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Canada's Parliamentary Democratic Types Of Government

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Canada has a parliamentary democratic type of government. They were once a constitutional monarchy, with the queen or king of England as head state. Currently, Queen Elizabeth II is represented by a Governor-General who carries out the queen’s duties and other political jargon. The Governor-General is like a prime minister or a president, in political terms, and the Parliament is like the congress, meaning the group of people who write and help pass laws. The governor-general is chosen by the queen, with advice from the prime minister of England, every five years.

During a federal election, there are three parliamentary parties (Liberal Party, Conservative Party, and the New Democratic Party) that are trying to be elected, by the people,
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