Unit 3.1: Political Liberalism
"I have my rights!" This is a phrase often heard in democratic societies - but what are your rights? And who gave you those rights? This unit will look at the evolution of democracy from the Enlightenment to our modern day. We will summarize how democracy works in Canada and the United States. Then we will look at those societies that reject liberal democracies (dictatorships) and how they can justify their actions. You will need to evaluate as to whether that rejection of liberalism is justified.
Unit 3 Calendar (see Google Classroom)
Unit 3.1 Handout
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*The Review Questions are for ALL of Unit 3.
Assignments & Projects
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Other Resources:
RMR Student Vote!
A discussion of how individualism and collectivism relates to government control (watch for the bias) John Ralston Saul discussing the influence of Aboriginal peoples on our democracy (check out this article that summarizes these ideas) |
Lesson 2: Democracy
Lesson 3: Electoral Systems
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Other Resources:
The animal kingdom tries first-past-the-post (this series of videos has great information on various political issues)
Video explaining first-past-the-post Video explaining the electoral college Article demonstrating how the electoral system makes things complicated! Interesting article looking at [former] elections in Alberta (Keep yourself updated with the upcoming elections!) |
Lesson 4 & 5: Democracy in Canada and the USA
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Other Resources:
Great resources that summarizes differences between Canada & the USA
RMR explaining Canada's democratic system (especially responsible government) Video explaining the difference between a minority and majority government Video explaining the responsibilities of the levels of government Article discussing Senate attendance records Article on Partisanship Article on upcoming elections Alberta election promise tracker: Where do the parties stand on the major issues? Australian Lawmakers Call on Sen. Fraser Anning to Resign After Christchurch Comments
- Freedom speech vs Hate speech - Free speech the a feature of democracy, hate speech is an attack on democracy |