WHAT IS A UTOPIA?WHAT IS A UTOPIA?U·to·pi·aU·to·pi·a

[yoo-toh-pee-uh][yoo-toh-pee-uh]

noun 1. an imaginary island described in Sir noun 1. an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia  (1516) as enjoying Thomas More's Utopia  (1516) as enjoying

perfection in law, perfection in law, politics, etc. , etc.

2. ( usually lowercase ) an ideal place or 2. ( usually lowercase ) an ideal place or state. state.

3. ( usually lowercase ) any visionary 3. ( usually lowercase ) any visionary system of political or social perfection. system of political or social perfection.

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UTOPIA PROJECTUTOPIA PROJECT

• YOU WILL BE CREATING YOUR OWN UTOPIAN SOCIETY. IT WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING :

NAMECAPITOL CITYLEADERTYPE OF GOVERNMENTFLAGCLIMATEDEFENSE SYSTEM

SYSTEM OF EDUCATIONHEALTH CARENATIONAL SPORTTEN LAWSDIFFERENT ASPECTS OF CULTURENATIONAL ANTHEM/MOTTO

YOUR UTOPIAYOUR UTOPIAWHAT 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.

WHO IS THE LEADER OF WHO IS THE LEADER OF YOUR UTOPIA?YOUR UTOPIA?

TYPES OF GOVERMENTTYPES 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.

TYPES OF GOVERMENTTYPES 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.

TYPES OF GOVERMENTTYPES OF GOVERMENT• DICTATORSHIP - rule by a dictator : rule,

control, or leadership by one person with total power. North Korea, Egypt

YOUR UTOPIAYOUR UTOPIACREATE YOUR UTOPIA’S

UNIQUE FLAGWHAT IS THE CLIMATE OF YOUR

UTOPIA?

System of EducationSystem of Education

YOUR UTOPIAYOUR UTOPIA

WHAT IS THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM? EXPLAIN IT!

WHAT IS THE NATIONAL SPORT? WHY?

LAWSLAWS

• (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.

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YOUR UTOPIA – 10 LAWSYOUR UTOPIA – 10 LAWS

EVERY LAW MUST HAVE A PURPOSE AS TO WHY IT WAS CREATED. ONE TO TWO SENTENCES OF EACH EXPLANATION WILL SUFFICE.

YOUR UTOPIA - YOUR UTOPIA - CULTURECULTURE

• CLOTHING

• MUSIC

• ART

• FOOD

• VALUES

• FILM

• RELIGION

YOUR UTOPIAYOUR 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.'"

CREATE A BROCHURE FOR CREATE A BROCHURE FOR YOUR UTOPIAYOUR UTOPIA

ENJOY CREATING ENJOY CREATING YOUR WORLD!YOUR WORLD!

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