How do we overthrow a government and then maintain power?
Sub Questions
Product/Performance
Assessments
Resources needed
What are different ways of governing a country?
What are the risks in overthrowing a government?
What democratic forms of government exist?
What authoritarian forms of government exist?
Why would someone want to overthrow their government?
What methods could someone use to overthrow their government?
What obstacles might exist in someone’s attempt at overthrow a government?
What methods do governments use to maintain power?
Has anyone ever overthrown a government? If so, why? When? How?
Who would consider overthrowing our government?
Will address: Motivation, Obstacles, Method of overthrow and methods of maintaining power
Student choice (here are some possibilities)
Box Poster
Create a documentary
News Cast
Radio Broadcast
News Paper Article
Publically displayed during a gallery walk
Historical Examples
Hitlers rise and consolidation of power
Russian Revolution
Military Coup in Chile
Gandhi's civil disobedience
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Guest Speakers
Local Politicians
Recent refugees who lived under different regimes
Contemporary Examples
Recent NDP victory in Alberta
Purges/Power struggle in North Korea
Military Coup in Thailand
Technology
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Student Devices
School Chromebooks
Project Calendar
Reflection
Summative Assessments
Formative Assissments
Final Product Rubric
Project proposal
Periodic posts on reflective blog
Peer Evaluation
Self Evaluation
Reflective Essay
One minute essays
Rough Drafts
Concept Map
Practice Presentation
Expert feedback during gallery walk
Blogger
Google Forms
Standards
21 st Century Skills
Social 30-1 Curriculum (Alberta)
Managing Information
Solving Complex problems
Critical/creative thinking
Generate new ideas
3.4 explore the extent to which governments should encourage economic equality
3.5 analyze the extent to which the practices of political and economic systems reflect principles of liberalism (consensus decision making, direct and representative democracies, authoritarian political systems, )
3.3 explore the extent to which governments should reflect the will of the people
3.6 analyze the extent to which liberal democracies reflect illiberal thought and practice (Canada, contemporary examples)
3.8 evaluate the extent to which governments should promote individual and collective rights
3.7 analyze why the practices of governments may not reflect principles of liberalism
3.9 evaluate the extent to which the principles of liberalism are viable in the context of contemporary issues (environment concerns, resource use and development, debt and poverty, racism, pandemics, terrorism, censorship, illiberalism)
What aspects of democracy would help maintain power?
What aspects of authoritarianism would help maintain power?
What obstacles would you face when trying to maintain power after a successful overthrow?
Who has successfully overthrown a government and then maintained power?