Government Information for Social

WHO SAID GOVERNMENT WAS BORING??? CHECK OUT THE PAGE WHO WANTED TO BE HEARD, WITHOUT SAYING A WORD...





http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/06/07/pol-senate-page.html
The video...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/video/video-former-senate-page-speaks-out-after-protest/article2047154/?utm_content=2047154&utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Video

VIDEO ON CANADIAN GOVERNMENT... LINK MAY ONLY WORK AT SCHOOL... but try it...
http://rover.edonline.sk.ca/videoBrowseSubject.htm

*** Go to Social Studies... grade 8, go to page 2, choose the video titled,
"Understanding Canadian Government"


Check out other photos from politics including our new Speaker of the ... from Saskatchewan!! Conservative  MP Andrew Scheer, from Regina - Qu'Appelle constituency....
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/photos/546#igImgId_9007
The article on Speaker Scheer...
http://www.660news.com/news/local/article/235377--saskatchewan-mp-chosen-at-speaker-of-the-house-of-commons
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/06/07/pol-senate-page.html


Hacking Schananaggans (I have nooo idea if that's spelled right)...
Conservative site hacked... false reports of PM Harper sent to hospital after choking on a hash brown... Is it false??? 


REVIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT UNIT…


Respond to these questions in the form of graphic organizers... WE WILL DO MORE OF THIS IN CLASS TO GET YOU STARTED... BUT PLEASE READ OVER THE QUESTIONS AND BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE MATERIAL THAT WE ARE STUDYING...


1. What are the 3 levels of government? What are they in charge of? Who are the leaders?


2. How many Members of Parliament are there? What does a M.P. do?


3. The M.P.’s meet in the House of Commons. What is the business in the House of Commons? How does a person become an M.P.? How are the provinces represented? Does each province get the same number of M.P.’s?


4. What does the Prime Minister do? How can you become prime minister? Who does he appoint when he is in charge? What is his/her official residence?


5. What about the cabinet? What are the different names for cabinet ministers? Who do they represent? What’s the connection to the provinces and territories? What do they do in their jobs? What are they in charge of? How can you become a cabinet member? What if you do a poor job? Who fires you? Who helps cabinet ministers and is the “expert” of that job? What do ministers without “portfolios” do?


6. What happens in the House of Commons? Who gets to sit in there? Who makes sure things are in order? What is the “upper house” ? What is the “lower house”? Each session in the House of Commons begins with what? How is seating organized in the House of Commons? What is Question period? Why is the Speaker so necessary during Question Period?


7. What is the senate? What do senators do? What role do they have with the bills that are passed? How many of them are there? Who appoints them? How do you get the chance to become a senator? What is a “new job” for senators in recent years?






8. What role does the Govennor General have? What is his or her connection to the Monarch in England? Why is the Queen our head of state?


9. What are the 3 levels of the federal government? What are each of these 3 levels responsible for? (Executive, Judicial, and Legislative)…


10. What’s the importance of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?


11. Government and me… How does the government help me everyday? How do I tell the government what I think is important? What are my rights and freedoms? What is Parliament? What is a bill?


12. Make a diagram of Canada’s Parliamentary System…


Check out the following links...
Guide to the House of Commons:












http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/GuideToHoC/who-e.asp

Levels of Government and Responsibility...
Who to complain to when you do know...
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/g01/direct.htm



The Business of Parliament
http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/GuideToHoC/can_parl-e.asp


Debates from the Senate
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/Sen/Chamber/411/Debates/002db_2011-06-03-e.htm


LegisInfo
http://www.parl.gc.ca/ParlBusiness.aspx?Language=E



The Mace...

Making Canadian Laws...

http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/GuideToHoC/making_laws-e.asp




















































The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/GuideToHoC/can_parl-e.asp
Video Documentary
http://www.charterofrights.ca/en/02_00_01


MORE INFORMATION TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR NOTES ON CANADIAN GOVERNMENT...


Parliament Activities... some are more "lesson oriented"... we will be doing a couple in class.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/Education/OurCountryOurParliament/activities-sect4-e.asp


http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/Education/SetAgenda/agenda/gettingstarted-e.asp


The Road to Democracy Booklet - note EAL section!
http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/Education/OurCountryOurParliament/pdfs/booklet-Section1-e.pdf

Canada's System of Government
http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/Education/OurCountryOurParliament/pdfs/booklet-Section2-e.pdf


Canada's Democracy in Action
http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/Education/OurCountryOurParliament/pdfs/booklet-Section3-e.pdf


The Business of Parliament
http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/Education/OurCountryOurParliament/pdfs/booklet-Section4-e.pdf

More Items of Interest...
Apathy is Boring
http://www.apathyisboring.com/en/youth_friendly/


http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/g01/direct.htm


 

1. Speaker
2. Pages
3. Government Members
4. Opposition Members*
5. Prime Minister
6. Leader of the Official Opposition
7. Leader of the Second Largest Party in Opposition
8. Clerk and Table Officers
9. Mace
10. Hansard Reporters
11. Sergeant-at-Arms
12. The Bar

13. Interpreters
14. Press Gallery
15. Public Gallery
16. Official Gallery
17. Leader of the Opposition’s Gallery
18. Members’ Gallery
19. Members’ Gallery
20. Members’ Gallery
21. Speaker’s Gallery
22. Senate Gallery
23. T.V. Cameras