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| referendum | a vote held on a specific issue or law proposed by the government |
| subsidies | funds the government provides to those who need help to participate in a program |
| bill | a propsed, or suggested law |
| Cabinet Minister | an elected representative who is in charge of a provincial government department |
| act | a bill that has been passed by the Legislative Assembly and signed into a law by the Lieutenant Governor |
| Constitutional Monarchy | a system of government with a king or queen as head of state |
| Speech from the Throne | a speech describing the government's plans for the upcoming session of the Legislature |
| Lieutenant Governor | the Queen's representative in Alberta who is appointed to sign all bills passed |
| Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA's) | elected representatives in the provinvial government |
| Premier | leader of the provincial government |
| constituents | people who live in the area represented by a member of government |
| political party | an organization of people with similar ideas about how to govern |
| constituencies | voting districts |
| candidate | a person who is chosen to represent his or her political party and run in an election |
| opposition member | an elected MLA who is not a member of the party in power |
| perspective | a point of view expressed by a group of people who share the same opinion |
