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Lobby Groups & Government-The Daily Dispatch
Created by at2026
Updated September 10th, 2026
At a glance
- Play mode
- 📱 Solo
- Format
- 🖼️ 2D
- Length
- ⏱ About 10 minutes
- Subject
- Social Studies
- Grade
- 9
- Curriculum
- Common Core
- Curriculum code
- 9.S.1
About this activity
A branching newspaper editor simulation where students navigate lobby group pressure and make editorial decisions that influence government policy in Canada. This activity is an excellent review exercise for the Grade 9 Social Studies Provincial Achievement Test.
What students learn
- Explain how lobby groups attempt to influence government decision-making in Canada (Alberta Social Studies 9, Related Issue 2 — 9.2.3)
- Analyze how media coverage shapes public opinion and government response to lobby groups
- Evaluate the competing interests of different stakeholder groups in a democratic society
- Demonstrate understanding of how citizens and organizations participate in Canadian democracy (9.S.1)
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