Onto the next Unit - Political Systems!!!

So, we have officially wrapped up our talks about the economy and are now going to be looking at political systems.  Just as a refresher - when we are looking at political systems, typically we look at how much freedom is given to individual citizens and how much control is given to the government.  Your political system dictates how your country is run.  For this, we will be looking at several different types of democracies, as well as the opposite to democracy - dictatorships (which is NOT communism!!!).

This first week will be a nice and easy (not the hair dye) introduction into the very basics of democracy.  Review what we went through in our first unit - philosophers such as Locke, Hobbes, Montesquieu,Rousseau and Mill to refresh what they said about political systems and to review the basics of democracies and dictatorships and your spectrums.

So what will this week look like?

Tuesday:

• Geomeer Presentation in the the theatre at 9 am.  I'm not sure how long this will take us
• Why Democracy Matters

Wednesday:

• Anticipation Guide - How did democracy develop? - You will need your textbooks
• Introduction Notes
• Categorizing the characteristics - You will need scissors and glue

Thursday:

• Rants by Gage and Sarah T.
• Finish categorizing (if needed)
• Vocab: Presidential, Parliamentary and Direct democracies
• Notes on types of democracies
• Comparing Canada and the US democracies - You will need a phone or iPod with a QR scanner and headphones

Friday:

• Writing Assignment in the lab - You won't get this one ahead but can use your notes, and it will be a rough draft.  You can get feedback if you are going to change your work.
• Due at the end of class