How to make an official petition: http://www.ourcommons.ca/About/Compendium/TypicalSittingDay/c_d_formcontentpetitionsguidelines-e.htm
Case Studies:
Download: Case Studies – affecting government worksheet
Civil Disobedience – Viola Desmond 1946
Petitions – BC HST 2011
Pressure Groups/Lobbyists – NAFTA 1994 (pages 1-4)
Apply Your Knowledge:
Review pp 290-296
- Explain the advantages and disadvantages of pressure groups/ lobbyists, petitions, and civil disobedience as ways to make change in your world. Use specific examples from case studies in the text and in class to highlight your arguments. (3 paragraphs)
Preview:
Read pp 313-317