Grade 6 Social Studies key terms and concepts:

ACFA: Association canadienne-francaise de l'Alberta (French-Canadian Association fo Alberta); a provincial association founded in 1926 to represent the needs of Franco-Albertans relating to education, health , politics, media, culture and communities.

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Document entrenched in the Constitutioanl Act, 1982 that lists ad n describes the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed to Canadians.

Collective Identity: Sense of beloning to a community or group, established nad strengthened through common characteristics and interests. Culture and language are determining factors in the formation of collective identity.

Consensus: The achievement of agreement through a process of consultation, in which all parties affected by a decision have equal power and equal voice.

Deomocracy: Political system in which citizens have a voice in decision making (government of the people, for the people, by the people).

Electorate: Group of qualified voters.