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Creating a Government

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A simulation gives scholars a personal look at what goes into forming a government. Each of them is assigned 1 of 4 tribes which make up Borka, a hypothetical country. The tribe distribution is based on the percentage of people in each. Once everyone is assigned, their job is to come up with a government system that will work for each tribe. Tribe delegates discuss guiding questions at the Borkan Assembly. Students reflect on the simulation and review the Constitution.

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representative government, democracy, dictatorships, dictators, oligarchies, types of government

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dictatorship, types of government, direct democracy, oligarchy, representative democracy, Simulation, Government, starting a government, pure government, mixed government, social studies
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Duration
2 days
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