Political Thinking 20: Outcomes

  1. ​to provide an understanding of the process of political decision making
  2. to further an understanding of the democratic process
  3. to establish an awareness on the part of the student of different political points of view and to create in the student an element of political sophistication
  4. to illustrate  the relationship that exists in society between freedom on one hand, and responsibility on the other
  5. to emphasize the above outcomes in terms of their relevance to the Canadian and political system

Political Thinking 20: Course Organization

 Political Thinking will be a project based course.  Students will demonstrate their understanding of the outcomes by completing one mandatory assignments and two assignments of their  choice as well as completing the final project in the course.  See the link below for details.


 

 

Political Thinking 20: Assessment 

Assignment One  (Mandatory)         25%
Assignment Choice #1                        25%
Assignment Choice #2                        25%
Final Project  (Mandatory)                25%

Resources: Political Thinking 20

The following websites will be very helpful when completing assignments in Political Thinking 20.  
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Introduction to Political Thinking Video 
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Opportunities for Political Thinking 20 Students
​See the Following Slide Show

Canadian Democratic Institutions

Parliament of Canada (above)
​The Canadian Senate (below)

Rideau Hall (above)
The Supreme Court of Canada (below)

The House of Commons (above)
​The Alberta Legislature (below)