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Elections for Secondary School Students
“Elections for Secondary School Students” is a booklet published in 1992 that presents Canadian secondary school students with information regarding the democratic process in Canada. Included in the booklet are sections on Québec’s political system, citizen participation in the electoral process as well as a guide to holding elections in secondary school. There is also a French version of the document included.
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Quien para que?
“Who for What?” is a civic education brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1992 by the “Decidamos” group in Paraguay. The brochure explains and describes the role and attributions of the institutions that help building a democratic society in Paraguay and that are present in the 1992 Constitution. The brochure is meant to familiarize the civil society with the balance of power in Paraguay and the role of each of them in building democracy.
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Civic Education Material
Sin Orden Judicial
“Without a Judicial Order” is a civic education comic brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1992 by the “Decidamos” group in Paraguay. The brochure is meant to educate Paraguayan about the changes that the 1992 Constitution has brought to the society. Trough the help of comics, this particular edition focuses on judicial guarantees.
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Subordinados al poder civil
“Subordinated to the Civil Power” is a civic education comic brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1993 by the “Decidamos” group in Paraguay. The brochure is meant to familiarize Paraguayans with the changes that the 1992 Constitution has brought to the society and this particular edition mentions the matter of having a non-partisan military serve the interest of the civil society.
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Civic Education Material
Todos los dias construimos la democracia
“Every day we Build Democracy” is a civic education handbook, available in Spanish, issued in 1992 by the “Decidamos” group in Paraguay. The brochure is meant to familiarize Paraguayans with the concept of democracy. The brochure explains what democracy is, what the differences between a dictatorship and a democracy are, what a state of law is, and how one can contribute to the building and strengthening of a democratic society.
Election Material
Constitution
Constitucion Nacional Del Paraguay, Declaracion Americana De Los Derechos Y Deberes Del Hombre, Declaracion Universal De Derechos Humanos, Declaracion Universal De Lose Derechos Del Nino
Constitucion Nacional Del Paraguay, Declaracion Americana De Los Derechos Y Deberes Del Hombre, Declaracion Universal De Derechos Humanos, Declaracion Universal De Lose Derechos Del Nino
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Faites votre histoire en Theatre!
“Faites votre histoire en Theatre!” is a pamphlet from 1991, available in French, made in joint production by the National Assembly, the Director General of Elections in Quebec and the Minister of Education in Quebec, that provides plans for theatre activities to celebrate the 200 year anniversary of the Parliamentary Institutions in Quebec, coming up in 1992. The pamphlet is aimed at middle and high school students in the hope that this ‘historic theatre’ activity will raise awareness of the government system in Quebec.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Representation in the Federal Parliament
“Representation in the Federal Parliament” is a Canadian booklet that was published in 1986, an off year for federal elections. The booklet’s object was to describe the “principal of representation” and how the “electoral districts' boundaries are determined and periodically adjusted.” The literature is broken into two sections, the first section discusses the various adjustments to the representation of the ten provinces and two territories of Canada; the second section describes the readjustment process of the electoral districts' boundaries. There are French and English language versions of the booklet.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Your Returning Officer
“Your Returning Officer” is a 1991 leaflet, available in both English and French copies, with the objective of educating readers on the role and importance of the Returning Officer – the election worker who organizes the election in each district. The document, published by Elections Canada, emphasizes the importance of the returning officer and his duties during Canadian Federal Elections.