The Canadian Senate: Keep, Reform, or Abolish?

The Canadian Senate: Pros and Cons Webquest

Photo courtesy of http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Senate/Today/home-e.html

The Purpose of this WebQuest is to both explain the functions of the Canadian Senate, as well as to help you decide whether or not you feel the Senate is still valuable in its current form.

This WebQuest will connect you to a series of documents that will inform your notes. Various opinions are present. By the end of this class, I will be collecting each student's response package. PLEASE INSURE YOU HAVE FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS ACCURATELY.

This assignment will be considered a Communication/Reading grade, so insure that your answers are well detailed. 

Step 1: Answer the "Wikipedia Entry on the Canadian Senate" Questions in your package. The Wikipedia information is available here.

Step 2: Answer the "Argument: Keep the Senate" Questions in your package. The Article for this section can be located here.

Step 3: Answer the "Argument: Abolish the Senate" Questions in your package. The Article for this section can be located here.

Step 4: Answer the "Argument: Reform the Senate" Questions in your package. The Article for this section can be located here.

Each question has a corresponding number to the maximum possible marks awarded. Any extra research and validation/consideration can be used for potential bonus marks at the teacher's discretion.

This assignment is graded out of 35.