Day 13 Handouts, classwork, and homework

*Note (1): Underlined words are links to downloadable pages.
*Note (2): Please be prepared for a possible pop quiz at the beginning of each class. It will be based on material presented in the previous class.
*Note (3): Blog details are subject to change.

Social Studies 8

Check Homework #1- Breakdown of Unity worksheet , questions 16 - 18
Check Homework #2 -Collapse of The Empire worksheet , questions 1 - 13

Rise of Christianity crossword

Unit I - Roman Empire review (terms, concepts)

Hand out Unit I review package

Homework # 1 - Collapse of The Empire worksheet # 14 - 20, due Sept. 23

Unit 1 (Roman Empire) Test, Tuesday, Sept. 23

Social Studies 11

Hand in cartoon assignment (criteria are shown on the sheet with 10 definitions)

Continue Government in Action video

Senate material at Mapleleafweb).

Role of the Senate in Parliament
What is the Senate? What does it do?

Canada’s Bicameral Parliament
Canada has a bicameral parliamentary system, meaning that there are two legislative bodies or chambers. The first of these is the House of Commons, which is made up of elected officials called Members of Parliament (or MPs). The second legislative body is called the Senate, which is constituted by appointed members called Senators.
For more information on Canada’s Parliament:
Mapleleafweb: Canada’s Parliamentary Government

Discuss the following:

Chamber of Sober Second Thought

This, however, raises the question: why does Canada have two legislative bodies to review and approve government legislation? The ideal of democracy was cautiously accepted in the 1860s when the Canadian colonies negotiated Confederation. The primary worry was that the democratic participation of "regular citizens" in government would be detrimental to good government and policy making. As such, the Fathers of Confederation decided to provide an appointed body, the Senate, which would exercise “sober second thought” in the legislative process.

Why did the Fathers of Confederation worry? Was it a legitimate worry?

Routine Revising Chamber

Another role of the Senate, not explicitly provided for in the Constitution, is to act as a non-ideological, routine revising chamber that picks up flaws in legislation that have avoided notice during a bill’s passage through the House of Commons. Accordingly, the Senate might highlight confusing ideas or language in legislation, or raise questions about potential loopholes that may reduce the effectiveness of a particular law.

Handout – newspaper article.

Quiz on Senate material at Mapleleafweb, on the following 2 sections:

Role of the Senate in Parliament and

Senatorial Powers in Theory & Practice

Take point form notes, quiz on Sept. 23, you may use your point form notes.