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1
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To give public support to a cause or point

of view.

A

advocate

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2
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To raise public concern about an issue in the

hope of prompting action.

A

agitate

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3
Q

To let others know your opinion or
point of view about an issue. One of four main ways
that citizens can take civic action (donate, educate,
communicate, agitate).

A

communicate

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4
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To give money, goods, or services for a cause,

e.g., to a charity.

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donate

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5
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To inform others and raise awareness of the
need for change. One of four main ways that citizens
can take civic action (donate, educate, communicate,
agitate).

A

educate

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6
Q

someone who will skim
through your profiles and photos to
gather information about you.

A

creeper

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7
Q

are usually easy to
spot. They will hang around on
public forums waiting to post
something negative and start a fight.

A

trolls

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8
Q

the money that the government collects or earns from a variety of sources to pay for its expenditures.
The federal government’s revenues can be divided int

A

revenue

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9
Q

required contributions to government revenue on top of normal costs

A

tax

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10
Q

the neccessities you require because they are essential

A

needs

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11
Q

what are qualities of a good citizen

A
  • honesty
  • active within the community
  • respect
  • voting
  • helpful / volunteer
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12
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Have a desire to do or possess but is not necessary.

A

wants

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13
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An estimate of income and expenses for a set period of time.

A

budget

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14
Q

what are the principles of democracy ?

A
  • human rights and equality
  • free and fair elections
  • accountability and transparency
  • the rule of law
  • political tolerance
  • citizen participation
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15
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what province did not sign the charter of rights and freedoms

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Quebec did not sign the charter of rights and freedoms

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16
Q

The amount left over when requirements have been met.

A

surplus

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17
Q

The amount that is less than what is needed or required.

A

deficit

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18
Q

what are 3 ways to become a canadian citizen

A
  • be born in canada
  • get citizenship
  • have a parent or guardian that is canadian
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19
Q

cyberbullies have been known to post personal information about a victim such as names , phone numbers , adress and other identifying information .

A

doxing

20
Q

what is digital citizenship

A

A digital citizen is a person using information technology in order to engage in society,

21
Q

what are 4 types of civic action

A
  • communicate
  • agitate
  • educate
  • donate
22
Q

can democracy be effective without active citizenship

A

No because citizens need to do things such as vote and serve on jury

23
Q

why do people sometimes fail to act ?

A

Because they may be scared to get judged or may not wanna deal with other peoples opinions .

24
Q

who is travis price and what did he do?

A

travis price on his first day of grade 12 learned that a grade 9 was getting bullied for wearing a pink shirt so he started pink shirt day . Him and his friend gave them out at every door making sure every kid had one

25
Q

are mla and mps elected or appointed ?

A

elected

26
Q

are the senator elected or appointed

A

appointed

27
Q

what is maslows hieracrchy of needs

A

it is a pyramid which sorts the needs in physcology from most important to least important .

28
Q

what is the difference between equity and equality

A

equity means giving everyone what the need and equality is giving everyone the same thing

29
Q

what are the 9 themes of digital citizenship ?

A
  • digital access
  • digital literacy
  • digital health and wellness
  • digital safety
  • digital law
  • digital etiquette
  • digital commerce
  • digital rights and responsibilities
    • digital communication
30
Q

what is the left to right political spectrum ?

A

the farther away from the center of the spectrum you are the least likely you are to compromise and that also means that you strongly b

31
Q

what order does the maslow hierarchy of needs go in ?

A
  • self actualization
  • esteem
  • love / belonging
  • safety
  • physiological
32
Q

what are the 4 main political parties in canada

A
  • ndp
  • liberal
  • conservative
  • green party
33
Q

what are online rights and responsibilities

A

rights - to be respected , to be able to express who you are , the right to be protected and privacy and data protection .

responsibilities - to respect others , obey the laws , respect the ideas of others , to report people who are cyberbullying

34
Q

why do people use social media

A

people use social media to stay connected with friends and family and for career opputunities and to find people with like interests

35
Q

universal declaration of human rights states that rights are essential for what 3 things .

A

freedom , peace and justice in the world

36
Q

what links members of a society together

A
  • good interest

- common values

37
Q

what are the main expenitures for the government

A

1.) transfer payments
2,) program expenses
3.)interest on debt

38
Q

what are canadas main sources of revenue

A

1.) taxes 2.) employment insurance earnings 3.) crown earrings

39
Q

what is employment insurance

A

Employment Insurance benefits help people who are looking for work or who are unable to work (due to injury or parental leave).

40
Q

why are rights and responsibilities important

A

Rights and responsibilties make our community better . They balance eachother out . Someone has the right to a lawyer but you have the responsibility not to break the law

41
Q

what are 2 sources of rights

A

legal rights and human rights

42
Q

why should you think before you post

A

because even if you delete it its not fully gone . Somebody could have screenshotted it while it was up

43
Q

how to stay safe online

A
  • dont spread personal infornamtions
  • have private accounts
  • dont click on suspicous links
  • dont share your passwords
44
Q

what is the difference between civil disobediance and civil resistance ?

A

civil disobediance and involves a form of protesting which you break the law peacefully or purposefully . Violent resistance is sometimes used to fight injustice . It is sometimes aimed at oneself or at disrupting a system or machine

45
Q

what did maslow believe

A

maslow believed in order to move up to the next level on the pyramid you have to meet the ones below

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