Subject
Grade
Concept/Content
different systems of government
Elaboration
- Sample activity:
- Compare characteristics of the federal government in Canada with those of one or more other countries, including:
- roles and responsibilities of members of government (e.g., prime minister, president, governor, MP, senator)
- components of government (House of Commons, House of Lords, senate, province, state, prefecture, canton)
- government decision-making structures and forms of rule (e.g., monarchy, republic, dictatorship, parliamentary democracy)
- electoral processes (e.g., political parties, voting, representation)
- Sample topic:
- indigenous governance
- Key questions:
- Who benefits from different forms of government and decision making?
- How would decisions be different under a different form of government?
keywords
different systems of government