Ancient Athens
This was the meeting place where Athenian citizens debated issues and voted on laws.
What is the Assembly?
This leader travelled among the nations spreading a message of peace and helped create the Iroquois Confederacy.
Who was the Peacemaker?
This part of the Canadian Constitution protects the rights and freedoms of Canadians.
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
This person expresses the ideas and opinions of the people they speak for.
What is a representative?
This type of democracy allowed citizens to vote directly on government decisions rather than electing representatives.
What is direct democracy?
These women led the clans and had the responsibility of selecting chiefs.
Who were the clan mothers?
This Charter freedom allows Canadians to express their opinions, ideas, and beliefs without fear of punishment.
What is freedom of expression?
Canadians participate in representative democracy mainly by doing this during elections.
What is voting?
This organization was created in 1932 to represent the interests and concerns of Métis people in Alberta.
What is the Métis Nation of Alberta Association (MNAA)?
These three groups were not allowed to vote in Athenian democracy.
Who were women and metics, slaves.
The main foods grown by Iroquois women were known by this collective name.
What are the Three Sisters?
These rights allow Canadian citizens to vote in elections and run for political office.
What are democratic rights?
In a representative democracy, citizens do not vote on every law themselves. Instead, they choose these people to make laws for them.
Who are Members of Parliament (MPs) or elected officials?
This term describes organizations made up of concerned citizens who work together to influence government decisions.
What is a grassroots organization?
This council of 500 citizens prepared agendas for Assembly meetings and supervised the government.
What is the Council of 500 (the Boule)?
These belts made of white and purple shell beads were used to record laws, treaties, and important events.
What is a wampum belt?
This section of the Charter ensures that all Canadians are treated fairly and equally under the law regardless of race, gender, religion, or disability.
What are equality rights?
If citizens believe their representatives are not serving the public interest, they can use this democratic process to choose different representatives.
What is an election?
In a democracy, elected representatives are expected to demonstrate this by listening to constituents, reporting their actions, and explaining their decisions.
What is accountability?
Athenians used this system to choose many government officials and Council members so everyone had an equal chance to serve.
What is a lottery?
The Grand Council considered this future group when making important decisions, sometimes over 200 years ahead.
What is the seventh generation?
This clause allows governments to temporarily limit certain Charter rights if they can show the limits are reasonable and justified in a free and democratic society.
What is the reasonable limits clause (Section 1)?
This is a key difference between representative democracy in Canada and direct democracy in ancient Athens.
What is that citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them instead of voting directly on every issue?
These organizations work independently of government and often rely on volunteers and donations to promote causes such as environmental protection and human rights.
What are non-governmental organizations (NGOs)?