SOCIAL STUDIES 10 COMPLETION

July 6

Follow up on Ideologies

• Ideologies Assignment

Canadian Government

• Federalism and Canada’s Levels of Government
  • video clip from CVIX
• Overview – Canada’s Three Branches of Govt
  • Constitutional Monarchy
  • Head of State vs Head of Government

The Legislative Branch & Executive Branch

• The Legislative Process
  • Video Clip – How a Bill Becomes a Law
  • Majority vs Minority Government
  • the House of Commons
    • 338 Seats
    • The Speaker and Standing Orders
    • The legislative chambers (HOC “Seating Plan”)
    • Bill
    • First Reading
    • Second Reading
    • Committee
      • Standing Committees
      • Committees of the Whole
      • https://www.ourcommons.ca/About/Guides/Committees-e.html
    • Third Reading
  • the Senate
    • https://sencanada.ca/en/about/
    • https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/senate
    • Roles and Appointment
      • Regionalism vs Popular Representation
        • 105 Seats
      • Criticisms and Reform
    • First Reading
    • Second Reading
    • Committee
    • Third Reading
  • the Governor General
    • Royal Assent

• A Day in the Life of an M.P.
  • Video Clip
  • Caucus & Solidarity
  • Independents
  • Crossing the Floor
  • Cabinet (& Shadow Cabinet)
    • Order-In-Council
• the Governor General
  • Role & Duties
    • Throne Speech
    • Prorogue
    • Dissolution
• the Prime Minister
  • Party Leadership
  • Power of Appointment
  • Party Organization
    • Cabinet
    • PMO
    • Privy Council
  • Dissolution
• Government Bureaucracy
  • Departments
    • Vertical vs Horizontal
  • Crown Corporations/Crown Lands
  • Regulatory Agencies
  • Advisory Bodies

Homework Due July 7:

1. Finish Reading Chapter 9 (take notes)
2. Complete House of Commons Seating Chart
3. Complete Legislative & Executive Branch Vocab
4. 2 INFOGRAPHICS on the LEGISLATIVE PROCESS and EXECUTIVE BRANCH (see TEAMS for complete description and upload instructions)