Day 15: HR abuses. Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Overview of the Human Rights abuses from yesterday.
Clips of Tiananmen Square massacre, Aung San Suu Kyi, Nelson Mandela.

CNN special on sex trafficking in the US: Click to watch
Trafficking in Canada (Global National): Click to watch
CNN Freedom project: Click to view articles and videos

Read page 330-336.
Write: Which set of rights in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is most important to you as a Canadian?  Why?
Read about the Amending Formula.

Group work and discuss: Pg 348/49.  #8a to i.  A violation or not?

Time to work on your Mind Map.  Page 320 #1.  Due next Friday on the day of the test.  Complete on the blue paper.

Next week we will be selecting topics for our Global Issues Conference project.
Have a look at the following topics.  Brainstorm other topics that you may want to do

Day 14: Human Rights research topics

Library computer lab:

• Tiananmen Square Massacre
• Dalai Lama
• Aung San Suu Kyii
• Cambodian Genocide
• Rwanda or Darfur Genocide
• Nelson Mandela
• Human Trafficking

Day 13: Human rights abuses. HR in Canada.

Went over answers to Ch. 9 worksheet from last day.

Pg 324-327.  What are Human Rights?  The Global Movement for Human Rights.  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  International Courts and Tribunals.

Answer questions #2,4 on page 326

Group discussion (pg 327).  Are universal standards for human rights possible in a world of diverse cultural and religious beliefs?

Click to watch a debate on the Niqab ban in France

Cultural/Religious practices in Africa and the Middle East. FGM

Human Rights booklet.  a) Choosing a tenant.  b) Choosing an employee.  c) Other case studies.

Home work.
a) What are the Bill of Rights?
b) Purpose of the Notwithstanding clause
Read Figure 10-7 "What does this mean to me"

Day 12: Political cartoons. Senate. Human Rights

Projects due today.
Discussed how to analyze a political cartoon.
Example.  Pg 321.  What does the cartoon say about proroguing parliament?

News clip on the senate scandal: Click to watch

Handout on Senate reform.  Make own notes.  What is "Triple-E?"
Handout: Chapter 9 review sheet (matching section 1 and 2)

Human Rights: How do you define this?  What are examples of human rights violations?

History of Human Rights: Click to watch

Day 11: Election process. Voting process

Steps to an election handout.  And read 313-317

The Electoral Process: Click to watch

Should voting be mandatory: Watch clip from global news

Should voting be mandatory: Watch "Word on the Street" from New Zealand

Should voting be mandatory: Watch clip from Learn Liberty

Journal topic #1 (in class): What do you think should be to increase voter turnout?  Why would this work?  How effective would this be for ages 18-24, and your parent/guardian's age?

Day 10: Private members bill

Well done on the Private Members Bill assignment.

Read pg 317 on electronic voting.
Read pg 318/19 on Compulsory voting in Australia

Political platforms assignment due on Thursday, Sept 24th.

Day 9: Review of parliament. Majority vs. Minority governments

Guest speakers during last block today (NDP - Travato.  Liberal - Woo.  Green - Chiu)

Video clip on the refugee crisis CLICK TO WATCH

Handed back the political spectrum quiz.

Pg 308 - 311.  Do Q#1-3 (pg. 311)
Topics covered; party loyalty and party discipline.  Free votes and private members bills.  Minority and majority governments.  Coalitions and mergers.  Proroguing parliament.  Dissolution.

Handout: How Parliament Works.

Private Members Bill presentation tomorrow.

Day 8: Branches of government. How a bill becomes a law.

Quiz on Political spectrum.
Watched the debate last night?  Here is a link if you missed it Economy debate September 17, 2015

Answers for handout to Branches of government.  And crossword.

Pg #307.  Answer questions 1-5.
Branches of government answer #1 Click to view
Executive: Governor general.  Prime minister.  Cabinet ministers
Legislative: Governor general.  Senators.  Members of parliament.
Judiciary: Supreme court judges.  Federal Court judges.  Provincial court judges
Majority vs. Minority government.  Majority must have OVER 50% of seats in the HOC.

Pg 308.  Figure 9-20 Passing legislation.
Know what happens in each stage.

Assignment: Private members bill.  Due Tuesday, September 22nd..
Have fun with this assignment.

Political parties platform assignment due Thursday, September 24th.

Day 7: Responsibilities of government

Current events: Gr. 9 boy in Texas school arrested for bringing clock to school

Finished DVD: Our Government

Overhead: Responsibilities of government (Federal, Shared, Provincial)

Pg 299-301: Canadian Politics and Ideology.  Party Platforms.  Party Membership (NGO's).  Party Politics and Accountability.  Patronage.

Structure of BC Politics.  Premier Christy Clark.  Official Opposition.  MLA's represent each riding in Victoria.

More time to work on political platform assignment. 
Due next Thursday, September 24th.

Day 6: research project

Government assignment: Who would you vote for in the upcoming Federal election?

Researching the candidates in your riding and analyzing two issues of importance in the upcoming election.  Looking through the party websites and analyzing their political platform.

Watch 5-10 minutes of the economic debate tonight on TV or on the internet.

Project due next Thursday.

Day 5: Democracy case study

Quiz on Friday

Group work: Democracy Case Study

Handout: Government assignment - who would you vote for in the upcoming Federal election?

Day 4: Influencing government. Our parliament

Brainstorm different ways that you can influence governemnt (ex. vote, contacting your MP/MLA, petition, etc)
Chater 9 intro page.
Pg 290-296.  Democracy to civil disobedience (know the bold terms)

• Democracy
• What are some examples of issues that are important to Canadians? (ex. aboriginal rights, Quebec and bilingualism, environment, taxation. etc)
• pressure groups/lobbyists
• courts and democracy
• role of media
• civil disobedience (looked at clips of Ghandi, Selma Trailer, Invictus Trailer)

DVD: Our parliament (structure of parliament in Ottawa)

Day 3: Ideologies

Current events: 9/11 anniversary.
Review of ideologies.  Pg 297/98.  Own notes to add to your overhead notes from yesterday.
Political spectrum.  Pg 299

See Left to Right continuum (print out from yesterday blog) and Figure 9-11.

Political beliefs handout (in groups).

Homework: Review ideologies

Day 2: Political ideologies

Current events: Refugee crisis in Europe. Queen Elizabeth II's longest reign.
A look at the Prescribed Learning Outcomes
How is government involved - a look at different current events articles.
World's smallest pollitical quiz.
Powerpoint: classifying political ideologies

Print for Political Spectrum

Textbooks handed out

Day 1: Intro and government

Introduction and class handout

Current events from the summer: Kahoot

Please print: Prescribed Learning Outcomes

Groups of 3/4:  Brainstorm and discuss

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

"Shipwreck" brainstorm:

• Survival - goals?  Is there a need?
• Leader?  How to decide?
• Potential problems the leader(s) might face?

Great 1st day.  Have a fantastic semester in SS 11.