Political Studies 12

Curricular Competencies

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions
Assess the justification for competing accounts after investigating points of contention, reliability of sources, and adequacy of evidence, including data (evidence)
Compare and contrast continuities and changes for different groups and individuals at different times and places (continuity and change)
Explain different perspectives on past and present people, places, issues, and events, and distinguish between worldviews of the past or present (perspective)
Make reasoned ethical judgments about controversial actions in the past or present after considering the context and standards of right and wrong (ethical judgment)

Students are expected to know the following:

structure and function of Canadian and First Peoples political institutions
major ideologies and political systems
election processes and electoral systems
methods used by media, governments, or political groups to influence public opinion
political power in democratic and non-democratic societies
current and future public policy
scope and characteristics of the international system
issues in local, regional, national, and international politics