Feb 4 Unit 1 Intro to: Canadian Government

Intro to: The Structure of the Canadian Government - Ch. 9

Review of Nunavut Governance

Nunavut elects a single member of the House of Commons of Canada. This makes Nunavut the largest electoral district in the world by area.

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  The Legislative Building of Nunavutin Iqaluit. The building is home to the territory's Legislative Assembly.
  The members of the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Nunavut are elected individually; there are no parties and the legislature is consensus-based.^[54] The head of government, the premier of Nunavut, is elected by, and from the members of the legislative assembly. On June 14, 2018, Joe Savikataaq was elected as the Premier of Nunavut, after his predecessor Paul Quassa lost a non-confidence motion.^[55][56] Former Premier Paul Okalik set up an advisory council of eleven elders, whose function it is to help incorporate "Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit" (Inuit culture and traditional knowledge, often referred to in English as "IQ") into the territory's political and governmental decisions.^[57]

& Ch.10: The Citizen and Government 

Pages 218-226 in your text. 

In Class Assignment:

Review Chapter Review Sidebar - pg. 220.

Read Pages - 221-226

Q: Why does government exist? 

Q: What services fall under governmental control?

Q: What is democracy?

Q: What is the difference between democracy, representative democracy?

Q: What is a constitutional monarchy? 

Note: Create a Unit 1 Vocab List - for all highlighted terms - go to the back of your text and write out the definition of all terms bolded throughout the reading.

5 Terms: Pg 222-225

Democracy

Direct Democracy

Representative Democracy 

Constitutional Monarchy 

Residual Powers

Group Work
Pg. 226 Q:3 and Q:6


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