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Utopia

Answer the following in a detailed paragraph on your paper. Utopia.

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Utopia

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  1. Answer the following in a detailed paragraph on your paper. Utopia • A utopia according to Webster’s Dictionary, is “any place or state of ideal perfection.” One person’s utopia might be a deserted island with nothing but books to entertain him. Another’s utopia might be in a big city with lots of things for her to do.

  2. Utopia • What is your idea of utopia? • Where would it be? • What kind of laws would govern it? List your top 3-5 laws that would be necessary to run your utopia. What are the consequences for breaking the rules? • Who would make the rules?

  3. DUE: Notebook – get it out Info sheet – pass to side What level question is this? Level 1, 2, 3? • Where is Venezuela located? • Compare the incomes of people living in Venezuela to those in the US. • What advantages does Venezuela have? • Evaluate the success of the leader of Venezuela. • Predict what will happen in Venezuela.

  4. Restroom EclipseTextbook

  5. In-Class Note-Taking Tips!Informal language • Don’t write every word!!!! Summarize • Add in teacher examples & explanations. • Abbrev. everything! Ppl, enuf, &, thot, • Copy what’s in black font.

  6. Roots of Democracy #1 Evolution of Government

  7. Anarchy Advantages: Disadvantages: How are gov’t formed?

  8. Then, one person gains power… • Dictator / Tyrant: 1 person w/complete control • Dictatorship/ Tyranny: govt w/dictator • Examples • ADV • DISADV

  9. Would you rather live in anarchy or dictatorship?

  10. Monarchy: power is handed down through family • Monarchor King • Absolute Monarch: complete control over nation

  11. Divine Right: power is God given • King was born into that family b/c God chose him to rule

  12. Monarchies Today • Limited Monarchs: leaders w/limited power

  13. Sometimes, • Oligarchy: A few people control gov • Adv? • Generally short lived, as ppl don’t like to share power

  14. For most of history, • people have lived under some form of a dictatorship. Power often being handed down through the family (monarchy).

  15. Why would most people in human history live under the power of dictator?

  16. Political cartoons

  17. Exit Ticket • What is anarchy? • What is a monarchy? • What type of government have most people for most of history lived under? • What is one advantage of this kind of government (answer to #3)?

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