Mar
13
Informed Voting
Posted by: pruck | March 13, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Using your Informed Voters shopping list, Compare the party platforms and fill in the boxes with the party & policy you agreed with, and why.
Mar
6
Political Parties
Posted by: pruck | March 6, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Today we did an overview of political parties in Canada and did some policy shopping to see if any of the parties matched our personal views. Here’s the classwork we did: First, we did a brief PRETEST to see what we already know about the Political Parties in Canada. 1. Background – Political Parties Blog. Peruse […]
Mar
4
Structure of Government
Posted by: pruck | March 4, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Monday, March 3rd Today we talked about the 3 branches of government: The Legislative, which makes laws The Executive, which administers and sets the agenda The Judiciary, which interprets the law We also talked about 3 levels of government: Federal, Provincial, and Municipal Daily Order of Business 3 blog
Mar
1
Posted by: pruck | March 1, 2014 | Leave a Comment
http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.577243 [abridged] Russia takes over Ukraine’s Crimea region UN Security Council holds urgent meeting after Russian parliament approves use of military in Ukraine. By The Associated Press and Reuters | Mar. 1, 2014 | 11:27 PM | 9 Russian troops took over a strategic region in Ukraine as the parliament in Moscow gave President Vladimir Putin a green light Saturday […]