| Curricular Competency |
Assess the development and impact of legal systems or codes (cause and consequence) |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
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| Curricular Competency |
Analyze continuities and changes in legal systems or codes across jurisdictions (continuity and change) |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Analyze continuities and changes in legal systems or codes across jurisdictions |
Elaboration: Sample activities:Compare and contrast different views on the role of the correctional system in Canada.Analyze how and why laws, justice system structures and practices, legal precedents, and legislative agendas change over time.Analyze forces that reinforce continuity and factors that have both short-term and long-term effects on legal systems and the administration of justice. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Assess the justification for differing legal perspectives after investigating points of contention, reliability of sources, and adequacy of evidence (evidence) |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
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| Curricular Competency |
Assess and compare the significance and impact of legal systems or codes (significance) |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Assess and compare the significance and impact of legal systems or codes |
Elaboration: Sample activities:Assess the significance of the Constitution Act, 1982, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to human rights in Canada.Analyze the role of global dispute resolution institutions and agencies in international human rights and economic development issues.Assess the role of the judiciary as a constitutional check on legislative power.Analyze the role of the International Court of Justice (the World Court) at The Hague in cases involving human rights abuses.Determine the importance of key legal principles, cases, social forces, and events in the evolution of law.Assess the impact that a law, court decision, or legal principle has on legal structures and/or the lives of citizens.Assess the impact of social and/or political forces on the development of law. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze legal concepts, issues, and procedures; and communicate findings and decisions |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze legal concepts, issues, and procedures; and communicate findings and decisions |
Elaboration: Sample activities:Examine and explain how to resolve a legal issue in an area of civil law, such as rental agreements, employment, or separation.Investigate which legal resources are available in the community to help people deal with a selected legal issue, including how to represent themselves in court or in front of a tribunal.Research alternative methods and strategies to resolve conflicts before they become legal problems.Assess different types of evidence and how to determine bias, reliability, and relevance in a source of evidence.Conduct a mock trial or debate to judge a legal case or issue. |
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| Big Ideas |
A geographic region can encompass a variety of physical features and/or human interactions. |
Human Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Human activities alter landscapes in a variety of ways. |
Human Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Demographic patterns and population distribution are influenced by physical features and natural resources. |
Human Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Analyzing data from a variety of sources allows us to better understand our globally connected world. |
Human Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
political organization of geographic regions |
Human Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
relationships between natural resources and patterns of population settlement and economic development |
Human Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
factors behind increased urbanization and its influence on societies and environments |
Human Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
industrialization, trade, and natural resource demands |
Human Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
global agricultural practices |
Human Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
relationship between First Peoples and the environment |
Human Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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