Canadian democracy
What is a councilor?
A councilor is someone that is elected to a local government.
where did voting take place?
Voting took place at the pnyx.
What type of decision making was used in the Iroquois confederacy?
The Iroquois used a process called consensus.
What is the difference between Athens direct democracy and Iroquois consensus?
Consensus is finding an agreement among multiple groups, while direct democracy is trying to make a decision with majority rule.
What is the group of people that governed over a local area?
Local government.
What is Majority rule?
Majority rule is direct democracy, except you choose the decision that got the most votes.(51% or over.)
what type of democracy did the people in Athens use?
They used Direct democracy.
Requirements to become a member.
There were no requirements to become apart of the Iroquois because they believed that everybody should take part in decision making.
What is the difference between a councilor from Canadian democracy and a chief from the iroquois confederacy?
A chief and a councilor are similar because both are elected to represent their area or village.
What was the place the Athenian citizens voted at called?
The pnyx.
What is the council?
The council is a group of elected representatives that make decisions over a local area.
The two methods of voting that the Athenian citizens use?
They would either use different colored rocks, or they would go to the pnyx and cote there.
The Grand council made decisions that would benefits everybody.
Different places that the Canadians, Athenians and Iroquois would vote.
The Canadians would go to a voting station, while the Athenians would go to the Pnyx and the Iroquois would go to the grand council.
Who was the person that spoke for the king at a local level?
The Lieutenant governor.
What does the Lieutenant Governor do?
The lieutenant governor is the person that speaks for the king at a provincial level.
How many people would go to the pnyx to vote?
They wanted as many citizens as they could to vote.
Could be in the thousands.
How many people would attend the grand council?
There would be around 50 people that attended the grand council, most of which being chiefs.
How was the council of 500 picked?
The council of 500 was picked by lottery.
What was the place the Iroquois made decisions at called?
The grand council
The requirements of becoming a citizen.
You must be over the age of 18, you must pay taxes for at least 3 years and you must live in Canada for at least 3 years.
Requirements of becoming a citizen.
You must go through 2 years of military training.
What were the roles of the chiefs in Iroquois confederacy?
The chiefs would represent their clan at the grand council.
What is provincial government?
Provincial government is the government that made decisions for a provincial area.
Who stood behind the chief at a grand council meeting?
The clan mother.