An example of the check and balances is the American president chief of armed forces must issue the order for war, but only the congress can declare war. ... But Canada's Constitution - the rules and values by which we govern ourselves - is distinctly our own. ... When a Canadian election is held, people vote for a local representative who usually belongs to a political party (i.e. the Liberal Party of Canada, the New Democratic Party of Canada, etc.). ... Party discipline is very important to the workings of Canada's parliamentary system. The Prime Minister is the head of government...

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Important people of the civil war The civil war (1861-1865) took more American lives than any other war in history. ... The Civil War is also known as the War Between the States and the War of Secession. ... The war ended four years later. ... When the War of 1812 broke out, he became a lieutenant colonel and went to the Canadian border. ... He became a brigadier general in March 1814 and fought at Chippewa and Lundy's Lane, major battles near the Canadian border. ...

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America the Bully As a child, my first remembrance of war is the Gulf War. ... The impactions and memories of war have lead me to some burning questions. ... I travel to Canada about once a month and have many friends there. ... 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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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. ... For example if the President were to ask for permission to go to war an...

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Even before Pearl Harbor he had spoken with Prime Minister Churchill in a naval vessel off Newfoundland, Canada, and had joined in issuing the Atlantic Charter on August 14, 1941. ... A whole subculture, the hippy movement, had developed among teens opposed to the war. ... In 1972 Nixon was forced to send America back into the war when he bombed North Vietnam. ... In theory, Star Wars would allow the United States to intercept enemy missiles before they hit their targets. The USSR objected to the Star Wars program, believing it threatened the security of their nation. ...

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It later would become all or part of 15 of the United States and two Canadian provinces. ... The United States paid France $11,250,000 for the land, in addition to canceling $3,750,000 in war debts that the French owed the United States. ... Other Federalists opposed the purchase because they felt it might send the wrong message to Britain, who at the time was at war with France. ... -Henry Adams, Habits of Empire: A History of American Expansionism Whether or not the sale was worthless, if it went through it could cause tension between the U.S. and Spain and the last thing any Americans wante...

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