Grade 10 Civics Exam Review 5z5c48

Grade 10 Civics Exam Review (For Brantford, Ontario)

THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE Governor General Prime Minister Brant M.P. Lieutenant Governor Premier of Ontario Brat M.P.P. Mayor (Brantford) Mayor (Brant County)

Michaelle Jean Stephen Harper Phil McColeman David Onley Dalton McGuinty Dave Levac Mike Hancock Ron Eddy

Who's Who? Kim Campbell → Canada's first female Prime Minister. Stephane Dion → Former leader of the Liberal Party. David Onley → The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Mahatma Gandhi → Mahatma Gandhi was the first activist to fight Apartheid in South Africa. He had also fought for human rights in India.

King Hammurabi → Created the Code of King Hammurabi, the first know written code for its city in c.1750 BCE Babylon.

David Suzuki → An environmental activist, scientist and broadcaster that works to educate people about the threats to our environment and to inspire them to do something about it.

Hutu Tribe → An ethnic tribe in Rwanda which was in control of the government since independence.

Tutsi Tribe → Another tribe in Rwanda that was also subjected to the killing of ethnic groups/people.

Dave Levac → The Brant Member of Provincial Parliament. Sir John A. Macdonald → The first Prime Minister of Canada. Nelson Mandela → A lawyer who created the underground movement called the African National Congress against discrimination. He launched a campaign of sabotage against both the government and the economic buildings and operations to get his point across.

Stephen Harper → The current Prime Minster of Canada and the leader of the Conservative Party. Dalton McGuinty → The Premier of Ontario. Emily Murphy/Nellie McClung → Two member's of the Famous Five. These five women were part of what's known as the Person's Case, in which they protested for women's rights.

Oscar Schindler → A German man who saved about 1, 200 Jews by having them 'work' at his factories.

Phil McColeman → Brant Member of Parliament. Desmond Tutu → An Anglican Bishop who also fought against the Apartheid in Africa. Raoul Wallenberg → A Swedish humanitarian who saved tens of thousands of Jewish lives by issuing fake ports and housing (having them live with non-Jewish families) as many Jews as he could.

Definitions Apartheid → The former national policy of South Africa which called for separation between whites and blacks.

Autocracy → Society in which there is one person as the leader who decided everything. Human Rights → Rights based on morality – what we generally believe to be right or wrong. Democracy → Society in which the people rule. Laissez-faire → An informal style of government with minimal interference. Civil Court → The protection of private rights, such as disputes between individuals or groups of people.

Constitution → The supreme law of the land. It outlines the government structure for a nation, and defines and limits government power.

House of Commons → The place in Ottawa, Ontario where elected representatives meet to discuss and vote on public issues.

Cabinet → The group of ministers that decides what the government policy should be. Executive Branch → Branch of government in which contains the leaders and the people who carry out their orders.

Legislative Branch → Branch of government that has the power to make, change and repeal laws (a.k.a. Parliament).

Judicial Branch → Branch of government with power to interpret the law, decide who has broken the law and what penalties should apply.

Jurisdiction → The authority to make and carry out laws. Genocide → The deliberate and systematic murder of a racial or cultural group. The Holocaust → The great devastation/destruction of the Jews by the Nazis (murder of 6 million Jews).

Ideology → Set of beliefs/values on how society's organization/goals should be pursued. Left Wing → The Left Wing of the Political Spectrum believe in more government control, increase social spending, small and local businesses, trying new approaches and more immigration.

Right Wing → The Right Wing of the Political Spectrum believe in less government control, paying off the debt, big businesses and corporations, traditional approaches and less immigration.

Magna Carta → Document, which was signed in England, that stated that no one was above the law, not even the King.

OXFAM → The Oxford Committee for Famine Relief. It is a confederation of 13 organizations working to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice.

Active Resistance → To Resist actively, often through militant means. ive Resistance → Resistance through non-violent political action Party Platform → The proposals put forward by a political part during an election campaign. Referendum → The process of referring a political question to the people for a direct vote (a YES or NO question).

Rule of Law → The principle that people are governed by laws and that no person is above the law.

The Suffrage Movement → The campaign for women's right to vote. Last province to allow women the right to vote did so in 1940.

Global Village → A term, coined by Marshal McLuhan, describing the world as one large community in which all people are connected through technology.

Acronyms Acronym

Stands for...

Description

ANC

African National Congress

FPTP

First-Past-The-Post

A style of electing officials by having the person with the most votes win.

MP

Member of Parliament

The person chosen in elections to represent the citizens, and to debate and vote on public issues in Parliament.

MPP

Member of Provincial Parliament

An elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada.

NGO

The underground movement created by Nelson Mandela against the Apartheid in South Africa.

Non-Government Organization A non-government non-profit organization that does international public works and lobbies for people's rights around the world.

PM

Prime Minister

The leader of the nation, head of the federal government and leader of the party with the greatest number of seats in Parliament.

UN

United Nations

An international organization that promotes peace and social well-being throughout the world.

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

UNICEF provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

UNICEF