{"id":1081,"date":"2025-01-20T18:25:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T23:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teacheraccommodated.ca\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2025-05-28T19:35:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T00:35:23","slug":"canadian-civics-checks-and-balances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teacheraccommodated.ca\/?p=1081","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Civics Checks and Balances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This slide show also comes with an Easel activity that can help you check to see if students understand the concepts.  You can also use these maps to discuss how the power has been distributed in Canada.  Extensions as to why the government was designed to have these items separated and the risk factors make great discussions in the classroom.  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