Civics Assignments & Homework Page
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Links
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Greatest Canadian
City of Niagara Falls
The Stephen Lewis Foundation
Government of Canada
Liberal Party - more info
Conservative Party - more info
New Democratic Party - more info
Green Party - more info
Bloc Quebecois - more info
Quotes
Henrik Isben
Aslai E. Stevenson
Anacharsis
Additional Links
Video: Poverty
Video: Political Spectrum
CBC News - Wrongful Convictions
David Milgaard
Assignments & Homework - most recent is listed first!!!
EXAM REVIEW - click here!!

Course Culminating Activity -
Canada Day Celebration - due June 6th!!!!
Rubrics for Canada Day Celebration

Law - Begins May 23rd!!
Wrongful Convictions - handout - May 28
The Legal Process - May 26
Comparing Criminal and Civil Law - May 23
Origins of Law - May 23

Unit 2 - Provincial & Federal Government
Executive, Legislative, & Judicial branches of government - May 12

Unit 2 - Municipal Government
The Stephen Lewis Foundation - web quest - May 5
How Are Decisions Made at the Municipal Level? - May 1 & 2
Municipal Government - Niagara Falls - May 1
Elected and Appointed Municipal Officials - May 1
City of Niagara Falls Web Quest - April 30th
Niagara Falls Budget 2008 -
Where does the money go? - April 30
Niagara Falls Budget 2008 -
Where does the money come from? - April 30

Unit 1
Citizens Who Have Made A Difference Assignment - due May 9th!!!
The Greatest Canadian
How To Write A Bibliography
Unit Test #1 - Review - April 25
Who is considered a Canadian Citizen? - April 23
Government Assignment -
due
      Locate
three (3) newspaper articles that are connected to each level of government - federal, provincial, municipal.  You need one (1) article per level of government.
      Write
two (2) paragraphs for each article.
          *
First paragraph - What is the issue?  Who is involved?  What different
           points of view exist?

          *
Second paragraph - What level of government is responsible?  What
           difficulties would the government face in making a decision on this 
           issue?

Canada's Changing Constitution
Timeline
Types of Government Chart -
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Leadership Styles
Ideology & Civil society
The Citizen's Circle
Why Study Civics?
Course Outline