by Arman Grewal 3 years ago
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Road maintenance
Parks and Recreation
Snow Clearance
Public Transit
Land Zoning
Building Permits
Garbage collection and recycling
Firefighters
Libraries and Community Centres
Natural Resources
Workplace safety and rights
Social Services and Highways
Labour Legislation
Sports and Recreation
Adoption
Driver's Licenses
Fisheries and indigenous issues
Agriculture
Canada Post
Communications
Criminal Law
Immigration and Citizenship
Foreign Affairs
Banking and Currency
National Defence
Work towards what will make the most people safe, secure, and happy
Should have a sense of responsibility and caring for others
Every citizen has the same right
Speak on public issues
Run for office
To vote
EVERYONE must adhere to the same laws
Laws should be known, predictable, and impartial.
Political Freedoms
Vote without being intimidated
run for office
Form associations
Speak freely
Personal Freedoms
Has a sense of responsibility for other people
Works for the common good
Respects the rights
Respect the rights of others
Human dignity
Protect and uphold the dignity of all people
Mass participation
Participate individually and collectively in issues that shape their community, nation, and world.
Open communication
Communicate openly in issues that shape their community, nation, and world.
Direct Democracy
Every citizen directly participates
Representative Democracy
Citizens vote for people to represent them in the government
A Low Literacy Rate
People that cannot read cannot participate
Free press allows public issues to be examined and discussed
Will have problems
A Large Gap Between Rich and Poor
common in many developing countries
Democracy needs a large middle class in order to work
Ethnic Differences and Conflicts
People believe that authoritarian governments are better than democratic ones
Obeying one leader there will be no disunity
Differences among ethnic groups can create disunity
MP's selected by the PM
The leader of the majority party
Provincial and Federal Courts
Supreme Court
Highest court in Canada
Members appointed by Prime Minister
Members elected by voters
Physical Environment
Social Environment
Employment
Early Child Development
Income
Education
where we play
where we work
where we sleep
Every citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election
leave Canada
remain in
right to enter
Any person charged with an offence has the right
tried within a reasonable time
to be informed without unreasonable delay of the specific offence
The right to have one's children educated in the language of their parents
The right to receive government services in either English or French
Cannot be discriminated based on
Mental or physical disability
Skin
National or ethnic origin
Age
Religon
Race
Right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination
Conspiracy of committing a crime
Rioting
Unlawful assembly
Mischief
Common nuisance
Causing a disturbance
Somalia
Time is urgent
Low sense of team
Participants are not educated and skilled
Sense of team already exists
Routine is familiar
Plenty of time
Participants are educated and skilled
Participants are self motivated
No person appears in charge
Leader is only a source of info
Leader gives little/no direction
U.S.A
Canada
High degree of conflict is present
Leader lacks communication
Group lacks knowledge, skills and experience
Group lacks motivation
There is ample time
To increase morale
Instructing or teaching
Goal is personal growth and satisfaction
Entire group shares in decisions
Leader asks for some input
All group members are involved
Interpersonal approach
Germany-!930s-1940s
Sports-Coach
Workplace-Boss
New ideas are needed
members have some skills
No loyalty or trust
Large number of people
No established vison
Emergency
Time is limited
Limited discussion
Rules never change
Relies on Discipline
Messages are passed down
Tell others what to do
Equality of opportunities
Business & free enterprise; decentralization of economy
Individual burden
Cut government spending & reduce involvement
Harsher penalties, including capital punishment
Balance the budget, even if it means cutbacks
Lower taxes so free enterprise can flourish
User pay system
Tradition & moral order
Important to defend
Governments support church & religion
a set about the role of government and how society should work
few people agree with both points on both sides
Many people fall in a category slightly left or slightly right
Fiscally conservative
Less government intervention
Low government spending
Low taxes
Fiscally liberal
Free Market
More government involvement
More government spending
Higher taxes
Socially conservative
keeping status quo on family life
keeping status quo on moral issues
Traditional values including family life
Socially liberal
Moving forward on civil liberties
Progressive values
Political Philosophy
Equality of outcomes
Economics
nationalization of economy
Crown corporations
Government aid & involvement
Social Assistance
health care support
Government assistance provided
Spending
Government will spend to stimulate economy
Crime & Punishment
Rehabilitation in the criminal
The Budget
Use government money to support programs, even if it means borrowing money to do it
Higher taxes to support social services
National health care system
Society
Progressivism & accepting counter-culture
Culture
Culture is a battleground
Religion
Separation of church & government
Use two pieces of ID, both have a name and have one person to confirm your address
Use two pieces of ID, both have a name and one has address
Use government issued ID including name photo and address
Party with the most ridings wins
Candidate with the most votes wins
1 winner per riding
1 vote per person
Issues
Minority Rule
Winner has more ridings than its competitors but less than half of all the ridings combined
Regionalism
Political power determined by population
Gerrymandering
Re-drawn riding boundaries to set up a sure win for a particular politicalparty
The minority government would be very slow
It can result in greater fragmentation of voters making it difficult to form majority governments
It represents the wishes of the voters better
Disadvantages
This can be quite costly as well
Can be a very time consuming process
Advantages
Best represents the views of all voters
Always have a stable, majority government
Example
Question and change
established systems and structures
How to effect systematic change
Social movements
Economic
Social
Within established systems and community structures.
Actively participate
Take leadership positions
Abide by the law
Be responsible
Be honest
Have good character
Reflects upon their thoughts and actions
Perspectives of others
Personal values
Role of the citizen
Discrimination
Environmental issues
Gap between rich and poor
Riots
Exploitatiion
Corruption
Weak
Emotional Health
Academics
Mental Health
Physical health
Inequality
Bullying
Comply with international and domestic labour laws,
Protect the environment and maintain biodiversity
Receive a community development premium for projects
Stable minimum wage
Independent, third party inspection by Fair Trade institutions
Environmental stabilty
Community development
Democratic and transparent organizations
Fair labour conditions
Fair price
When producers in developing countries are paid a fair price for their work from companies in developed countries
Large donations from corporations or wealthy individuals
Small donations from individuals
Some sources include
An eyewitness
Police or fire officials
Executives
Elected or appointed government officials
A reporter
Always consider where the news item comes from
Inflation of numbers
Labels and titles used to describe people, places, and events
Photos can also influence opinion
Captions under photos can have exaggerated word choice
Flattering or unflattering photos
Too much exaggeration may be used on words where not needed
Use of positive or negative connotation
Too much excitement and exaggeration may be added where not needed
Some articles can be summarized right from the headline
Many people only read the headline of an article
Organization is very important
The bottom of the news is info that readers will most likely not read
Stories on the first page are more important
Some details ignored or shown to change the reader's opinion
Choosing to use specific news items instead of others
Fund basic social services
Safe food and water
Early education
Improve the environment everywhere
Increase funding for public health care
Encourage healthy lifestyle
Use taxes to fund further research on environmentally friendly power sources
Reduce individual taxes and increase taxes on pollution producing industries
Strong government presence
Discourage waste and pollution
Environmentally friendly industries
Healthy communities
Providing tax incentives to help with affordable housing and service to seniors
Increased research on alternative energy resources
Increasing fines on private companies and industries polluting
Reducing taxes to increase the purchasing power of citizens to maintain economic growth
Mixture of publicly funded and private health services
Limited government presence to reduce high spending of money
Financially prioritize social programs
Service for seniors
Increased financial aid to cities
Daycare spaces
Increase government spending on research into alternative energy sources
Fully publicly-funded
Controlled by government
Use higher taxes to maintain government programs
Higher income paying more taxes than lower income
More government presence in society and economy
Finance social programs
Increased pensions
Service for senoirs
Affordable housing
Daycare
Research is funded for
current pollution sources
alternative energy resources
Controlled by the government and is regulated by the Canada Health Act
Base tax rate on income, with taxes reduced as government revenue from other sources increases
Some government presence ensuring basic services to everyone
