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Branches of Canada's Federal System
In this lesson plan the student completes research to find information about the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the Government of Canada.
They are encouraged to research not only print material but conduct interviews with
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Grade Level:
7-9
Publisher:
LearnAlberta
Published Date:
2008
Exploring Canada's Parliamentary Democracy
Written as a play, this activity based lesson plan, has students asking questions, reseaching answers, discussing their findings and ultimately running for office in the Canadian government. The background of the play is that the Canadian government has a
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Grade Level:
4-6, 7-9
Publisher:
Legal Resource Centre
Published Date:
2009
Model Parliament
This well organized and detailed simulation of the work that takes place in Parliament will help students clearly understand the daily life of a Member of Parliament or a Senator.
Teachers can choose from the various options provided which
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Grade Level:
7-9
Publisher:
Government of Canada
Published Date:
2006
Parliament of Canada-An Introduction
This site offers a general overview of Canadian parliament. It gives the facts on how laws are passed, the various branches of government and how the House of Commons and the Senate operates. When you click on words underlined in blue, a new window
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Grade Level:
7-9
Publisher:
About.com
Published Date:
2009
Parliament in Canada
This resource created by the Parliament of Canada offers detailed background for teachers focusing on a variety of topics that support the Grade 9 Social Studies curriculum. There are ready made classroom materials that use the newspaper to enhance
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Grade Level:
7-9
Publisher:
Government of Canada
Published Date:
2009
Parliamentary Democracy 101
This article written for LawNow, discusses the features of Canadian Parliamentary Government. Detailed information is given regarding the separation of power focusing on the three branches of governement; legislative, executive and the judicial. A
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Grade Level:
10-12
Publisher:
Legal Resource Centre
Published Date:
2009
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