GovernmentGovernment in Your Ideal in Your Ideal

SocietySociety

Government StructureGovernment StructureM.SS5.1 explain and M.SS5.1 explain and compare the elements of compare the elements of major governmental major governmental systems systems

M.SS5.2 explain the M.SS5.2 explain the purpose of governance in purpose of governance in various levels of societyvarious levels of society

Guiding QuestionsGuiding Questions What form of government will work best for your What form of government will work best for your

society? society? What are the roles and responsibilities of people What are the roles and responsibilities of people

in this form of government?in this form of government? How is your form of government structured?How is your form of government structured? How will decisions be made in your society? How will decisions be made in your society? Who will make the laws and how will they be Who will make the laws and how will they be

enforced?enforced? How much power do you feel your society How much power do you feel your society

leaders should have and how much power should leaders should have and how much power should belong to the people? belong to the people?

You should include two You should include two components about your components about your

Government in your gallery Government in your gallery display:display:

a visual chart of your a visual chart of your government hierarchy or government hierarchy or structurestructure

1-2 1-2 expository paragraphs expository paragraphs to to give us give us informationinformation about the about the PURPOSE and FUNCTION of PURPOSE and FUNCTION of your government.your government.

Your government Your government structure chart could structure chart could

look like this…. look like this….

Or like this…Or like this…

Write several Write several expository expository paragraphsparagraphs to give us to give us informationinformation about your about your government. Be sure to explain government. Be sure to explain its PURPOSE and FUNCTION.its PURPOSE and FUNCTION.You may want to start out like this:You may want to start out like this:

The purpose of government is __________________ The purpose of government is __________________ ___________________We believe _______________ ___________________We believe _______________ would be the best type of government system for would be the best type of government system for our society because ____________________________...our society because ____________________________...

You could do something You could do something totally unique! totally unique!

Remember that you want Remember that you want your ideal society to be your ideal society to be

different than other different than other societies.societies.

What EXEMPLARY looks What EXEMPLARY looks like…from the RUBRIC!like…from the RUBRIC!

Our group was able to fully explain Our group was able to fully explain both the purpose of government and both the purpose of government and also how our chosen form will also how our chosen form will contribute to the smooth functioning contribute to the smooth functioning of our society. of our society.

We were able to fully explain the We were able to fully explain the structure and elements of our structure and elements of our chosen form of government. chosen form of government.

Your Job TodayYour Job Today1- Read and discuss the 1- Read and discuss the guiding questions guiding questions

and decide on a Government for your and decide on a Government for your ideal society. **Check out the text ideal society. **Check out the text resources we borrowed from the library!resources we borrowed from the library!

Once you have made some decisions…Once you have made some decisions…

2-2-Divide Divide and and choosechoose your tasks: your tasks:

Task 1Task 1-Graphic organizer or visual -Graphic organizer or visual representation (2 people)representation (2 people)

Task 2Task 2-Expository writing (1 person) -Expository writing (1 person) *Remember that each of you must do one *Remember that each of you must do one of the required expository writing tasksof the required expository writing tasks