Day 13: Charter of Rights and Freedoms & notwithstanding clause

Assignments handed back

Collect political parties assignment
Collect Journal write #2 about compulsory voting

Article presentation by three group members

Read page 330-334.  Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
a) Which set of rights is most important to you and why?  (paragraph handed in)
b) What is the Notwithstanding Clause
     What is the Amending formula?  (336)

Government and Human Rights test on THURSDAY, MARCH 5th

MIND MAP ASSIGNMENT: Pg 320 #1.  Due on day of the test.  Follow points outlined.  Cover the Guiding questions and Key Terms and demonstrate understanding

Day 12: Human Rights

Youtube clip: Brief history of Human Rights (Jesi Grin.  9:51 min)

Child Labour: show clips.  Sweat shops.  Behind the swoosh
Aung San Suu Kyi

Articles in groups (Charter of rights and freedom violations)

Read page 322 - 326.  Do Questions 4 and 5 on page 328.
Answer what are the Bill of Rights

Day 11: Library research

Research on the various topics:

Tiananmen Square Massacre
Dalai Lama
Aung San Suu Kyi
Cambodian genocide
Rwanda or Darfur genocide
Nelson Mandela
Human Traficking

Day 10: Voter apathy and Senate reform

Voter apathy pg 316-319.
Youtube clips on compulsory voting in Australia and Ontario.

Journal write #2: Do you believe that voting in an election should be compulsory?  Looking at the statistics in Figure 9-27: What do you think could be done to increase voter turnout among the different age groups (Under 30.  Between 30-50.  Older than 50).

Political assignment project due Friday.

How to analyze a political cartoon.

News clips of Canada's senate scandal.

Handout on Senate reform (Triple E)

How do you define Human Rights? What do we mean by human rights violations?

Day 9: Steps to a Federal election

Course planning at the start of class.

Current events: Al-Qaeda threat against Western targets Click to watch

Review: Passing legislation
Terms Prorogue parliament (311).  Have a look at the political cartoon on pg. 321.  What does this mean?  We will be analyzing political cartoons in more detail.

Steps to calling an election.   Pg 313-319.
Handout: put the steps in order
Youtube: The electoral process (by Student Vote) Click to watch

FPTP vs STV

Read: Pg 316 and 318/319 - Compulsory voting and Case study on Australia.

Party Platform project due on Wednesday.

Government test on Monday, March 2nd

Day 8: Private members bills

Presenations and write ups for private members bills

Fantastic job today!
Great detail and explanation.

No homework - just work on your projects!

Day 7: Research

Researching Federal political party platforms (NDP, Liberal, Conservative, Green).

Projects due next Wednesday, Feb 25th.

Bill presentations tomorrow.

Day 6: House of commons

Government quiz

Democracy case study

Majority vs. minority government

Pg 307.  Questions #1 (roles of the Executive and Legislative branch members), 2,3,5

Pg 309.  Questions #1-4.

Handout: Government voting project (Due next Wednesday, Feb 25th).  Meet in the Library computer lab tomorrow

Day 5: Branches of Gov and Passing a Bill

Responsibilities of government overhead notes: Federal/Provincial/Shared

Pg 302, Questions #2,3,4
Terms: Party platform.  NGO
BC Politics: Populism.  Partisan
Pg 303.  Question #1.

Branches of government: Legislative, Executive, Judicial.
Handout: Branches of government + government crossword.

DVD: House of Commons - passing a bill

Assignment for Thursday.  Private Members Bill presentations and typed write ups.

QUIZ tomorrow on material covered so far (will not include three branches of government)

Day 4: Canadian parliament

Review from yesterday: pressure group vs. lobbyist
Civil disobedience - 3 points.

A look at Dr. Martin Luther King (Selma trailer), Nelson Mandela (Invictus trailer), Gandhi (cloud biography).

Group: Democracy case study (7 marks)
Great discussion - way to work together!

DVD: Our Parliament worksheet.  A look at the house of commons.

Quiz on Tuesday: Political spectrum and any material covered so far.

Day 3: How to influence government

Textbooks handed out.  Take care of them please.
Class outlines collected.
Review of ideologies
Handout: Political beliefs (Left Center Right)

Ways of influencing government:
PETITION
EMAIL/LETTER
PEACEFUL PROTEST/CIVILIZED GATHERING/CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
NEWS/MEDIA/NEWSPAPER/RADIO
BLOGS/INTERNET/SOCIAL MEDIA (FACEBOOK, TWITTER, YOUTUBE, ETC)
TALK TO THE PERSON/TEXT/PHONE
GO ON STRIKE
VOTE
RUN FOR OFFICE/JOIN A POLITICAL PARTY
FIND SOMEONE OF IMPORTANCE TO INFLUENCE GOV’T (SPOKESPERSON)
RECALL MOVEMENTS
PRESSURE GROUP
LOBBYIST
JOIN A SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP or NGO (Non-governmental organization)

Read pg 290-295.

• What is democracy
• Issues important to Canadians
• Civil servants
• Difference between MP and MLA
• Pressure group and example
• Lobbyist and example
• Courts and democracy
• Role of media
• What is civil disobedience?  3 principles

Day 2: Political Spectrum

Current events: ISIS executes American aid worker Click to watch

Handout: Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLOs) for SS 11.  Use this as review for unit tests and at the end of the year.

What is your political ideology?
Handout: Worlds Smallest Political quiz

Power Point notes: classifying political ideologies

Journal write: Death with Dignity

• Do you agree with the Supreme Court ruling?
• Why or why not?
• How do you think this affects your rights according to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Print handout: CLICK to open

Day 1: Welcome to SS 11

Class handout and expectations

Pollseverywhere.com  (an interactive session)

Group brainstorm and discussion:

• What does government do?
• How do leaders come to power?
• What roles does government play in everyday lives? (ex. planning, basic necessities, economy, etc)

Notes: What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  Notwithstanding Clause.

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:

·       Bill identifying human rights that are guaranteed in Canada

·       Enacted in 1982

·       Embedded in Canadian Constitution

·       Examples of rights

o  Democratic

o  Equality

o  Legal

o  Thought and belief

NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE

·       Allows the government to pass a law even if it violates a specific freedom or right in the charter

·       Federal government has never used this

Handout: Landmark Supreme Court ruling

Click to watch Global News clip