Usually the symbolic representative of a parliament system is a monarch and in Canada's case, the Queen, through the Governor General, her representative in Canada. ... In Canada the Constitution provides for the executive government of and over Canada to be vested in the Queen. The Queen is the head of state and symbolizes Canada's status as a "constitutional Monarchy" (Berjermi, 2000 p.7). ... Independence from the United Kingdom was not the basis for developing the original system of government for Canada. ... The more population in a state means more representation in the house. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I travel to Canada about once a month and have many friends there. ... Ratajzack travels to the United States often and seemed to keep up with the American government standings even more than he did with the Canadian government. ... He explained to me that "The Canadian news channels are overloaded with American news and politics, therefore, many Canadians know everything about America and it's business". ... This statement was written in a Canadian magazine. ...

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When Napoleon heard that the United States population was growing rapidly, he knew it was only a matter of time before the Americans would start spilling over into the French territory, and there was little that he could do to stop them. ... It later would become all or part of 15 of the United States and two Canadian provinces. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate