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Unit 1: Ideology and Identity Introductory Unit (Chapter 1 and 2) Student Checklist
Student ____________________________________________ Class: _______ Not yet 0 Related Issue: To what extent should ideology be the foundation of identity General Outcome: Students will explore the relationship between ideology and identity Students will: appreciate various perspectives regarding identity and ideology. appreciate various perspectives regarding the relationship between individualism and the common good. Factors that influence individual and collective belief Culture Language Media Relationship to Land Gender Religion/Spiritually Ideology Characteristics of an Ideology Interpretations of history Beliefs about human nature Beliefs about the structure of society Visions for the future Themes of Ideology Nationalism (fascism) Social Class (Classic Conservatism) Relationship to the Land (First Nations) Environment (Modern Liberalism) Religion (Classic Conservatism; Neoconservatism) Progressivism (Modern Liberalism) In progress 1

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Individualism (Classic Liberalism) Collectivism (Socialism and Communism) Individualism as an Ideological Theme Individual rights and freedoms Economic Self-Interest Rule of Law Economic Freedom Private Property Collectivism as an Ideological Theme Collective responsibility Collective interest Cooperation Economic Equality Adherence to Collective Norms Individualism and Collectivism in Contemporary Society Case Study: Health Care in the USA vs. Canada, France, Britain and Cuba Link between ideology and identity Personal Identity Societal Identity

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Unit 2: Origins, Evolution and Rejection of Liberalism: 1700s 1900s Chapter 3-5 Student Checklist
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Related Issue: To what extent is resistance to liberalism justified? General Outcome: Students will assess impacts of, and reactions to, principles of liberalism Students will: appreciate Aboriginal contributions to the development of ideologies appreciate how citizens and citizenship are impacted by the promotion of ideological principles. appreciate that individuals and groups may adhere to various ideologies. Pre-liberal ideology Absolutism (prior to mid-1700s) mercantilist economy class based social structure authoritarian leadership based on divine right hierarchal society Origins of Liberalism: Enlightenment (1700s) John Locke Montesquieu Smith Stuart Mill Voltaire Rousseau Origins of Liberalism: French Revolution (1700s) Origins of Liberalism: American Revolution (1700s) Origins of Liberalism: Industrial Revolution (1700s) Evolution of Liberalism: Realities of Early Economic Liberalism (1800s) Limited involvement of government in economy Gap between the rich and poor Emergence of new middle class into the class system Poor living and working conditions due to early industrialization. Social Darwinism associated to strict laissez fair attitude of

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classic economic liberalism Evolution of Liberalism: Realities of Early Political Liberalism (1800s) Voting rights (suffrage/franchise) limited to property owning men. Slavery still existent in so-called liberal democracies in the 1800s. Evolution of Liberalism: Response to Early Negative Aspects of Economic and Political Liberalism (1800s) Emergence of modern liberalism as a response to classic liberalism Government involvement in economy via labour standards Legalization of unions End of slavery in USA Introduction of Universal Suffrage (after WWI) Emergence of feminist and civil rights movements to argue of womens and minority rights. Government involvement in economy to provide universal social programs. Known as welfare state.(modern liberalism) Increased protection of human rights. Evolution of Liberalism: Emergence of new ideologies as a response to liberalism (1800s) Classic conservative backlash Emergence of Marxism as a response to harshness of early capitalism (communism) Utopian Socialism Democratic Socialism (Welfare Capitalism) Rejection of Liberalism: Fascism (1900s) Main characteristics and themes of fascist ideology How and why fascism rejects liberalism Emergence in Europe in interwar period: Italy, Germany and Spain. Nazi Germany Weimar Period (1919-1933), Pre-War development (1933-1939), Wartime (1939-1945) Rejection of Liberalism: Communism (1900s) Rejection of Czarism and Liberal Democracy in 1917 Russia Main characteristics of Soviet communism How and why communism rejects liberalism Brief history of the USSR (1917-1990) How communism and fascism reject each other as ideologies

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Unit 3: Liberalism and the Twentieth Century (Ch. 6-8) Student Checklist
Student ____________________________________________ Class: _______ Not yet 0 In progress 1 Yes 2

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Related Issue: To what extent is resistance to liberalism justified? General Outcome: Students will assess impacts of, and reactions to, principles of liberalism Students will: appreciate Aboriginal contributions to the development of ideologies appreciate how citizens and citizenship are impacted by the promotion of ideological principles. appreciate that individuals and groups may adhere to various ideologies. Challenges and Rejections of liberalism after WWII: Cold War! Communism Vs. Liberal Democracy (Iron Curtain) Illiberal command economics vs. economic liberalism Communist Expansionism vs. Liberal Democratic Containment (Truman Doctrine) Brinksmanship (Berlin Blockage, Cuban Missile Crisis, Berlin Wall) Dtente (Arms Treaties and Summit Meetings) Bipolar world structure Nonalignment movement Proxy Wars (liberation movements, Vietnam) United Nations (Korean War; Security Council drama) Emergence of communist China Nuclear Deterrence (Mutually Assured Destruction) Societal impact of Cold War (McCarthyism) End of the Cold War (Collapse of communism in Easter Europe and the USSR) Contemporary Challenges to Liberal ideology In illiberal societies like Iraq and Afghanistan (religious perspectives) Illiberal beliefs within liberal societies (religious

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perspectives) On the part of aboriginal peoples (collective thought) Modern environmental movement as a challenge to economic liberalism (economic freedom vs. collective good) Post-Modernism as a challenge to liberal beliefs and values Extremism as a challenge to liberal beliefs and values Justifiability of challenging (resisting) political and economic liberalism Overview of economic liberalism Market economy (classic economic liberalism) Mixed economy (modern economic liberalism) Command economy (illiberal economic system) Expressions of Economic Equality Evolution of economic liberalism from classic (heavily individualist) to modern (allowance of collectivism) in the USA: Pre-WWI Classic economic liberalism 1930s New Deal Beginning of welfare capitalism (leftwing, modern economic liberalism) Neo-Conservative reaction to welfare capitalism in the 1980s (Reaganomics, Thatcherism, Trickle-Down Economics) Demand-Side/Keynesianism vs. Supply-side/Monetarism Return to significant state intervention under Obama

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Unit 4: Exploring Liberal Democracy (Chapter 9-11) Student Checklist
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Related Issue: To what extent are the principles of liberalism viable? General Outcome: Students will assess the extent to which the principles of liberalism are viable in a contemporary world. Students will: Appreciate various perspectives regarding the viability of principles of liberalism. Appreciate various perspectives regarding the promotion of liberalism within political and economic systems. Democracy as an expression of political liberalism: Reasons society needs a political system Definition of democracy (fundamental characteristics of a democracy) Direct democracy: referendum plebiscite Representative democracy: representation by population proportional representation Electoral systems Canadian and US Democracy Commonalities differences Challenges to liberal democracy: voter apathy elite theories of leadership (Great Man Theory) role of lobby groups the role of the elected representative (conscience vs. party discipline vs. will of the electorate) campaign financing issues Individual Rights in a liberal democracy Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms fundamental freedoms

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legal rights mobility rights political rights Economic rights approaches to economic equality in societies with liberal political and economic institutions equal pay for equal work; affirmative action (market economy) universal social programs and progressive taxation (mixed economy) strict economic equalitarianism (command economy) Collective Rights in a Liberal Democracy protection of minority rights against the will of the majority language rights in Canada FNMI rights in Canada Rights vs. Security in liberal democracies Why democratic governments resort of illiberal actions in times of national crisis. Japanese internment (1942-1945) War Measures Act FLQ Crisis in 1970 Modern Emergencies Act in Canada USA PATRIOT Act Imposing Liberalism on Illiberal Societies: Aboriginal perspectives both in history and in contemporary society Iraq and Afghanistan National Interests and humanitarianism as reasons to impose liberalism Dictatorship as the antithesis to liberal democracy Core characteristics of dictatorship

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Unit 5: Rights, Roles and Responsibilities of Citizenship in a Liberal Democracy Concluding Unit (Chapter 12-14)
Student ____________________________________________ Class: _______ Not yet 0 In progress 1 Yes 2

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Related Issue: To what extent should my actions as a citizen be shaped by an ideology? General Outcome: Students will access their rights, roles and responsibilities as citizens in liberal democracies. Specific Outcomes: Appreciate the relationship between citizenship and leadership Exhibit a global consciousness with respect to the human condition and world issues. Accept responsibilities associated with individual and collective citizenship. Contemporary Global Issue and the viability of Liberal Ideology Environmental concerns Resource use and development Debt and poverty Racism Health crises (pandemics) Extremism/terrorism/illiberalism Censorship Postmodernism Conceptions of citizenship Legal definition of citizenship Jus soli, jus sanguinis, naturalization Citizenship as a moral project How ideology shapes our conception of citizenship Citizenship in a liberal democracy vs. illiberal Nazi Germany Rights, Roles and Responsibilities of citizenship in a liberal democracy in times of peace: Respect for law and order Ability to dissent Civility Political participation Citizen advocacy

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Rights, Roles and Responsibilities of citizenship in liberal democracy in times of conflict: Responding to humanitarian crises (2004 tsunami; 2010 Haitian earthquake) Civil rights movements (USA 1960s) Antiwar movement (Vietnam, Iraq) McCarthyism Pro-democracy movement (Orange Revolution in Ukraine) Taking Action for Change as citizens in a liberal democracy Addressing local, national and global contemporary issues Upstander vs. Bystander as a citizen

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