Democratic Principles
This key principle of democracy means that every citizen's vote carries the exact same weight, and everyone has the same rights under the law.
What is Equality
This person represents the King of Canada at the provincial level in Alberta, signing bills into law and performing ceremonial duties.
Who is the Lieutenant Governor
This is the title given to the top elected official who leads a city or town council in Alberta.
What is a Mayor
Unlike Canada's system, Ancient Athens practiced this type of democracy, where every eligible citizen personally voted on every single law and decision themselves.
What is Direct Democracy
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy was originally formed by this many distinct Indigenous nations who agreed to live under the Great Law of Peace.
What is 5
When a decision is made in a democracy, this rule means that the choice with the most votes wins, but the rights of the minority must still be protected.
What is Majority Rule
This is the title given to the leader of the political party that wins the most seats in a provincial election and heads the government of Alberta.
Who is the Premier
If you want to build a new deck, open a local business, or check the rules on how high your backyard fence can be, you look at these local laws passed by a municipal government.
What are Bylaws
To be considered a "citizen" with the right to vote in Ancient Athens, a person had to meet three strict criteria: be free, born in Athens to Athenian parents, and be of this gender.
What is a Male
Woven from purple and white clam shells, these beautiful belts were used to record important history, treaties, laws, and the structure of the Confederacy.
What are Wampum Belts
Canada is this specific type of democracy, where citizens elect individuals (like MPs or MLAs) to make laws and decisions on their behalf, rather than voting on every single law themselves.
What is Representative Democracy
This is the title given to the party that comes in 2nd place in a Provincial election
What is the Official Opposition
This is an example of some of the responsibilities that a municipality undertakes for those who live in the area.
What are:
- waste managment
- local road maintenance
- emergency services
This large, open-air marketplace in Athens served as a social hub where citizens met to discuss politics, gossip, and buy goods.
What is the Agora
In Haudenosaunee society, these respected women held immense political power, including the sole responsibility to choose—and remove—the male chiefs who represented the clan.
Who are the Clan Mothers
This fundamental right ensures that citizens can gather peacefully in groups, join political parties, or participate in protests without fear of the government stopping them.
What is Freedom of Assembly
When the Premier chooses specific MLAs to run important provincial departments—like the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Health—this group of advisors is called the...
What is the Legislative Assembly
Municipalities rely heavily on this type of tax, which is collected from people who own homes, land, or businesses within the local boundaries, to pay for services like road clearing and firefighters.
What are Property Taxes
Also known as the Boule, this group of 500 citizens was chosen by lottery each year to run the daily business of government and decide which laws the larger Assembly would vote on.
What is the Council of 500
Instead of voting where the majority wins, the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee made decisions using this process, where every single chief had to discuss the issue until everyone came to a total agreement.
What is Consensus
In the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, these specific rights grant Canadian citizens the legal right to vote in an election and to run for political office.
What are Democratic Rights
Before a proposed idea (a bill) officially becomes a provincial law in Alberta, it must pass through this many formal "readings" and debates in the Legislature.
What is 3 readings
This specific type of local government is set up to manage a community's education system, operating independently from the town or city council to make decisions about schools and budgets.
What is a School Board
This person was allowed to fight and own land, but could not vote or participate in anything democratic.
What is a Metic
When the Grand Council debated a new issue, the Seneca and Mohawk nations discussed it first, followed by the Oneida and Cayuga. This fifth nation acted as the "Firekeepers," opening the council and breaking any deadlocks.
Who are the Onondaga