State of Nature Activity (40pts)
State of Nature, a situation where no government exists.
Imagine that due to a natural disaster, only 300 people survived and were isolated on a small, remote island. The island has enough natural resources for you to live on, but no one has lived there before. When you arrive you have no means of communicating with people in other parts of the world. You and your group are left to decided who will be in charge. What might happen if no rules were developed?
Part 1 (16pts):
On a sheet of paper, You and your group members will need to answer the following questions in complete sentences. Put all group member names on your paper.
How will the group organize itself? (structure, branches, sections)
What type of government will you have? (see link below)
Who will be the leader(s) and how will you select that person or persons? (king, dictator, presidential, parliamentary)
Who will make the rules? Who will enforce the rules? Who will interpret the rules?
How will you keep the people safe?
Will the people have any rights?
Write down the rights you think the people should have.
How will you get the community to agree to or accept your ideas?
Part 2 (12pts): Your group will present to the rest of the class your government. In your presentation, you will need to answer all of the above questions and present your visual representation of your government.
Part 3 (12pts): On another sheet of paper, draw a visual representation of your government that describes its structure. Think about how it would be similar or different to the government you currently have in the United States?
Examples of student work: Click here
Use your notes from Political and Economic Systems: Click here
This link will provide a short synopsis of the types of governments: Click here
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_2150000/newsid_2151600/2151601.stm)