04.

05 Comparing Governments: Honors Extension

In this Honors assessment, your task is to research important events taking place in another
country. You will analyze your research to determine the type of government the country has and
determine its level of democracy. You will also consider how events in this country may affect
others around the world.

Step One
Find at least three article-length international news stories for ONE foreign country (not the
United States) of your choice. It may help to scan and search the news first before choosing
your country, looking for articles dealing with government or political issues. You might consider
researching a country with known democratization (A TRANSITION OF A GOVT TO A MORE
DEMOCRATIC WAY OF THINKING) taking place. Examples include:

CHOOSE 1 OF THE COUNTRIES BELOW AND FIND 3 RECENT INTERNATIONAL NEWS

STORIES “ARTICLES” ABOUT THE COUNTRY. In other words….1 country….3 articles about
the 1 country you choose!

· Egypt

̇ Ukraine

· Iraq

· Malaysia

· Morocco

Be sure to save each article and its source. You need to include the whole URL, or Internet site
address link, in your work. When you start your search include words like "world" or
"international" news to begin. The sites may have further links to specific regions or countries for
articles, videos, and more.

Step Two
Read the 3 articles about the 1 country you choose (all 3 articles might be about Egypt). Compose 1
well-written paragraph summary of the ideas, events, or information for each article. In total you will
write 1 paragraph about each article, totaling 3 paragraphs. Your paragraphs must be a
minimum of 4 sentences.
Step Three- AFTER YOU INCLUDE A 1 PARAGRAPH
SUMMARY OF EACH OF THE 3 ARTICLES, YOU WILL
INCLUDE 1 ADDITIONAL PARAGRAPH…
Analyze the information in the 3 articles. Answer the following questions based on the
information you gathered. Your answers must be 4 sentences each. Be sure to answer ALL
parts of each question.

· What do the current events in this country tell you about the nature of its government? What
type of government does it have?

Ukraine is fighting back against Russian forces that are invading them unlawfully. This shows me
the Ukraine government is trying its best to fight off one of the world's superpowers even though
they are nowhere near Russia's military power.

· Is the country undergoing democratization? How do you know? What indicators are you using
to make your judgment? Why are they important?

Yes, Ukraine is going through democratization but it's still filled with many flaws like corruption.
In an article in Newsweek called Is Ukraine a Democracy? Separating Fact From Fiction they
state the 11 Political parties that are linked to Russia that fill Ukraine's “democracy” with
corruption.

· How might the events in this country affect other countries, including the United States?

Well with America being the land of the free and the leader of democracygb many of its citizens
want Americans to support this little country and help the join NATO making them a stronger
player in the world.

Step Four
Save and submit your work to 04.05 Honors Current Events.

Assignment Template: Delete all instructions above and use this portion of the document to
complete your assignment.

04.05 Comparing Governments: Honors Extension

Name: Christopher Williams Country Selected:
Ukraine

Article 1 Title: Ukraine says giant Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant can't supply Russia

Article 1 website: BBC News

Paragraph Summary: Ukraine has one of the biggest nuclear plants in Europe, Zaporizhizhia;
on which the country is fearful that the Russians might take over. They are fearful due to the
heavy military appearance and many russian experts going to look at their work. Though many
of Ukrains expert state that we shouldnt fear because it would be impossible to take over and
link up to the power plant. The reason why it wouldnt work is because the plant only works
within Ukraine, though it has been damaged since the russians have taken over; people fear of
what they might do with the damaged nuclear plant; as well the spillage that might happen and
radiate the location.

Article 2 Title: Ukraine war boosts Europeanism in border-wary Greece

Article 2 website: Aljazeera

Paragraph Summary: Ukraines war against Russian has created major Europeanism, this is do
to those that live there understanding that the way that russia is acting is not correct. However,
Greece is not as understanding or supportive, it is one of the least anti-russain country in
Europe. Citizens there even supporting given Russians weapons for the war, though they have
rececntly been giving support to Ukraine. In march they have actually been helping Ukraine this
is due to the effect of their relationship with the United States.

Article 3 Title: The Ukraine war has upended the energy transition — and it’s not good news for
the planet

Article 3 website: CNBC

Paragraph Summary: Ukraine had plans to go green but due to the Russians invading the
country their plans had been halted. The plan was to lower the carbon rate that is causing the
Green House effect, but the Russians invasions has halted that plan which not only affected
Ukraine but other countries as well. Due to the invasion countries all over the world are under a
food and energy crisis. Energy being the most vital when it comes to carbon rates, by using
more energy we end up using more fossil fuels due to many countries being supported by Fossil
energy.