The (Government Type) of
(Your Country’s Name)
Assignment
Task
• Your task is to create your own nation &
government.
• This assignment is worth a Test grade.
Requirements
• 1. Give your nation a NAME.
• 2. Describe the GEOGRAPHY of your
nation. (Landlocked, Coastal, or Island?
Approximate size? Approximate
population?)
• 3. Describe your TYPE OF
GOVERNMENT. (Federalist?
Confederation? Unitary?) Explain why it
works given size & population of country.
Requirements
• 4. Describe your FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
(Authoritarian – Fascist, Communist? Democracy
– Direct, Representative, Parliamentary?
Monarchy? Oligarchy? Communism? Socialist?
Others?) Explain why it works given size &
population of country.
• 5. Describe how the 3 POWERS of all
governments (Make, Enforce, Interpret Laws) are
distributed?
Requirements
• 6. Describe POLITICAL PARTIES in your
nation. How many? What is their role & function?
• 7. Describe your LEGISLATIVE &
EXECUTIVE BRANCHES. Do you have a
parliamentary style legislature and executive? Do
you have separate branches? Is your legislature
bicameral or unicameral? Is it something not listed
here?
• 8. Describe the LAWMAKING PROCESS in
your country.
Requirements
• 9. Describe the civil rights and CIVIL
LIBERTIES of your citizens. How are they
guaranteed? Are they guaranteed?
• 10. Describe your ECONOMIC SYSTEM.
(Captialism? Socialism? Command?
Mixed? Demand?) Explain why it works
given size & population of country.
Requirements
• 11. Describe your nation’s FOREIGN
POLICY. Is it Interventionist or Isolationist?
(Military/Political, Economic, Humanitarian)
• 12. Describe your government’s REVENUE
SYSTEM. How does your government get
money? (Sales Taxes? Income Taxes? Property
Taxes? Inheritance or Estate Taxes? Business
Taxes? License Fees? Borrowing?) Are taxes
progressive, regressive, or a combination?
Requirements
• 13. Describe your nation’s
GOVERNMENT SPENDING. On what
does your government spend its money?
(Military, Foreign Aid, Business or Personal
Tax Breaks, Education, Health Care, Public
Safety, Welfare, etc.)
• 14. Create and depict your nation’s FLAG.
Explain its symbolism.
Format
• The format of your project is Google Slide.
• 5 slides
• Create a BLOG
• INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS
• Left side will be for brainstorming
• Right Side is for actual notes
• This is how I will monitor your performance.
Notes
• For each requirement, describe that particular
element of your government. Make sure to go into
depth, comparing and contrasting with
alternative options and discussing pros and cons
of each.
• Due Date:
• We will take 3 full class periods to work on this
project and 1 full class period to present.