Hi everyone,
I hope your studying is going well.
Please hand in (email or give to me on Monday) your standard of Living assignments. I have a couple with no names on them
Afghanistan & Zambia?
Let me know if they are yours.
Ms. B

END of Term is not June 16th.  I am sorry.  Its actually Monday June 11th.  If you finish assignments over the weekend you can email them to me at binghamd@wrca.bc.ca.

Sorry for the confusion.

Good Luck.

TEST DATES CHANGED
SS11-2 Thursday May 10th

SS11-1 Friday May 11th

Government Test

Structure:

Testable materials will include all handouts, notes taken in class, as well as Chapter 1 of the Student Workbook:  

This material should be review from the fall with Mrs. Teichrob: 

Political Spectrum

-Left-wing

-Right-wing

-Centre

·      Conservatism

·      Liberalism

·          Ideology

-Fascism

-Communism

-Capitalism

-Nazism

-Socialism

   This is new material: 

   Political Parties

-Conservative

-Liberal

-NDP

-Bloc

· 

·      Democracy

·      Representative democracy

·      Constitutional monarchy

·      Canada's written and unwritten constitution

·      Federal system

-Ability to identify and differentiate between federal and provincial responsibilities

·      -Municipal government

·      Three Branches of Government

-Executive

            -Executive power

            -Prime Minister

            -Cabinet

-Stages of a bill becoming law

-Bill

            -Cabinet solidarity

            -Backbenchers

            -Public Service

-Legislative

            -Legislative power

            -House of Commons

            -Caucus

            -Senate

            -Patronage

            -Governor General

            -Formal Assent

-Judicial

            -Judicial power

            -Supreme Court

            -Provincial Court

   Electoral systems

-First-past-the-post

-Proportional Representation

·      Special interest group/non-governmental organization (NGO)

·      Pressure group

·      Lobbyist/lobbying

·      Civil disobedience

·      Rule of law

·      Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

-What is it?

-What are some of the most important clauses?

Human Rights

·     

GOVERNMENT UNIT TEST

• SS11-2: Monday May 7th
• SS11-1: Wednesday May 9th 

SS11-1
You will be presenting speeches on Tuesday, you will be handing in the sheet I gave you to fill out.  If you have questions come talk to me tomorrow.

Enjoy the rest of Sunday.

SS11-2
Monday you will each be presenting a speech.  Cabinet Members you will be defending your bill with responses to questions asked earlier.
Opposition Members please critique bills and possible suggest amendments.  You will be handing these assignments in to me.
We will also have a question period.