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abject poverty

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extreme poverty in which a person lives on less than one dollar per day.

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aboriginal collective thought

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a way of thinking that values the group are more important than the individual.

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Aboriginal Healing foundation

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is to encourage and support Aboriginal Peoples as they creat healing processes.

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Aboriginal Rights

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the rights of the first nations, including their land and treaty rights history and language.

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Aboriginal self government

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First nation metis and inuit groups making their own decisions in the economy.

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Who was Adam Smith

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  • Father of Capitalism
  • Scottish political economist
  • challanged ideas of mercantalism
  • change towards lassiez-faire capitalism and free market economy.
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Adherence to collective norms

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faithful observance of the norms or standards imposed on members of a group condition of membership in the group.

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Altruism

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unselfishness and focus on the needs of others

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Anti-Terrorism Act

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law passed by Canada’s parilment in december 2001due to september 11 2001, this gave canada special powers like surveillance and detention for dealing with people assosiated with terrorism

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Anti war Movement

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an organized campign against war. Veitnam anti war movement gained public support in the late 1960’s

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assmilation

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the process by whereby ethnic or cultural groups adopt the culture of a dominant society.

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Authoritarian political systems

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political systems in which all decisions related to governing the state.

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beliefs

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the ideas and understandings that a person holds to be true, ofteninfluenced by such things as ones culture

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Bolsheviks

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Members of wing of the Russian Social-democratic workes party.

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Bourgeosie

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A french word that reffers to the middle class workes in europe in the middele ages. Karl marx used this word to refer to the buisness owning class

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Brinkmanship

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international behaviour or foreign policy that takes a country to the brink of war.

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Canadian charter of rights and freedoms

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A document entrenched in the Constitutional act,1982 that lista and describes the fundemental rights and freedoms guaranteed to Canadians

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Capitalism

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an ecomic system based on free markets fair competition,wise consumers,and profit-motivated producers.

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capitalist economy

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an economy that opertaes with limited government intervention

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censorship

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restricting freedoms of expression of freedom of access to work.

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centrally planned economy

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an economic system based on ownership of property.

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citizenship

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membership by birth or naturalization in society.

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civil disobedience

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intentional,public refusal to obey a law usually a form of non violent political protest

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class system

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the division of a society into different classes of people.

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classical liberal

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based on the ideology of classical liberalism.

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Classical liberalism

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an idea that is bases on the belief that the rights and freedoms of the individual should be the base for society.

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Cold War

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an ideological between the communist Soviet Union and its allies.

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Collective Interest

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the set of goals or ideals that members of a group pursue together and that will benifit the group as a whole.

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collective responsibility

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a groups responsibility for the actions of all of its individual members.

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Collective Security

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the mutual protection of the members of an organization against an outside threat.

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Collective will

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the wants or wishes of a group of people

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collectivism

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an ideology that places the needs and wants of a group before the individual

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command economy

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an economic system based on public ownership of property.

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common good

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the good of a community something that benifts the public health

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communism

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an ideology based on the belief that the oppressed working class must overcome its property-owning oppressors through revolution.

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competition

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the struggle among two or more people or groups for an economic social or 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

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constitutional act

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the act originally passed by the British Parliment that established Canada and its form of government

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constitutional monarchy

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a political system in which a monarch share power with a constitutionalll organized government.

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containment

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the US Cold War poicy of stopping the spread of communism by establishing strategic allies around the world

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co-operation

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people working together

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cost of living

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how much money is needed to provide a person or family with a certain standard of living

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Crown corporations

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companies owned by Canadain federal or provinvial governments

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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

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debt

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an obligation to pay back borrowed money

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democracy

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

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detente

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a period of the Cold War from the mid 1960’s to 1979 during which the major powers tried to lesson the tenisions between them with diplomacy

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deterrence

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the cold war foriegn policy of both major powers aiming to deter the military advances of the other

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dictator

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a individual ruler or small group that has complete control over the laws by which its people live

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dictatorship

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a form of government in which one person or small group posses absolute power

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democratic socialism

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a political ideology that advocates a peaceful evolutionary transition of society from capitalism to socialism

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direct democracy

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a form of democratic government in which people participate directly in political decision making

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distribution of wealth

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how the wealth and income generated by an economy are divided or shared among the different groups

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economic equality

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a principle common to collectivist ideologies

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economic freedom

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the ability of individuals to act freely as consumers and producers within an economic system

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egaltarianism

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an ideology that holds that all the people should be treated as equals

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emergencies act

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a set of laws that permits the Canadain Government to invoke special measures to deal with emergencies

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enfranchisement

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granting people the rights of citizens

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evironment

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our surroundings

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enviromental concerns

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areas of political concern regarding the natural environment

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enviornmentalism

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a political and ethical ideology that focuses on protecting the natural environment

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equal oppertunity

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policies and practices in employment and other areas that do not discriminate against individuals

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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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eugensies

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an ideology based on the premise that all human physical and mental charachteristics are passed on through biological heredity

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excessive intrusion

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government interering with personal or buisness matters which some people believe to be unreasonable

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expansionism

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a political and military policy of taking over additional territory through violation of another country’s sveriegnty

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extremism

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the actions or ideologies of indivduals or groups outside what is established

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facism

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an authoritarian system of government system of government that includes extreme nationalism

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feminism

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a political movement involving organized efforts to achieve political social

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first nations

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Aboriginal or first people who were once called Indians desendant of the original inhabitants

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first past the post

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an electoral system in which the cadidate with the most votes in an electoral district wins the election

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flat tax

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a tax system in which taxpayers at all lavels of income are taxed

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free market economy

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an economic system that operates with limited government.

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free vote

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a special vote in which legislators are free to vote as they choose rather than according to the policy of their political party

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fundamental right

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the key rightsd with which some believe all human beings are born such as the rights to life liberty and security

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global warming

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an increase of the average temperature of the earths atmosphere

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government intervention

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actions taken by government to influence the economy

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governor general

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in canada the apointed representative of the Crown, head of state

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grassroots movement

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a camaign that usually begins with the stock market crash in 1929 and continued through the 1930’s

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great law of peace

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the constitution of the Haudensaunee Confederacy peace power and righteousness

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Haudensaunee Confederacy

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an alliance of six first nations: mohawk,oneida,onondaga,cayuga,seneca,and tuscarora

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health crisis

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the threat of disease spreading widely and quickly

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human interdependence

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the idea that humans do not live their lives in isolation

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humanitarian crisis

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disasters such as famines pandemics and natural diasters that cause great loss of life

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humanitarianism

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an ideology based on trying to improve other people living conditions such as providing care for those in need

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humanrights

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the rights and freedoms that all humans are entitled

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ideological conflict

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a stuggle between two distinct and opposing sets beliefs and values

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ideological spectrum

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a diagram on which ideologies can be organized according to a particular set of criteria

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ideology

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a system of thought based on beliefs and values that include ideas about how the worls works

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imposition

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forcing something on people whether they want it or not

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indian act

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an act of canadas parliment first passed in 1876

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individualism

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the idea that the individual is more important than the group

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individual rights and freedoms

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the rights assosciated with personal liberty

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industrialization

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the process of introducing technology to produce goods

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industrial revololution

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economic and social changes

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interest groups

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organizations that seek to influence elected officials

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internet censorship

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the act of restricting freedom

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inuit

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aboriginal people in northern canada

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John Stuart Mill

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an infulential British political thinker whose essay on liberty is seen as on of the most important originals of liberal thought

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Labour Standards

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government enforced rules and standards aimed at providing safe and clean working enviorments

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labour unions

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organized groups of workers who try to improve the working conditions

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Laissez-faire

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it means leave alone, it is a type of economy that doesnt intervene

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land holding

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ideas that practices related to access and rights to the use of land

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leadership

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demonstrating the ability to lead a group of people to get something done

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Leninism

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a political ideology based of vladimir lenins beliefs on communism

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liberal democracy

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a form of government in which the rights and freedoms of the individual are guaranteed

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liberalism

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an ideology based on the fimportance of individual liberty and the values of individualism

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liberation movements

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peopls military and political struggles for independance from countries that have colonized

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lieutenant governor

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the appointed representative of the Crown in each province

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limited government

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the principle of minimal government intervention in the lives of individuals and in the workings of an economy

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majority government

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a government party holding more than half the seats in parilment

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marxism

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the idead that the working class should over throw the capitalist class

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median

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the middle value in a set of values

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mercantilism

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an idea that a country should export more goods than they should import

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meritocracy

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a type of social system in which people are rewarded for there hard work

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Metis

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people mixed of firsts nations and european ancestry

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millennium developement goals

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world wide goals set in 2000, it was to have world wide pverty cut in half

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minority government

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a goverment formed when the governing political party

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mixed economy

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an economic system in which the free-market principles are combined with some degree of government intervention.

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modern liberalism

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an ideology that develoope over time to adress concerns with the inequality and indjustices created by a capitalist economy

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monopolies

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companies with exclusive ownership or control of trade in a particular product

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multiculturalism act

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an act of canada’s parliment that promotes peoples individual rights

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national interest

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goals that a country pursues for its own benifit especially to ensure its own security

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Natuarlization

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the process of applying for citizenship

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Nazism

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a facist political ideology promoted by adlf hitler

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new deal

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a series of economic measures introduced by the us president franklin d roosevelt

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non-alignment

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the position taken during the Cold War by those members of the United Nations

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Non-partisan

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not affiliated to any political party

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pandemic

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a new infectious disease that emerges and causes serious illness among people across a large area

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parliamentary democracy

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the greates representation in the parliment forms the government

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party solidarity

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the idea that the members should be loyal and support the ideas of there party

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plebiscite

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a direct vote by citizens on a specific question submitted to them by thei government

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political participation

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any number of ways in which a citizen can be involved in the political process

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political parties

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organizations of people who have the same or similar beliefs

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poverty

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the state having insuffiecient resources or income

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poverty line

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a level of income below which people are considered to be living in poverty

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private enterprise

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a way of organizing buisnesses based on private ownership

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private property

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materrial pocessions that are owned by an individual

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pro-democracy movements

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movments or campaigns in favour of demoracy

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profile

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a typical desription of a group of people

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progressive taxation

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system in which a persons tax rate increases as his or her earnings does

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proletariat

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a term used by karl marx to refer to the class of industrial workers whose only asset is the labour thar they sell to an employer

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proportional representation

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a system of voting where citizens vote directly for a party

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protest

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an expression of opposition or dissent

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proxy war

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a war which the cold war superpowers supported opposing sides

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