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Chpt 1: Canada’s Federal and Political System Three Branches of the Federal Political SystemBillsPopular Vote and RidingsMembers of ParliamentSenators Political Parties ElectionsPolitical PlatformFederal Accountability ActDetecting Bias in MediaLobby groups and/or lobbyistsGovernor GeneralChpt 2: Justice SystemJury dutyCitizens legal roles and responsibilitiesAdvocacy groupsYouth Criminal Justice ActCriminal Code of CanadaSentencing CirclesElders roles and responsibilities in the justice systemChpt 3: Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Individual RightsThe ConstitutionProclamation of the ConstitutionIndividual Rights (fundamental freedoms, democratic rights, mobility rights, legal rights and equality rights)Rights and responsibilities of citizensRights throughout Canadian history: Canadian women and the right to vote, Internment of Ukrainian Canadians, Italian Canadians, Japanese Canadians Workplace Charter IssuesChpt 4: Collective RightsIndian ActBritish North America ActConfederationProclamation of Constitution, 1982Numbered Treaties – with a focus on Treaty 6, 7, and 8Francophone rights (whether a minority or in Quebec) in the Charter Bill 101Official Language rightsSection 16-20 and 23 of the CharterMetis culture and rightsSection 35 of ConstitutionChpt 5: ImmigrationImmigration and Refugee Protection ActImmigration policy before the ActPoint SystemFactors that influence immigration (political, economic, health and security)RefugeesSing decisionProvincial Governments role in immigration policyImmigration in Quebec (Canada-Quebec Accord)Immigration and the CharterBenefits of ImmigrationChpt 6: Economic SystemsScarcityFactors of ProductionMarket economyMixed EconomyPlanned EconomyPublic goodPublicly or Privately ownedThe economic continuumShift left, shift rightCrown corporationSupply and DemandCompetition and MonopolyLabour unionsConsumers role in the economyGovernments role in the economyChpt 7: ConsumerismQuality of LifeStandard of LivingFactors that effect consumerism (identity, health and safety, jobs, environment)GDPMarketing (advertising)BoycottsChpt 8: Social Programs and TaxationSocial Programs (US vs. Canada)Public vs. private health careHealth insuranceTaxationSpecific Taxes (GST, PST, income tax, EI)Taxation model and tax basePolitical parties connection to social programs and taxationUnderground Economy (Black Market) and tax evasionChpt 9: Political and Economic IssuesLocal environmental issuesClimate ChangeBiodiversityThematic Maps and Analyzing MapsGHG emissions and fossil fuelsKyoto Protocol (and the Kyoto Implementation Act)Additional Information:Essay writingFinding the main idea in sourcesPolitical CartoonsPerspectives and viewpointsCitizenshipIdentity ................
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