Democratic Rights and Responsibilities


Unit 2 is about the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy. You will learn about our rights and freedoms and about how people go about influencing the making of laws.  

Click here for Chapter 2 Social Studies Pearson textbook notes.

Targets


Read the I Can statements to see what you will learn in Unit 2.

I Can...

  • State the rights and responsibilities of citizens living in a representative democracy

  • Explain how Canada’s justice system helps protect democratic and constitutional rights

  • Explain how the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects individual rights

  • Explain how the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects collective rights

  • Tell why the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is entrenched in the Constitution

  • Tell how can individuals, groups, and associations can participate in decision-making

Introduction


Democracy is… important, freedom, government, Canada.

How would you finish that statement? Each year since 2008, in a worldwide competition called Democracy Video Challenge, people try to answer the question, "What is democracy?"

Watch these YouTube videos to see what a few people think.

Library Books


Check out the library books for this unit.

    Click here to download a PDF version of the Library List of Books


If you are not able to find these library books, look for others about the topics of democracy and rights and responsibilities in a democracy.

Skill Builder


Click here to learn how to search for books in a library.

Notebook


Throughout this unit, you will keep a Notebook. The PDF downloads are the pages of your Notebook.

  • Create a folder on your computer or in the cloud titled "Unit 2 Notebook".

  • Save all of the PDF downloads to this folder.

Whenever you see this icon you will be directed to use the Unit 2 Notebook folder you created.