What's in a Democracy?

As we finish talking about the basics of all ideologies, we will begin focusing on the political aspect of our course, which should take us roughly about a month and a half. We will be analyzing a few different types of democracy and how representation is selected, the purpose of having a democratic government to protect rights and freedoms (should this always be the case), and the opposite of democracy, which would be our different types of dictatorships. As we go through this unit, it is important to understand how and why a democracy upholds or doesn't uphold the values of liberalism. 

This week, you will be looking at the key values of a democracy and which are the most important. As well, you will be looking at what influenced the creation of democracy in Canada and the United States and why we value what we do.

So What's Up For This Week?

Monday:

• Worked on philosopher quote questions

Tuesday: 

• Notes on Spectrums - different types and the vocabulary - what does it all mean??

• Potentially a Multiple Choice Questionnaire....
• Notes on Individualism and Collectivism - the basics of all ideologies

Wednesday:

Watch this video about the formation of American Democracy

• Look at the Handout: Who is Canada Modelled After. Use the following websites to help fill in the following information in the chart. This is to be done ON YOUR OWN.
• Enlightenment Democracy
• Influence of the Enlightenment on American Democracy
• Canada's System of Government
• Iroquois Confederacy
• Influence of the Iroquois Confederacy on American Democracy
• Next use BK, ?, I to interpret the two sources attached to the handout
• Finally, write a paragraph that explains which you think had more of an influence on North American Democracy - the Iroquois or the Enlightenment. This should be at least 3/4 of a page long, double spaced. The paragraph can be handed in on Monday
• DON'T Forget: Your project is due on FRIDAY next week!

Thursday:

• Rants by Chelsea and Molsen
• Finish going through the basics of ideologies - you will potentially need scissors and glue, if the rants do not go too long...

Have a great long weekend!