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Abject Poverty:

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Extreme poverty in which an individual lives on less than $1/day

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Aboriginal Collective Thought:

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A way of thinking that values the group more than the individual, and everything is interconnected.

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Aboriginal Healing Foundation:

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A foundation created as a result of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, in order to support those who have suffered in the residental school system.

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Aboriginal Rights:

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The rights of the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit groups of Canada. Including their land, treaty rights, rights pertaining their history/culture/language.

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Aborginial Self-Government:

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First Nations, Metis, Inuit groups making their own decisions regarding their economy, education, culture, ect.

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Adam Smith (1723-1790):

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Father of capitalism.

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Adherence To Collective Norms:

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Observance of the norms/standards imposed on members in a group as a condition of memebership.

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Altruism:

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Focusing on the needs of others.

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Anti-Terrorism Act:

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A law passed by Canada’s parliment in response to the sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack in the US, giving the government special powers to surveillance/ detention suspects

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Anti-War Movement:

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A campaign against war.

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Assimilation:

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The process whereby ethnic/ cultural groups adopt the culture of the dominate group. Usually to the point where the group loses it’s language, customs and self identity

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Authoritarian Policitical Systems:

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Political systems in which all decisions are made by a small group of people or one person (dictator)

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Beliefs:

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The ideas/understandings that a person holds to be true.

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Bolsheviks:

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Members of a wing of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers Party led by Lenin. Later became the Communist Party during the Russian revolution.

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Bourgeoisie:

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The business-owning class during the Industrial Revolution.

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Brinkmanship:

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A foreign policy that takes a country to the brink of war; threatening military action.

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Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms:

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A document that describes the rights and freedoms guaranteed to Canadians

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Capitalism:

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An economic system based on free markets, competition, and minimal government invovement.

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Capitalist Economy:

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An economy that operates with little government intervention. Also known as: Free Market Economy

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Censorship:

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Ristricting freedoms of expression, and access to ideas by the government to protect the common good.

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Centrally Planned Economy:

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An economic system based on public ownership of property, and the goverment makes the decisions on almost everything.

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Citizenship:

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Membership by where you are born.

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Civil Disobedience:

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Intentional, public refusal to obey a law.

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Class System:

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The division of a society into different classes of people based on wealth

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Classical Liberalism:

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An ideology based on the belief that right and freedoms of the individual should be the foundation for society

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Cold War (1945-1991):

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An ideological conflict between the Soviet Union/allies (communist) and the United States/allies (democratic).

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Collective Interest:

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Set of goals/ideals that members of a group pursue together to benefit the group rather than each individual.

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Collective Responsiblilty:

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An individual has a greater responsiblity to the group than themsleves.

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Collective Security:

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The mutual protection of the members of an organization from outside threats. Ie: NATO

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Collective Will:

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Wants/wishes of a group of people.

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Collectivism:

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An ideology that places the needs of the group before the needs of the individual.

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Command Economy:

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An economic system based on public ownership, governments planners to decide what produce (how many and cost)

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Common Good:

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The good of a community.

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Communism:

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An ideology based on the belief that everyone is equal (classless society)

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Competition:

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The struggle amoung two or more people/groups for economic/social/political advantage.

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Consensus Decision Making:

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A form of decision making whereby individuals in a group share ideas/solutions/concerns to find a resolution that everyone in the group can accept.

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Constitution Act (1867 and 1982):

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An act that established Canada and it’s form of government.

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Constitutional Monarchy:

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A political system in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government.

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Containment:

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A forgien policy to stop the speard of communism but keep it where it already exists.

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Co-operation:

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People working together to accomplish common goals.

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Cost Of Living:

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The amount money thats needed to provide a person with a certian standard of living

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Crown Corporations:

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Companies owned by Canadian federal/provincial governements.

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Crown Land:

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Government-owned land.

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Compulsory Enfranchisement:

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The automatic loss of status and rights provided by the indian act and the gaining of citizenship rights.

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Debt:

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An obligiation to pay back borrowed money

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Democracy:

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A political system in which people have the power to make or influence government decisions

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Democratic Socialism:

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A political ideology that advocates peaceful transitions of society from capitalism to socialism through democratic means.

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Detente:

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A period of the Cold War in which the major powers tried to lessen tensions through diplomacy

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Deterrence:

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A forgien policy of both major powers aiming to deter the military advances of the other by “one-uping” eachother

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Dictator:

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A individual ruler or small group that has complete control over the laws which by its people live. Absolute power.

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Direct Democracy:

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A form of government in which people participate directly in political decisions making.

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Distribution Of Wealth:

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How the wealth/income generated by the economy is divided and shared among the different groups in a society

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Economic Freedom:

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The ability of individuals to act freely as consumer/producers.

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Egalitarianism:

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An ideology that all people should be treated as equals.

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Emergencies Act:

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A set of laws that permits the Canadian government to invoke special measures to deal with emergencies such as war or other armed conflicts.

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Enfranchisemnet:

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Granting people the rights of citizens.

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Environment:

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Our surrounding.

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Envrionmental Concerns:

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Conern regarding the natural envrionment

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Envrionmentalism:

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An ideology that focuses in protecting the natural envrionment.

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Equal Opportunity:

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Policies in employment that do not discriminate against the indiviual for what they are.

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Equitable Distribution Of Income And Wealth:

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The Idea that all people should earn equal income for work of similar value.

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Eguenics:

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An ideology based on the premise that human physical/mental characteristics are passed on by biological heredity.

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Excessive Intrusion:

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The government interfering to an unreasonable extent

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Expansionism:

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Political/military policy of taking over additional territory through the violation of another country’s sovereginty.

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Extremism:

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The action/ideologies of individuals/groups outside what is considered acceptable in a society

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Fascism:

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An authoritarian system of governement that include extreme militaristic nationism.

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Feminism:

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A political movement to achieve equality for women

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First Nations:

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Aboriginals or “first” people who are the descendants of the original inhabitants of Canada

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First Past The Post:

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The candidate with the most votes in a election wins

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Flat Tax:

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A tax system in which tax payers (no matter their income rater) are taxed at the same rate.

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Free Market Economy:

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An economic system that operates with limited government intervention.

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Free Vote:

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Legislators are free to vote as they choose rather than according to the policy of their politcial party.

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Fundamental right:

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The key rights which all human are born with (the rights to live, liberty and security)

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Global Warming:

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An increase in the average temperture of the earth.

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Government Intervention:

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Actions taken by the government to influence the economy.

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Governor General:

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In Canada, the representative of the crown who exercises a largely ceramonial excutive role as Canada’s head of state in parliament

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Grassroots Movement:

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A campaign that usuall begins when a few people share a belief about how a situation should change.

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Great Depression(1930’s):

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An economic crisis due to the stock market crash in 1929.

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Great Law Of Peace:

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The constitution of the Haudenosaunee Condfederacy outlining a form of government based on the values of peace, power and righteousness

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