Government & Politics in Canada ULTIMATE BUNDLE

This bundle has everything you need to teach a unit on government, politics and voting/elections in Canada. See below for what is included in each resource.

Government & Politics in Canada PPT & Cloze notes:

The information is organized in the following sections:

• What is government?
• Canada is a democracy
• Levels of government in Canada
• Federal government
• Provincial government
• Municipal government
• Federal government elections
• Provincial government elections
• Municipal government elections
• Canadian political parties
• The political spectrum
• Canada is in the British Commonwealth
• Governor General
• Canada's System of Government

How a Bill Becomes a Law in Canada:

• How a bill is introduced in the House of Commons
• The bill moves through first and second readings
• Committee stage
• Third reading and vote
• The bill is introduced in the Senate
• Review of identical process from House of Commons
• Royal assent

The Indian Act in Canada PPT & Cloze Notes:

• A note on naming (i.e. why we don't use Aboriginal or Indian in common speech, but it is still found in government documents)
• When the Indian Act was founded and what its purpose is
• Jurisdiction over First Nations people
• Overview of Status Indian and treaty benefits
• Conditions that warrant loss of status
• Damage caused by the Indian Act
• Amendments to the Indian Act
• The "good" parts of the Indian Act
• Legacy of the Indian Act in Canada

Treaties in Canada PPT & Cloze Notes:

• What a treaty is and its purpose
• How the treaty process began
• A timeline for the eleven numbered treaties
• An overview of important symbols involved in the treaty process (treaty medal, pipe stem, handshake, treaty medals)
• What was promised in the treaties
• The role of the treaty commissioner
• An emphasis on treaties in Manitoba *(can be edited to focus on any province)

Women's Suffrage in Canada:

• What is suffrage?
• Why did Canadian women want to vote? (several issues discussed)
• A timeline of women fighting for enfranchisement from pre-contact to 1916
• What restricted open participation in the suffrage movement?
• How did the movement gain popularity?
• Controversy
• Enfranchisement and assimilation
• Think-Pair-Share
• The Person's Case
• Famous Five
• Nellie McClung
• The Women's Parliament
• Heritage Minute

Canada Voting Systems PPT & Close Notes:

• Winner takes all (FPTP & Alt. Voting) vs Proportional Representation
• Pros/cons of each voting family
• Student reflection on Canada's voting system
• Helpful video links

Government in Canada Multiple Choice Quiz & Answer Key

• What is a democratic government?
• How is the leader of a democracy chosen?
• Canada's constitution
• Federal system of government
• Constitutional monarchy
• Parliament of Canada
• Municipal, provincial, federal & First Nations government responsibilities
• MPs and MLAs
• Canadian elections
• Canadian political parties
• Canadian political leaders
• Canada's voting system

Government & Politics Unit Test & Answer Key

• PART 1: How it began (origins of settler governance in Canada)
• PART 2: Municipal government
• PART 3: Provincial/Territorial government
• PART 4: Federal government
• PART 5: First Nations government
• PART 6: Elections