1. What is government? What rules the nation, state, or community
Sets laws to be followed
Puts policies in place
Makes major decisions for all citizens

2. Types of government Authoritarian Democracy
Indefinite political tenure of ruler or ruling party
Often a one party state
Power is with the people
People rule directly or through freely elected officials

3. Types of government Authoritarian Democracy Totalitarianism
Dictatorship
Absolute Monarchy
Direct
Representative
Constitutional Monarchy

4. Types of government Authoritarian Democracy Examples Examples Cuba
North Korea
Roman Empire
WWII Germany
Examples
USA
Britain today
Switzerland
Ancient Greece

5. Create your own government
At your table your group will create your own government
Choose one of the types of government we discussed in class
Explain why you chose this government
Create a minimum of 5 laws for your new government
Why did you think these 5 were important to have?
Be prepared to share

6. How does media influence our view on government?
Most media sources are bias towards one political party
Examples:
Fox leans conservative
NBC leans liberal
Some media sources have unreliable information
Facebook
Wikipedia
Media sends out messages they want us to hear not always necessarily the 100% truth

7. How do you get the news? Type of Media
Name (program, newspaper, website)
Frequency (everyday, twice a week, etc.)
Print
Television
Radio
Internet
Other

8. How do you judge if a news source is reliable
How do you judge if a news source is reliable? Discuss your views with your table members and create a list that you can use to check that a news source is reliable.
To what extent does the media influence your view of the world? List some of the positive, negative and interesting ways in which the media can or does shape the way you imagine the world.
Write a definition of the 'media'. Ensure that your definition includes what it is, the forms it takes, and its purposes, reach, content and influence.
Does satire count as news media? Consider whether you would modify your definition to include satire?

9. What happens when people are upset with their government?
Democracy
People can vote leaders out of office
People can demand change through laws
People have a say in the government

10. What happens when people are upset with their government?
Authoritarian
People do not always have opportunities for their voices to be heard
Opposing the government and government decisions have consequences
Revolution!
People attempt to overthrow the government because it is not treating them well

11. Revolution
Forcible overthrow of government or social order in favor of a new system
Examples:
American Revolution
French Revolution
Beer Hall Putsch