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WHAT IS A UTOPIA? U·to·pi·a[yoo-toh-pee-uh] noun 1. an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics,

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1 WHAT IS A UTOPIA? U·to·pi·a[yoo-toh-pee-uh] noun 1. an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc. politics 2. ( usually lowercase ) an ideal place or state. 3. ( usually lowercase ) any visionary system of political or social perfection. DICTIONARY.COM

2 UTOPIA PROJECT YOU WILL BE CREATING YOUR OWN UTOPIAN SOCIETY. IT WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING : NAME CAPITOL CITY LEADER TYPE OF GOVERNMENT FLAG CLIMATE DEFENSE SYSTEM SYSTEM OF EDUCATION HEALTH CARE NATIONAL SPORT TEN LAWS DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF CULTURE NATIONAL ANTHEM/MOTTO

3 YOUR UTOPIA WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR UTOPIA? WHY? WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CAPITOL CITY? WHY? The United States Capitol is the meeting place of the United States Congress, the legislature of the U.S. federal government. Located in Washington, D.C., it sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall. Though it has never been the geographic center of the federal district, the Capitol is the origin by which the quadrants of the District are divided and the city was planned.United States CongressU.S. federal governmentWashington, D.C. Capitol Hill National Mallgeographic centeroriginquadrants of the District

4 WHO IS THE LEADER OF YOUR UTOPIA?

5 TYPES OF GOVERMENT MONARCHY - a sole and absolute ruler of a state or nation (e.g. – king, queen, emperor, etc.) REPUBLIC -a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them. The leader is usually a president.

6 TYPES OF GOVERMENT SOCIALISM - any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods. DEMOCRACY -government by the people; especially : rule of the majority.

7 TYPES OF GOVERMENT DICTATORSHIP - rule by a dictator : rule, control, or leadership by one person with total power. North Korea, Egypt

8 YOUR UTOPIA CREATE YOUR UTOPIA’S UNIQUE FLAG WHAT IS THE CLIMATE OF YOUR UTOPIA?

9 System of Education

10 YOUR UTOPIA WHAT IS THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM? EXPLAIN IT! WHAT IS THE NATIONAL SPORT? WHY?

11 LAWS (n.) a binding custom or practice of a community : a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority (2) : the whole body of such customs, practices, or rules. websters.com

12 YOUR UTOPIA – 10 LAWS EVERY LAW MUST HAVE A PURPOSE AS TO WHY IT WAS CREATED. ONE TO TWO SENTENCES OF EACH EXPLANATION WILL SUFFICE.

13 YOUR UTOPIA - CULTURE CLOTHING MUSIC ART FOOD VALUES FILM RELIGION

14 YOUR UTOPIA WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM? MOTTO? WHY? EXPLAIN! WHAT IS THE DEFENSE SYSTEM? HOW DOES IT WORK? EXPLAIN! A phrase similar to "In God We Trust" appears in the final stanza of The Star- Spangled Banner. Written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key (and later adopted as the U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931 by US president Herbert Hoover), the song contains an early reference to a variation of the phrase: "And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust.'"The Star- Spangled Banner Francis Scott KeyHerbert Hoover

15 CREATE A BROCHURE FOR YOUR UTOPIA

16 ENJOY CREATING YOUR WORLD! DUE DATE: 125 POINTS!


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