8.0.2 Unit Eight Concepts and Terms

Unit Question: What does it mean to be a citizen in a liberal democracy?

Issue Question: To what extent should be actions as a citizen be shaped by an ideology?

In this unit, you will explore the following big ideas based on questions arising from the issue question:

  1. How does my worldview influence my ideology?
  2. What does it mean to be a citizen in a liberal democracy?
  3. What responsibilities do I accept as part of my Canadian or other citizenship?

   This is a list of new terms you will encounter in this unit.

 
anti-war movement
citizen advocacy
civility
civil disobedience
civil rights movement
conscientious objector
dissent
dual citizenship
humanitarian crisis
law and order
McCarthyism
pacifism
political participation
pro-democracy movement