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Island Project

Island Project. Scenario.

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Island Project

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  1. Island Project

  2. Scenario • You are visiting California and having a great vacation. You are on the beach when one of largest earthquakes in recorded history occurs. California breaks off from the mainland of America. 6 million people are left floating on a newly formed island. The survivors, about million people, decide to create an entirely new nation. You are on a select committee that is charged with task of creating most ideal form of government. • Today- You need to create a group, an new name for your country, a pick a form of government. • Think of the political philosophers we discussed, natural rights, different forms of government, principles of democracy, principles of the constitution.

  3. In your Island Groups • Write your own Pre-amble • Your pre-amble will need to state your purpose of government • In addition to your preamble you will need to include a rationale that answers the following questions: • What is the purpose of government? • Which Philosophers does your group agree with? Why? • Which Philosophers does your group not agree with? Why not? • Which form of Government does your preamble reflect? Why this form of Government? What are the strengths of this system? What are the weakness? Why does this form of government seem stronger than other forms of government?

  4. Read 1st article of constitution • Answer the following questions • What are the powers and responsibilities of the legislative branch? • Who can be a legislature? • How is a bill passed? • What are the strengths? • What are the weakness

  5. In your Island Groups • Create your own 1st article • How are you going to pass laws on your island? • Who going to pass laws on you island • How is your system an improvement on the existing system in the U.S • What are the possible weaknesses in your system? • How are you going to overcome those weakness?

  6. Read article 2 of constitution • Answer the following questions • What are the powers and responsibilities of the executive branch? • Who can be a president, vice president? • What are the limits places on the executive? • What are the strengths? • What are the weakness?

  7. In your Island Groups • Create your own 2nd article • Who is going to have authority in your system? • What limits are you going to place on this person? • What are going to be the main duties and responsibilities of this person? • What institutions/mechanisms are you going to put in place to regulate this person

  8. Read article 3 • The judicial branch is composed of which type of courts • The supreme court has jurisdiction over which type of cases? • How is a person convicted of treason?

  9. In your island groups • Create your on Judicial branch • How will justice be achieved on your island? • How many courts will you have? What will your system look like? • What powers will the courts have? • Who will be judges? How will these judges be chosen? What powers will these judges have

  10. Article 5: In your Island groups • Discuss Article 5 PowerPoint • How will your constitution be changed in the future? What does that process look like?

  11. Bill of Rights • Read Bill of Rights • What are the basic rights your citizens will have on your Island

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