Happy Tuesday Jan 29

Reminders
1. Outdoor school meeting February 7th 6pm room 19
2. Pyjama Day Jan 31st
3. Provincial Government unit test Thursday Jan 31
4. Mr Hebert returning Feb 1
5. Basic Facts and Word problem quiz MOVED TO NEXT WEEK
6. No spelling this week
7. No school Friday

Below is the rubric, guidelines and resources for the science magazine project that was assigned yesterday in science.





Today I will be posting a study guide to help students review for the social test on Thursday. The study guide along with Social notes, and kahoot quizzes are excellent ways to study!

Below is the Social Study guide:

1. Define:

referendum: ______________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

2. What are the two main ‘jobs’ of provincial government? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

3. List nine services provided by provincial government.

a. ______________________________

b. _____________________________

c. _____________________________

d. ____________________________

e. _____________________________

f. _____________________________

g. ____________________________

h. ____________________________

i. _____________________________

4. How does the province pay for the services it provides? _______________________________________________________________________________________

5. Give an example of a service which is shared by more than one level of government. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

11. What are four of the provincial government’s responsibilities in educating Albertans? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

12. Define the following words:

a. subsidies: _____________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

b. bill: ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

c. cabinet minister: ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

d. act: ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

13. How does the making of a new law begin? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

1. Define :

political party _____________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

constituency: _____________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

2. What are the four main political parties in Alberta?

a. ________________________________________

b. _______________________________________

c. _______________________________________

d. ________________________________________

3.

4. How is the governing party of the province decided?

_________________________________________________________________________________

5. What conditions must be fulfilled by a person who wants to become a candidate?

_______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

6. What is a candidate’s goal? How does he/she achieve this?

_______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

7. What conditions must a person meet in order to be able to vote in an election in Alberta?

a. _________________________________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________________________________

c. _________________________________________________________________________

d. _________________________________________________________________________

8. Fill in the boxes below telling how the process of voting works.

1. Define the following:

a. constitutional monarchy: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

b. Speech From the Throne: ________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

2. What is the difference between a Governor General and a Lieutenant Governor? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

3. What are some of the duties of the Lieutenant Governor?

a. ___________________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________________ d. ___________________________________________________________________

4. Who is Alberta’s Lieutenant Governor?

_________________________________________________________________________________

6. What are two roles which laws in a democratic society fulfill?

7.

9. How have the rules regarding immigration to Canada changed?

10.

1. Where does the Alberta government meet? ______________________________________________

2. What are elected officials called? _______________________________________________________

3. What is the ‘business’ of the provincial government?

W What does the provincial government look like?

5. What are Cabinet Ministers?

6. What are civil servants?

7. What are some of the other jobs of Cabinet Ministers?

8. Define the following:

a. constituent: ____________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

b. Opposition member: ____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

9. What are the two main responsibilities of MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly?

10. What are some of the jobs done by MLAs?

Wh What are the responsibilities of the opposition

12. How can constituents make their views known to their MLAs? _

13. How can people participate at the provincial level of government?

14. What is a perspective? _

*15. How does a perspective differ from an opinion? ____________________________________________________________________________

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