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Here are the teacher pack items for Canada: Government and Economy:
Overview In this experience, students are introduced to Canada Day and watch a celebration. They explore what defines a limited, constitutional monarchy. Then they compare the differences between the Canadian and U.S. federal governments. Finally, they focus on what they have learned by developing a quiz for classmates. Students will collaborate in small groups for scene 4. Objectives:
Every year on July 1, people across Canada celebrate Canada Day. The holiday marks the creation of Canada in 1867, when the Constitution Act united several British colonies and established a new federal government.
Canada remained part of the British Empire, but it gained increasing control over its own government over time.
In this experience, you will explore how Canada’s government is organized and how its system works today.
Objectives:
In most countries, when someone is naturalized and becomes a citizen there is a special ceremony at which they must recite an oath of allegiance to their new country. In Canada, many citizens participate in formal reaffirmation ceremonies at which they repeat the oath of citizenship to express their commitment to Canada. Read the oath:
People becoming Canadian citizens take an oath of citizenship. The oath includes several clues about how Canada’s government is organized and what citizenship means in Canada. Read the oath below.
I reaffirm
That I will be faithful
And bear true allegiance
To His Majesty
King Charles the Third
King of Canada
His Heirs and Successors
And that I will faithfully observe
The laws of Canada
Including the Constitution
Which recognizes and affirms
The Aboriginal and treaty rights of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples And fulfill my duties
As a Canadian citizen.
What does the oath reveal about Canada’s government and citizenship? Identify two details from the oath that support your answer.
Guide students in discussing the idea of citizenship and allegiance as they appear in the oath. Emphasize that the oath connects Canadian citizenship to the monarch, the Constitution, the laws of Canada, and the responsibilities of citizens. Students may notice that the oath also refers to the constitutional recognition of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis rights. Encourage students to use details from the oath to explain what it suggests about how Canada understands government and citizenship. Avoid treating the oath as a measure of how patriotic someone should feel. The goal is to help students analyze what the oath reveals about Canada’s political system and civic expectations.
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