Island Government Activity

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Island Government Activity
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Welcome Seniors!

• This year the Homecoming is held on a cruise ship
  that goes from the San Pedro Harbor to Catalina
  Island and back to dock in one evening. What
  fun! However, one problem There was a little
  accidentOn the way back to dock to see friends
  and family, your massive sized ship hit an
  iceberg. Thats right, your ship has capsized.
  Somehow at the moment of impact, all the teachers
  and adults on board were safely escorted off the
  ship to an island where cocktails (Piña Coladas
  and Mai Tais) are currently being served. The
  young and more physically able were left to fend
  for themselves. The remainder of the senior
  class is either injured or has not come ashore
  yet so it is up the group of you on the island to
  figure out how you will survive and function as a
  society. You have about ½ hour of daylight
  left, so you better hurry up! Below is a list of
  things you must address. Time is running
  outGood luck!

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Government

• What type of Government will you have? Why?
• How will you decide who is in charge? How will
  other decisions be made?
• Who will be the leader(s)?
• How do the leaders know what the people want?
• How do we make sure our leaders do not abuse
  power?

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Laws

• Do people need rules laws?
• How are they decided?
• What laws are necessary?
• How and/or who is responsible for enforcing the
  laws?
• What punishments will there be if they are
  broken?
• Make a list of your top 5-10 laws or rules.

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Rights

• Whose rights do we need to address?
• Whose rights need protection?
• Make a list of your top 5-10 rights (these are
  different from your laws).

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Government (island village) v. The individual

• What things should your village government be
  responsible for providing and what things should
  the individual be responsible for?

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LASTLY

• Island Name
• Flag

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• Make sure your document is presentable,
  organized, neat, and easy to understand. You are
  required to submit one document to the Island
  Overseer (Ms. Stack)

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Wrap-up

• On your own sheet of paper, explain in 1
  paragraph which specific type of government you
  agree with most and why (minimum ½ page).