Philosophy+of+Government

=** Summative Assessment **= Apply your knowledge and understanding of the**// philosophy of government expressed by John Locke and Thomas Jefferson //**, as well as your own political philosophy, to write a modern day declaration of independence for a group of people whose rights are being suppressed or denied (see the nations listed at the bottom of this page for consideration).

= Requirements =

The declaration should be based on the model set forth by Thomas Jefferson in the original Declaration of Independence and must include the following:
 * State your beliefs with regards to the __ purpose of government __ in society and __ natural rights __.
 * Explain to the world why the people of your chosen nation are __ justified in declaring their independence __.
 * List the __ injustices and abuses of human rights __ conducted by the current nation's government.
 * Provide __ inspiration and motivation __ to the people of the nation and for people around the world.

**Writing Guidelines**
 * Main ideas are paragraphed and written in the students’ own words.
 * A level of sophistication is evident in the writing as an attempt is made at using higher-level vocabulary and varied sentence lengths.
 * The order and structure of information is compelling and moves the reader through the text without creating confusion in the reader’s mind.
 * Conveys an accurate and in-depth understanding of the topic, audience, and purpose for the writing task.
 * Proper grammar and spelling.
 * Declaration of Independence Writing Project Rubric

**Project Submissions**
 * 1) Declaration of Independence [|outline] printed and typed in MLA format. Use the following outline based on the Declaration of Independence to organize your writing ( Declaration of Independence Outline ).
 * 2) Post the final draft of your declaration of independence to your blog. Blog title "(Nation's name) Declaration of Independence."

=Foreign Declarations of Independence=
 * Hungarian Declaration of Independence
 * Texas Declaration of Independence
 * The Chiricahua Apache Nde Nation Declaration of Independence

= Nations =

Myanmar (Burma)

 * 2009 Human Rights Report (Federal Government)
 * [|2010 Human Rights Report] (Human Rights Watch)

North Korea

 * 2009 Human Rights Report
 * Human Rights in North Korea by About.com (Here is the web address if the link re-directs you to Yahoo Kids! - http://civilliberty.about.com/od/internationalhumanrights/p/northkorea101.htm)

Syria

 * 2009 Human Rights Report
 * [|Human Rights Watch - Syria]

Sudan

 * 2009 Human Rights Report
 * [|Human Rights Watch - Sudan]