Social 10 Final Flashcards
What is social organization?
The people in the society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern or relationships.
Big Idea/How do social organizations create order?
Understand that social organizations are an integral part of our society. Rules, government, and authority must exist in order to have a well-functioning society.
What is Independence and Interdependence?
Interdependence: The degree to which members of the group are mutually dependent on others. Mutual dependence between things.
Independence: Free from outside control; not depending on another’s authority.
Pros and Cons of Independence vs. Interdependence
Independence
PROS
More flexible,
Don’t have to listen to other people or include their ideas,
Don’t have to cooperate with others.
CONS
Less support and guidance,
Your planning and making crucial decisions with no second imput,
Lonely, all by yourself, unmotivated,
Interdependence
PROS
Safety Net – You’re not alone in managing your business, addressing risks, and planning your future.
Power in Numbers – The leverage of combined numbers allows for significant buying power, influence, and voice.
Multiple examples are provided which allow more opportunities
CONS
requires the effort to cooperate, compromise, and communicate; high energy drains.
NOT getting to do whatever one desires,
having to sometimes agree to “second-best” choices when one would have chosen something else.
What is a social contract?
An agreement between members of a group which both explicitly(clearly stated)and implicitly(unspoken or understood) defines the rights and obligations of each member.
What’s the purpose of a social contract?
Helps people live successfully together with basic agreements about the fundamentals of life. Ex)sports
What is power?
The ability to make and carry out decisions.
What’s sovereignty?
The power to make and enforce decisions about any matter that is recognized to be within a defined jurisdiction
What is democracy?
Government system where the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
Governor General?
Chief representative of the crown in a common wealth country of which the British monarch is head of state; a symbol of the crown
Legal age to vote?
18+
What does MP stand for? What does it mean?
Member of parliament. Is the representative of the voters to a parliament. Represent us at a federal level.
Prime Minister?
The head of an elected government; the principal minister of a sovereign or state.
Riding?
Your district of voting. Ex- Langenburg, Yorkton/Melville. Constituency.
How many seats to make a majority government?
You need 170 seats. 169 is minority because you don’t have half the votes.
House of Commons?
Where the bills are introduced and debated (green)
Senate?
Group of people appointed by the Governor General; reject or approve bills (red)
What’s the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms written to protect?
Protect our human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Fundamental rights
Freedom of religion, thoughts, beliefs, opinion, and expression. You can’t be punished for your religious beliefs.
Democratic rights
All Canadians 18+ have the right to Vote in an election or to be a candidate in the government elections which are held at least every 5 years. You can run for political office when 18.
Mobility rights
Right to choose to work and live in any province or territory in Canada. Right to live in, leave, or re-enter Canada whenever they choose. You can visit another country and come back when you choose.
Legal rights
A guarantee that Canadians will receive a fair trial if you are accused of a crime. Has a right to see a lawyer and must be tried within a reasonable amount of time.
Equality rights
Any Canadian citizen will not be discriminated on the basis of race, national, or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age, or mental or physical ability. Can’t be excluded from an activity because of a disability.
Official languages of Canada
Right to use either English or French when talking with the federal or provincial government of Canada. You can send a letter to your MP in English or French.
Minority Language Education Rights
Right to be educated in either French or English in every province or territory. You can attend an English or French school based on your language anywhere in the country.
Universal suffrage?
Extension of the right to vote to all adult citizens(18+)
Parliamentary Democracy?
Form of government in which the party with the greatest representation in the parliament forms the government and the leader becomes prime minister
Constitutional Monarchy?
Is a form of government in which a king or queen acts as head of state. The ability to make and pass legislation resides with an elected parliament
Dictatorship?
One person has all political power.
A right?
A legal privilege or entitlement that is protected
How many seats are in the House of Commons?
338
What are the three levels of government?
Federal, provincial, municipal.
What is the federal government responsible for?
Foreign affairs, fisheries and oceans, national defense, and public safety
What is the provincial government responsible for?
Education, healthcare delivery, natural resources, and transportation
What is the municipal government responsible for?
Water disposal, libraries, water and sewage, and parks and recreation
What’s a political ideology?
A set of shared ideas or beliefs about how politics and government should function
What’s the order of the political spectrum?
left: libertarian, NDP, bloc quebec qua, liberal
Right of centre : conservative
What is wealth?
All the goods and services (including knowledge) that are produced and distributed within society
What are resources?
Things which are used to produce goods and services individuals within our society need or want
What is scarcity?
Relationship that occurs when needs and wants exceed the limited resources available to meet those wants
Causes of scarcity?
When needs and wants of others don’t equal the resources we have, overuse of resources, when resources are nonrenewable, and aren’t enough resources to begin with
What is allocation?
Economics is the discipline which studies the key question of how individuals and societies allocate; distribute, scarce resources among alternative uses in order to produce a standard of living: popcorn example
What is the standard of living?
A measure of the quantity and quality of goods and services available to people as well as more in tangible things such as leisure, surroundings, recreation, meaning and purpose of life
What are indicators that measure standard of living?
Income levels, consumption of goods and services, levels of medical care, educational opportunities, choices available to people
GDP? GDP per capita?
Average income a person makes, country makes. Gross domestic product
GDP per capita: ratio of one thing to something else.
Example:
Edmonton 1 million, 17 criminals
Regina 10,000, 17 criminals
Regina has more criminals because they have less people. Get the number based on population
What is productivity?
The state or quality of producing something, especially crops
What does it mean when aboriginal people must deal with Cultural Independence vs Economic Interdependence?
Independence: aboriginal people want to be independent enough to protect their culture to keep it very strong, but achieving success in a capitalistic economy is forcing them to be increasingly interdependent
Interdependence: first nations have come to learn: the importance of profit and sound management practices. That for businesses to succeed, business and management conserves sometimes must take presidents over ideological and political concerns
What are the five issues of political organizations?
National unity, resources, organization, information, numbers
What is the issue of National unity?
- Nations are diverse; different classes, cultures, religions and ideological beliefs and geographical regions
- Strategic interest; protecting or extending national power
- Nations who wish to be considered great powers aren’t concerned with protecting strategic interests; ethnic groups best interests are not involved
- Unity within state is key to maintaining power
What is the issue of Resources?
- No nation that is economically self-sufficient, depend on other nations for resources
- Key needs to maintaining national power: energy resources; petroleum, mineral resources; iron and coal, trading routes; water routes which are cheap and efficient
- certain parts of the world become strategic areas because of their resources and location
What is the issue of Organization?
- Capitalism versus communism
- serve as both a focus for many nations and a point of division between nations
- ideologies
What is the issue of Information?
- nations preservation of superior national power depends on technological superiority
- nations invest a great deal of time and money developing science and technology for military purposes.
- Develop military-industrial complex to turn scientific/technological discoveries into military realities
What is the issue of Numbers?
- nations are not equal; more successful nations are seen as threats by less powerful nations
- less powerful nations look too powerful nations for support for balance of power
- nations with national power try to build up power by creating empires
- smaller nations try to build up national power by joining alliances
