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What is the order of the branches

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The Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, the Judicial Branch

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What is the political party

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A group of people who hold similar political perspective

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What is the majority government

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One party has more than half of the seats in the House of Commons

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What is on minority government

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A situation in which the party that forms the government wins the most seats but does not win the majority which is 50% or more of the seats

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What is the official opposition party

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The political party with the second most seats in the House of Commons

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Accountable

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Meaning responsible requiring that one can explain his or her actions

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Riding

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Voting area that is represented by a member of Parliament; a constituency

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Constituent

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A citizen of a riding

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Judicial branch

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The part of the government that interprets and applies the law by making final legal judgments

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Puisne

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Ranked after or below the Chief Justice; an associate judge

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Watchdog

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A person group or organization that promotes government accountability

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Lobby group

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And interest or pressure group that tries to influence government decisions

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Justice

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The fair treatment of individuals and groups

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Equity

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The ability for individuals and groups to have the same opportunities

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Freedom

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The right for people to think and speak as they wish

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Representation

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The process where citizens have someone such as elected officials to speak on their behalf

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Fair

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Treated the same

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Equitable

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Taking into account individual or group needs and circumstances

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Jury

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A group of people given the responsibility to pass judgment on a given legal matter

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Advocacy

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To be in favor of or to argue for something

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Right

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Refers to the things that we deserve as human beings (such as the right to clean water, food, shelter, and reasonable access to healthcare)

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Legal rights

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Refer to rights secured by law which cannot be denied from one situation to the next

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Collective

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A group that shares or is motivated by common interest

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Collective right

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A group right as opposed to an individual right

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Entrench

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To set in place or establish firmly

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Affirm

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To acknowledge or to declare something to be true

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Francophone

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An individual in Canada whose first language is French

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Anglophone

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An individual in Canada whose first language is English

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Emigration

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The movement out of one’s country of origin to settle in another

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Immigration

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The movement of people into a country or region where a new home is established

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Push factors

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Reasons people emigrate from a certain region or country; These may include political, economic, health, or security factors

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Pull factors

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Reasons people immigrate to a certain region or country; these may include political, economic, health, Or security factors

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Migration

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The movement of people from one region or country to another

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Policy

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In the case of government, a policy set the procedures for the implementation of the law

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Resources

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The good you may need and want

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Primary industries

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The stage at which resources are wrong materials from land or water

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Primary industries include idustry such as…

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Mining, 43, farming, and fishing

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Secondary industries

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This industry is the industry in which raw materials are turned into finished goods

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Secondary industries include…

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Manufacturing, processing, and constructing, metalworking, automobile and textile production, chemical and engineering, and energy utilities

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Tertiary industries

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A service industry in which goods or services are distributed or so to the consumer

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Tertiary industries include…

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Retail and wholesale, transportation and distribution, entertainment, and restaurants

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Quaternary industries

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Focus on research and development.

They provide, create, and improve primary, secondary, and tertiary trees.

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Quaternary industries include…

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Activities such as scientific and medical research, education, information technology, and corporate headquarters

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Market economy

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An economic system in which individuals are free to make their own decisions with little or no intervention from the government and where resources are the private property of persons or companies

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Mixed economy

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An economic system in which both the public and private sectors have significant roles in the economy and wear some resources are owned by the private sector and some are owned by the public sector

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Command/planned economy

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An economic system in which resources are publicly owned (that is, owned and controlled by the government and paid for by taxes) and the government makes decisions on how to use the resources

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Supply

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The availability of goods or services

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Demand

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The desire for goods or services by consumers

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Scarcity

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The result of limited resources and unlimited wants; in economics, the idea that land, labor, and capital limit the supply of what people want to need

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Land

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Refers to the natural resources or raw materials used to produce the goods and services stand and primary industries

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Labour

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The work done by individuals

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Capital

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Includes the money, equipment, tools, and other resources required to produce goods and services

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Competition

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The challenge of a producer to sell a product to consumers my other producers want to sell the same product as well

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Equilibrium price

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The price at which the seller is willing to sell and the buyer is willing to pay

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Monopoly

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A situation in which there is one producer or supplier of a particular good or service

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Public good

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The view of what is best for a group, community, or nation

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Shift left

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On an economic continuing, means more government involvement in the economy

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Shift right

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On an economic continuum, means less government involvement in the economy

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Union

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A group of employees that have united as a formal entity to work towards the improvement of workers rights through collective bargaining

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Collective-bargaining

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The process of negotiating as a group

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Consumer

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Someone who uses products or services

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Individual identity

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How a person sees himself or herself based on a set of characteristics and values

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Collective identity

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A common or shared identity within a group of people; includes common language, culture, and history

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Consumerism

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And economic theory that links prosperity to consumer demand for goods and services, and that makes consumer behavior central to economic decision-making

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Standard of living

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The quality and quantity of goods and services available and how they are distributed

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Gross domestic product or GDP

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The total dollar value of goods and services produced in any given year within a nation’s borders

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Boycott

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The decision to not buy or support product or business to create change

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Social program

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A government provided service that promotes the meeting of basic needs and economic equality for all citizens

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Tax base

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Economic activity that the government taxes to pay for services and programs

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Income tax

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Tax collected by government from all employed individuals; based on a percentage of personal income

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Corporate tax

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Tax collected by government from businesses; based on a percentage of earnings from the sales of products and services

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Sales tax

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Text paid when a product or service received; based on the percentage defined by federal and most provincial governments

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Social safety net

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Social programs that provide assistance and opportunities; includes health care, Pensions for senior citizens, and income assistance for canyons, especially to those who are disadvantaged

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Federal transfers

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Significant amounts of funds collected by the federal government given to provinces and territories to support programs and services

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Tax evasion

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Not paying taxes when expected to do so, or not declaring all income earned

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Underground economy

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The buying and selling of goods and services illegally

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Black market

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Another term for underground economy

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Platform

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A statement that describes the position of political party on a major issue

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Political continuum

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Continuum that shows the amount of government control desired by a political party

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Environmental issue

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Any problems that poses a challenge or opportunity for the environment, such as human interaction affecting attending the environment

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Land use

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Human interaction with environment, such as agriculture, forestry, and oil and gas production

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Sustainable development

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Maintaining or improving quality of life while insuring the preservation of natural resources and ecosystems future generations

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Biodiversity

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The number, variety, and variability of living organisms on earth, between ecosystems, between species, and with in species

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Ecosystem

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A complex system formed by the relationships and interactions among the living organisms of a particular self-sustaining environment, with the resources, and with their habitat

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Abiotic

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The nonliving elements of an environment, such as air, temperature, and wind

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Biotic

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The living organisms of an environment

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Climate change

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They increase in Earth’s average temperature attribute it to human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels (and that is, coal, oil, and natural gas)

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Greenhouse gases or GHG’s

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Gas is the capture the heat generated by the sun and make the Earth’s atmosphere behave like greenhouse

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Ecological footprint

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Each human impact on the environment; based on each individual’s demands for land and resources and the ability for Earth to regenerate those resources

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Bias

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An opinion, a prejudice, or personal believe based on preconceived ideas

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Criteria

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Standard for evaluating something

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Economics

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The study of how economies work; the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

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Economic system

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The way society organizes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

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Goods

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Things someone wants or needs

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Governance

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The way a group or nation’s government; the process of governing

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Issue

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Essential subject of dispute, or a situation or problem that connects to citizenship, identity, and quality-of-life

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Opinion

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A personal reaction to an issue

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Perspective

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Values and ideas shared by people with a common language,culture, and history

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Point of view

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An opinion and preference based on what an individual sees, hears, feels, or understands

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Quality-of-life

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The happiness and contentment a person has with his or her life; includes many factors such as material wealth, freedoms, and/or job satisfaction

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Service

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Something that someone does, or performance of any duty or work for another, helpful or professional; may include a provision of the public need and is not necessarily economic in origin

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Unbiased

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Without preconceived ideas

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Prejudice

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I prejudgment or an opinion, point of view, perspective that a person makes without understanding all the facts

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Assimilate

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To lose one’s own cultural identity while becoming part of a different cultural group

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Ethnocentrism

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The belief, point of you, or perspective that one’s culture is superior to all other cultures

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First Nations

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The aboriginal peoples who have collective rights and are protected in Canada’s Constitution

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Indian

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The word that Europeans used to describe the first Nations of North America

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Land claims

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Unfinished business between the government and first Nations people, usually involving land and usually based on historic treatydecisions

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Official language minority

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A small group whose language is officially recognized and which exists within a larger group, such as Anglophones living in Quebec

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Settlement

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An agreement to settle a dispute or disagreement

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Enumerate

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To count one by one

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Policy

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Objective or procedure

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Supply

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The availability of goods or services

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What is an important part of Canada’s distinctiveness from the United States

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Canada’s social programs

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Why does the government collect taxes from Canadians

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To fund social programs

115
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What are social programs and taxation influenced by

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Societal values and economic philosophies

116
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The level of government involvement can change depending on what

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Depending on the political party in power

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The conservative party of Canada believe _________government involvement is best for the economy

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Less

118
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The Republican Party of the United States believes that___________Government involvement is best for the economy

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Less

119
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The Liberal party of Canada believes that__________Government involvement is important insuring a strong economy

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More

120
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The state of the environment around you is influenced greatly by…

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Both the government and the economy

121
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Name an example of a stakeholder in Alberta

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A forestry company, an oil and gas company, a farming Association, a wildlife watching tour company, a citizens group, a caribou conservation organization

122
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Governor General

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The chief representative of the crown in a coming about country of which the British monarch is head of state

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