Monday, January 31, 2011

WELCOME!

Welcome new Social Studies 11 students!

Here are the plans for this week:

PER1:

Tuesday -
1. Government (pages 290-296) - democracy; civil servant; pressure groups; lobbyist; public service; spin doctors; civil disobedience; apartheid; Clayoquot Sound
2. Political Ideologies (pages 297-302) - direct democracy;  representative democracy; socialism; liberalism; conservatism; totalitarian; communism; fascism; political spectrum; party platforms; NGOs; patronage

Wednesday/Thursday -
1. A Guide to Government (304-307) + notes + old textbook - federal; provincial; deficit; queen; senate; house of commons; prime minister; supreme court/provincial court; cabinet solidarity; orders in council

Friday -
1. Quiz 3 - Based on Wednesday and Thursday (use your notes, Government worksheets, and The Federal System worksheets)
2. Passing Legislation (308-309) - royal assent; lieutenant governor; governor general; how a bill becomes a law; party loyalty; party whip; party discipline; free votes; backbenchers; private member's bill

PER3:

Tuesday -
1. Quiz 1 (pages 290-296)
2. Political Ideologies (pages 297-302) - direct democracy;  representative democracy; socialism; liberalism; conservatism; totalitarian; communism; fascism; political spectrum; party platforms; NGOs; patronage

Wednesday/Thursday -
1. A Guide to Government (304-307) + notes + old textbook - federal; provincial; deficit; queen; senate; house of commons; prime minister; supreme court/provincial court; cabinet solidarity; orders in council

Friday -
1. Quiz 3 - Based on Wednesday and Thursday (use your notes, Government worksheets, and The Federal System worksheets)

2. Passing Legislation (308-309) - royal assent; lieutenant governor; governor general; how a bill becomes a law; party loyalty; party whip; party discipline; free votes; backbenchers; private member's bill