How+We+organise+ourselves

//An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organizations; societal decision-making; economic activities andtheir impact on humankind and the environment.//

**Central Idea**

-__**Human rights and social justice are related to government systems**__

**Key Concepts** **Perspective** – understand that different perspective lead to different interpretations and those perspectives may be individual, group, or cultural.

**Connection** – we live in a world of interaction systems in which the actions of any individual element affect others

**Responsibility** - people make choices based on their understandings, and the action they take as a result do make a difference.

**What lines of inquiry will define the scope of the inquiry into the central idea?**

Government systems

Human rights and social justice

The interconnectedness of government systems and human rights


 * Define what is meant by govenement - A government is a ruling power in a political society. It has the authority to make laws, resolve disputes, and issue administrative decisions. In other words, a government is responsible for providing order and stability to a nation, state, or country


 * Define differing government systems/types and organise them into categories such as: Autocracy, Oligarchy, and Democracy.

** monarchy ** ** totalitarian ** ** theocracy ** ** aristocracy ** ** dictatorship ** ** republic ** ** anarchy check the mimio for the remainder of the brainstorm list **


 * Individually research a different type of government to share – brainstorm questions to direct research such as: how are people elected, how are laws made, how are they enforced, how long is a governments term **A4 sheet**


 * What are human rights – in pairs, research information about them? As a class define human rights, locate where they come from and who protects them. Are they different between countries?


 * Look at countries who deny their citizens’ human rights – what type of government system/s are they?
 * What is a constitution? Write a definition in your Inquiry book.

FINAL TASK

Your Own Country

Name your country and design your own flag - think about how the colours and any graphics will represent your country. You will need to explain your choices.



Government system - you are to choose what type of government system will run your country. You may wish to blend any systems together to form a new one. You will need to explain all the details about your system

Constitution - Now that you know what a constitution is, you are to write one for your country. This will explain how your government will run.



Human Rights

An important part of your country are the Human Rights that you believe in. Come up with your own Human Rights that your country will have. You should have a minimum of five.

Thank how you will present your work - You might like to produce a poster, a model, a booklet, an advertisement promoting your country as a place to live, a written piece of work...it’s up to you to use your creativity. DUE: Thursday 29th. You will have class time this week and finish it for OST next week.