform: A political party platform or platform is a formal set of principal

goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in order to
appeal to the general public, for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general
public's support and votes about complicated topics or issues.
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Representation By Population:Representation by Population (Rep. by Pop.) is a

method by which seats are allocated in the House of Commons in such a way as
to vary with population. The higher the population of a province, the larger the
number of seats allocated to that province will be.Feb 26, 2001

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Riding or Constituency: An electoral district in Canada, also known as a

"constituency" or a "riding", is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's
representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a
circonscription, but frequently called a comt (county).
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By-Election:an election to fill a vacancy arising during a term of office.

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Prime Minister:the head of an elected government; the principal minister of a

sovereign or state.
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Cabinet: Cabinet solidarity means that all members of cabinet must support
cabinet decisions. Cabinet ministers cannot dissociate themselves from or
repudiate the decisions of their cabinet colleagues unless they resign from the
cabinet
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