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    SOCIAL STUDIES 10

    March 27-31

    • Recalibrating our timelines
      • Semester 2 Mid-Semester Report April 25th
      • Assignments, Blog Posts
    • Canada’s Constitution & Charter of Rights & Freedoms
      • Using the links from Moodle “Canada’s Constitution” and “Guide to Canada’s Charter of Rights & Freedoms“,  answer the following:
        • What is the purpose of Canada’s Constitution?
        • What are the key parts of Canada’s Constitution?
        • In 1982, an important addition was made to Canada’s Constitution that details how changes can be made; what was the name of this important addition and what was the process it laid out in which changes could be made to the constitution?
        • In 1982, another important addition was the Charter of Rights & Freedoms: an important part of the Charter is the Notwithstanding Clause – what does this allow Provincial governments to do?
        • Summarize the following parts of the Charter in one or two sentences:
          • Guarantee of rights and freedoms – section 1
          • Fundamental freedoms – section 2
          • Democratic rights – sections 3 to 5
          • Mobility rights – section 6
          • Legal rights – sections 7 to 14
          • Equality rights – section 15
          • Official languages of Canada – sections 16 to 22
          • Minority language educational rights – section 23
      • Homework:
        • Assignment:  Answer one of the following questions and submit on BLOG  (by March 31 – ready for discussion)
        • Complete reading by March 31 –  Chapter 9, 10, 11, 12

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