Look around at the news today... Syria, Egypt, North Korea, Iran, Russia... all of these countries have different ways to solve an age problem... How to divy up resources and social freedom. Okay, they do it drastically different than we do.
So, how to describe this? We have to go back to the informationisbeautiful graphic. Notice how it is really incomplete in differentiating between economic versus social policy? Yeah, that's 'cause here in 'Merica, we are all pretty similar. That means we are a consensual state. We have these bundles of rights in the Bill of Rights that establishes a pretty even playing ground, at least in theory. Other states like the five up top are a bit more conflictual, meaning they argue about social and economic equality. I draw this up by analyzing the material at politicalcompass.org, which I usually summarize with a whiteboard presentation. (Remember, I hate powerpoints.) That way I can condense the matieral, and move on my way. We then spend time looking at answers to the questions of who participates, distribution of power geographically, and finally the relationship between executive and legislative branches. We spend a second talking about the origin of the state theories, and then off we go! It's art project time! Students work in teams to create fictional countries that explain how their country came to pass in relation to all these lovely choices. Pictures to come!! :)
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Jen's bookshelf: nerdcation
I want to start by thanking Mr. Snowden and Mr. Greenwald for their uncompromising dedication to giving the NSA violations air time and transparency.
I wanted to share some of the most important things I have learned from this book bef...
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