Agenda Mon 8/22 & Tues 8/23• RAP #2: Rule Makers

• If you build it…

• State of Nature

• Government in Action Reports• HW: Complete Comparison Chart

– using textbook (Ch 1:2)

Essential Question:How should political and economic power be distributed in a society?

Content Objective: Evaluate the formation and purpose of rules in school and nature.

Language Objective:Create a list of guidelines/rules necessary both in a classroom and in nature.

RAP #2: Rule Makers1. In your opinion, which of the following people or groups

should have the power to make the rules at your school and why?

Principal Teachers Parents Student body Student council (ASB)

2. Are there any people or groups listed above who should not make rules? If so, why not?

3. Which group usually makes the rules at your school? Why do you think that is?

4. What are the advantages of this system? The disadvantages?

5. In general, what advantages does the group that is in power have? How are the groups that are not in power at a disadvantage?

What would school be like in a state of nature?

•Imagine a classroom w/ no rules or person in authority.

– Create a T- chart w/ the advantages on one side and the disadvantages on the other.

– List at least five on each side.

•How would the class be “ruled” or controlled?

•Who would punish? Protect? Provide?

Collaboration

• Discuss in your group what life would be like on a stranded island with only the people in this class.

1. What rights or freedoms would be allowed?

2. Who would have the right to govern over others?

3. How would you decide who governs?

4. Would you have any rights? What would they be?

5. What would life be like for the weak? For the strong? For the smart?

What would life be like in the state of nature?

• What is human nature?

• That is, what of personality and character, if any, do all human beings have in common? – For example, are all people selfish or do they tend to care

for the good of others?

• What should be the purpose of government?

• How do the people running a government get the right to govern?

What would life be like in the state of nature?

• How should government be organized?

• What kinds of government should be respected and supported?

• What kinds of government should be resisted and fought?

Essential Question:How should political and economic power be distributed in a society?

Content Objective: Evaluate the formation and purpose of rules in school and nature.

Language Objective:Create a list of guidelines/rules necessary both in a classroom and in nature.

Comparison ChartTerm / Example Definition Pros Cons

Monarchy

Dictatorship

Theocracy

Single-party state

Direct Democracy

Parliamentary

Presidential Democracy

Unitary system

Federal system

Confederate

Traditional economy

Market economy

Command economy