Government & Politics in Canada ULTIMATE BUNDLE
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Grade Levels
9th - 12th, Adult Education
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190 pages
Read With Me and You'll Succeed
26 Followers
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This bundle has everything you need to teach a unit on government, politics and voting/elections in Canada. See below for what is included in each resource.
Government & Politics in Canada PPT & Cloze notes:
The information is organized in the following sections:
- What is government?
- Canada is a democracy
- Levels of government in Canada
- Federal government
- Provincial government
- Municipal government
- Federal government elections
- Provincial government elections
- Municipal government elections
- Canadian political parties
- The political spectrum
- Canada is in the British Commonwealth
- Governor General
- Canada's System of Government
How a Bill Becomes a Law in Canada:
- How a bill is introduced in the House of Commons
- The bill moves through first and second readings
- Committee stage
- Third reading and vote
- The bill is introduced in the Senate
- Review of identical process from House of Commons
- Royal assent
The Indian Act in Canada PPT & Cloze Notes:
- A note on naming (i.e. why we don't use Aboriginal or Indian in common speech, but it is still found in government documents)
- When the Indian Act was founded and what its purpose is
- Jurisdiction over First Nations people
- Overview of Status Indian and treaty benefits
- Conditions that warrant loss of status
- Damage caused by the Indian Act
- Amendments to the Indian Act
- The "good" parts of the Indian Act
- Legacy of the Indian Act in Canada
Treaties in Canada PPT & Cloze Notes:
- What a treaty is and its purpose
- How the treaty process began
- A timeline for the eleven numbered treaties
- An overview of important symbols involved in the treaty process (treaty medal, pipe stem, handshake, treaty medals)
- What was promised in the treaties
- The role of the treaty commissioner
- An emphasis on treaties in Manitoba *(can be edited to focus on any province)
Women's Suffrage in Canada:
- What is suffrage?
- Why did Canadian women want to vote? (several issues discussed)
- A timeline of women fighting for enfranchisement from pre-contact to 1916
- What restricted open participation in the suffrage movement?
- How did the movement gain popularity?
- Controversy
- Enfranchisement and assimilation
- Think-Pair-Share
- The Person's Case
- Famous Five
- Nellie McClung
- The Women's Parliament
- Heritage Minute
Canada Voting Systems PPT & Close Notes:
- Winner takes all (FPTP & Alt. Voting) vs Proportional Representation
- Pros/cons of each voting family
- Student reflection on Canada's voting system
- Helpful video links
Government in Canada Multiple Choice Quiz & Answer Key
- What is a democratic government?
- How is the leader of a democracy chosen?
- Canada's constitution
- Federal system of government
- Constitutional monarchy
- Parliament of Canada
- Municipal, provincial, federal & First Nations government responsibilities
- MPs and MLAs
- Canadian elections
- Canadian political parties
- Canadian political leaders
- Canada's voting system
Government & Politics Unit Test & Answer Key
- PART 1: How it began (origins of settler governance in Canada)
- PART 2: Municipal government
- PART 3: Provincial/Territorial government
- PART 4: Federal government
- PART 5: First Nations government
- PART 6: Elections
Total Pages
190 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
2 Weeks
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