Unit 1 Assessment

The Deserted Island Project

Essential Questions: How are governments organized and what health, safety, human
services do they provide to citizens?

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Democratic

Authoritarian

You and your friends have survived a plane crash and have landed on a deserted island that is not
occupied by any other inhabitants. Using information given and any outside source design an island based
on your form of government.
Construct a constitution for your island that answers the following questions. All questions must be aligned
with the form of government assigned!!!! Be sure to answer the questions these questions will be
graded.

1. Is your country’s island an authoritarian or democratic government? Why so?

2. Based on the form of government, how is social order maintained on the island? (Illustrated on the
island)

3. What public services are provided on the island? Who can receive these public services?
(Illustrated on the island)

4. How does your government maintain national security? Who is in charge of directing national
security? Illustrated on the island)

5. How is conflict managed on the island? (Illustrated on the island)

6. Who determines what is just/fair on the island? How is justice administered on the island?
(Illustrated on the island)

7. What are some of the natural resources of the island? How have they managed to avoid
competition? (Illustrated on the island)

8. On your island include homes and the capital city.

Answer the following questions once you have completed the project.

1. Was this a difficult or easy process? Give examples of why this was an easy or difficult process.

2. Choose a different form gov’t: How is your government different from a (Aristocracy, monarchy,
theocracy, dictatorship, etc.)?