Unit Overview: What is a political spectrum and where do you lie on it? Our social contract and worldview are just some things that affect our political ideologies how we think political decisions should be made. In this unit we will follow the current federal election to learn all about politics, ideologies, view points, spectrums and political processes. We will end the unit with a real-time vote and reflect on our own choices versus
Resources and Lessons courtesy of CIVIX www.studentvote..ca
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1. Dictatorship
2. Oligarchy 3. Democrac Scrapbook Reflection
1. Before learning about party platforms and voting, which party do you want to be elected and why?
2. What does democracy mean to you? 3. Is democracy the best form of government? Explain. 4. Are there some countries that operate under the guise of democracy? Whose responsibility is it to ensure governments act responsibly? 5. Why does a healthy democracy rely so heavily on citizen participation? |
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Scrapbook Reflection
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Students will learn about the roles and responsibilities associated with the three levels of government and understand how government policy and services directly influence their lives.
What activities do you do in a day? Consider how the government affects each one. Use the following links to fill out Worksheet 3..3: Investigating Government
Governor General of Canada The Library of Parliament Elections Canada Scrapbook Reflection
1. How involved should governments be in the lives of their citizens?
2. Would you rather pay taxes to have public services provided or be responsible for them yourself? Explain. |
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Party Websites
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Local CandidatesConservative Party of Canada
David Anderson
New Democratic Party
Trevor Peterson
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Collect the following to print and paste into their election scrapbook:
a) two news articles from different sources b) one editorial c) one political cartoon d) one blog post c) three social media postings from different sources (Try Facebook and Twitter) For each piece fill out the charts on Worksheet 6.1. |
CBC
Macleans Mackay Cartoons Maple Leaf iPolitics See what other sources you can find that are credible! |
Our Workers today will include:
Deputy Returning Officers (DROs) are the officials responsible for conducting the student election and counting the votes. They are the only election officials allowed to handle the ballots during the counting process. Poll Clerks are the individuals who staff the polling station. They are responsible for checking ID (optional), crossing voters off the List of Electors, distributing ballots and collecting ballots. |
How To Mark a BallotThe following examples have been provided to demonstrate a properly marked ballot:
• The voter uses a checkmark; • The voter marks an X; • The voter uses another type of mark; • The voter shades the circle. |
How to NOT Mark a BallotThe following examples have been provided to demonstrate a rejectedballot:
• The voter marks the ballot for more than one candidate. This applies even if different symbols are used for different candidates, such as a checkmark for one candidate and an X for another; • If the voter marks the ballot in a way that identifies who the voter is; • The voter leaves the ballot blank |
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