HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS

Social Studies 5 / April 8, 2014

REVIEW• Community• Citizen• Benefits/Responsibilities of Canadian Citizenship• Naturlalization (how does it happen in Canada)?• Biculturalism vs. Multiculturalism• When and how did multiculturalism become official in Canada?• What does the government do to support multiculturalism?

Gumbas and koopas, welcome to the

bicultural nation of the Mushroom

Kingdom!

WHAT DOES GOVERNMENT DO?

• Laws are rules that all citizens must live by• The purpose of government is to make laws

Koopa Troopa droppings are

becoming a serious issue in our

Kingdom. We need a new law to address

this!

LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT• The purpose of government is to make laws• There are three levels of government:

1) Federal (the government of the country)• Our federal government meets in parliament buildings in our capital city,

Ottawa2) Provincial/Territorial (the government of the

provinces/territories)• Our provincial government meets in Victoria3) Local (the government of towns and cities)• Chilliwack has its own mayor and city council

Federal government of the Mushroom

Kingdom, we meet today to address the

Bowser issue.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

• All of Canada is broken up into sections called ridings (338 of them!)• One man or woman is

elected from each riding• These people are called

Members of Parliament (MPs)• MPs meet in the

parliament buildings in Ottawa where they discuss government business

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (PT. 2)• The Parliament is divided into two houses:

1) The House of Commons• This is made up of all of the MPs• They discuss and make laws

2) The Senate• This is made up of senators (they are not elected)• These people review laws and try to make sure that no unfair laws are made

GOVERNMENT OF SLYKHUISLANDIARidings:

• The Forest of Bookshelfia• Mount Coatrack• The Frontdoorlands• Computerio• Sinkwood Forest• The Northern Isles• The Southern Isles• The Central Wastes• Teacherdesk Borderlands

Take a moment to select your MPs.

A NEW LAW

The law shall state…

…if the class reaches 300 points, it shall earn the reward of __________________.