Making Decisions
Explain Autocratic Decision Making.
One person makes decision for all - dictator, parent, teacher,
Quick but unhappy people
Explain Force
Fear or punishment - military
What is a civic issue?
An issue that has multiple perspectives and effects society as a whole - has government involvement.
What is a suffragette?
Women who fought to vote.
What is one challenge of listening to someone else's perspective?
Listening to the idea and not focusing on the person
Interpreting the message
Understanding where they are coming from
Explain Democratic Decision Making
A group votes - majority rules - government voting system
Can be rigged, can take a while to count large groups - everyone can vote
Explain Rewards
Money/gift for doing a task or job - CEO
Give 2 examples of a civic issue.
Taxes Laws
Government Spending
Injection sites
Explain the first piece of Framework in Canada's Democratic Foundation. The Beginning piece
Voting - Athens 500BC - all men with land could vote on taxes, spending, war, etc.
How can someone's perspective change over time?
Experience, education, age
Explain Consensus Decision Making
Everybody must agree. Jury
Time consuming - everyone happy with result
Explain Numbers
A protest or large gathering will gain more traction that a few people
What is a Civic Role Model? (NOT an example)
Someone who has taken action and made a plan regarding a civic issue.
Explain Framework #2 - Rule of Law in Canada's Democratic foundation
1215 - King John of England forced to sign Magna Carta - he was abusing power, spending money, waging wars. This made everyone equal under the law.
What two types of government does Canada have?
Representative Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
What is negotiation?
coming to an agreement
Explain Charisma
MLK - Obama - good speakers will have more followers
Give me 2 examples of civic role models and what they did.
Dolly Parton - Imagination Library
Terry Fox - Marathon of Hope
MLK - Marched for civil rights
By what year could all women vote in Canada?
1960
What are Miss Jenkins' Axolotl's names? Just need one to get the point
Big Papi and L'il Juan
What is the difference between mediation and arbitration?
M - someone helps you come to an agreement
A - someone decides for you
Soft power vs. hard power
Influence vs. fear
Provide 3 civic actions an active citizen could take in the community.
Protest
Start a program
Volunteer
Explain the third concept of Canada's Democratic Framework - Three-Tiered Government System
Iroquois Confederacy - present day NY - Municipal, Provincial, Federal mirrors the Village, Tribal and Great Council Layout
Who signed the Constitution Act of 1982?
Queen Elizabeth II and Pierre Elliot Trudeau