Unit 7.1 Overview and List of Activities and Assignments

WHY SHOULD I VOTE?
DOES IT EVEN MATTER?
CAN ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE MAKES A DIFFERENCE?

Does the conversation on the left sound familiar? You may have heard people say something along these lines sometime in your life.

Such statements could reflect a frustration with the electoral system in a liberal democracy. It may mean that citizens feel like only small cogs in the larger scheme of things. For example, many people believe they have little impact on government in Canada. They may feel this way because governments do not seem to listen to them or care about them.

Citizens of liberal democracies, however, have choices that people in authoritarian societies do not.

Being a citizen of a liberal democracy means having rights and freedoms. Along with citizenship comes a responsibility to actively participate in the the public life of society. Citizens in a liberal democracy have to be aware constantly that governments can legislate limitations on their freedoms. Therefore, all citizens need to be active in their citizenship. In this unit, you will explore the extent to which your actions as a citizen should be shaped by an ideology:

To what extent should we embrace an ideology?

Unit Seven: List of Assignments, Self-Quizzes, Forums, and Exams

Assignments, Forums, and Unit Review Exam will open as you work through the unit sequentially.