Government+Assignment

= **Government Assignment--to be completed by all classes** =
 * COPY THIS PAGE AND PASTE IT ONTO YOUR WIKI. ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THIS PAGE ON YOUR OWN WIKISPACE.**
 * Directions:** First, select one form of government to research. You may choose from the following: **democracy, fascism, monarchy, communism, and socialism.**

Answer the following questions about the governmental form you selected:

Write a one or two sentence definition of the form of government you chose. Example: Fascism is a political philosophy that emphasizes the nation and often race above the individual person. It stands for a centralized government of unlimited powers headed by a dictator and may have forcible suppression of opposition.

HISTORICAL EXAMPLE (Be sure to tell us WHICH COUNTRY you are using): Germany under the Nazi regime of Adolf Hitler.

HOW IS THIS TYPE OF GOVERNMENT PUT INTO POWER? There is no specific way that this government takes power. It can happen through passage of extreme laws. It can happen from elections, corruption, or military coups.

How is this government structured? Are there different branches of government? What kind of roles do the citizens play (example--mayor of a village, elected alderman, generals, consultant councils)? There were other branches and a bureaucracy, but Hitler was supreme leader and stood above and outside the law. All branches of government had to swear an oath of allegiance to Hitler.

WHO ARE SOME OF THE MAJOR FIGURES: Adolf Hitler


 * Resources to be used:**

**You may use Google as a starting point for research. You MUST access the CPS databases and gather some information from those sources too.**
Click on this link to access the databases. [|CPS Databases Page] The unit number and password are 8021.

Once your research is completed, create a Voicethread of the form of government you have researched. Include photos that show what this type of government looks like (for example—pictures of masses of people saluting Hitler (fascism), or people lining up to vote (democracy)).

**Technical requirements: four photos with copyright attribution**