Subject
Grade
Concept/Content
government, First Peoples governance, political institutions, and ideologies
Elaboration
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Sample topics:
- forms of government and decision-making models (e.g., parliamentary democracy, constitutional monarchy, consensus, autocracy, republic, monarchy, democracy, theocracy)
- consensus-based governance (e.g., Nunavut) and First Peoples self-governance models (e.g., Sechelt, Nisga'a, Tsawwassen)
- models for classifying political and economic ideologies (e.g., linear left/right; two-dimensional, such as political compass)
- ideologies (e.g., socialism, communism, capitalism, fascism, liberalism, conservatism, environmentalism, libertarianism, authoritarianism, feminism)
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levels and branches of government:
- local, regional, territorial, provincial, federal
- executive, legislative, judicial
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Indian Act:
- Crown- and federal government–imposed governance structures on First Peoples communities (e.g., band councils)
- title, treaties, and land claims (e.g., Nisga'a Treaty, Haida Gwaii Strategic Land Use Decision, Tsilhqot'in decision)
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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elections and electoral systems:
- election campaigns
- minority and majority governments
- proposals for electoral reform and alternative election systems
keywords
government, First Peoples governance, political institutions, and ideologies