Government Unit

The central question in this unit is: How healthy is Canada’s Democracy?

Government in Canada Video Questions

Government in Canada answer key

The assignments that you’ve completed along the way are:

1. Governmen structure use pages 301-307 and 310-311
2. Article study: Douglas Todd article about power of whip
3. Choosing-government-PMI chart
4. First Past the Post Fact vs PR showdown and letter (Don’t do letter)
5. Comparing Mechanisms
6. Exploring the Charter
7. Assessing the Charter

Online Resources:

From the Globe and Mail regarding First-Past-the-Post and the 2015 Federal election (Useful for pros and cons of FPTP):

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/news-video/video-explained-canadas-voting-system-and-how-changing-it-would-affect-this-election/article26760521/?click=sf_globe#video0id26760521

Test outline

Final assessment: You will be required to complete a report card. This challenge will ask you to assess the level of health for each of the indicators described. Access a copy here: health report card.docx

The UNIT RUBRIC will be used as the assessment tool for this chapter. Staple all work completed to the rubric for evaluation purposes.