Great to see you all again! Today in class we will be working on our discussion on the general forms of government and economic systems. This will provide a foundation for understanding how nations and states around the world function both politically and in the ever confusing realm of money. Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objective:
- Examine governmental and economic concepts through analyzing and discussing different systems
- Better understand modern political thought through engagement in online surveys and analyzing peer data regarding their political stance
Agenda:
- History Today
- Prompt: Tell me
- Identify and quickly describe (from memory) as many of the 9 types of government from class on Wednesday.
- Discussion of Government and Economic Systems
What is a government?DictatorshipFascismMonarchyTheocracyDemocracyRepublicOligarchyConfederationFederalism- What is economics?
- Factors of production
- Why economic systems?
- Traditional economy
- Market economy (capitalism)
- Command economy
- Mixed economy (socialism)
- Survey/Polls: Political themes, parties, and ideology
- Take a survey on https://www.isidewith.com/political-quiz
- After you have answered ALL the questions
- Complete the Ideology Survey and submit your response!
- When complete click "Show My Results"
- Then select "Share with Link" and paste the link into a google Daoc in your SJUSD drive account.
- Senior year, you may want to retake the survey to see how your political ideologies change as you grow as a person.
- Note: This survey is completely anonymous
- Close
- Prompt: Learning Reflection
- What is something new you have learned about the research process? About governments? Economics? How will you use this new information? How will it help you succeed in high school and beyond?
Homework:
- None
