AP Comparative Government Yongsan International School of Seoul Country Project As students of government it is vital for you to learn in a collaborative

environment. Thus, you will be assigned to research one of our core countries in depth. With the information you compile, we will be creating an iBook that will be a study guide for yourselves and other AP students around the world! Information Components
Sovereignty, Authority and Power- Political culture, communication and socialization, Nations and States, Supranational Governance, Sources of Power, Regime Types, Types of Economic Systems, State Building, Legitimacy and Stability, Belief Systems as Sources of Legitimacy, Governance and Accountability. Political Institutions- Levels of Government, Executive, Legislatures, Parliamentary and Presidential Systems, Electoral Systems, Political Parties, Party Systems, Leadership and Elite Recruitment, Interest Groups, Bureaucracies, Military and other Coercive Institutions, Judiciaries Citizens, Society and the State- Cleavages and politics, Civil Society and Social Capital, Media Roles, Political Participation, Social Movements, Citizenship and Representation Political and Economic Change- Revolution, Coups, and War, Trends and Types of Political Change, Trends and Types of Economics Change, Relationship Between Political and Economic Change Public Policy- Common Policy Issues, Factors Influencing Public Policymaking and Implementation

Technical Components
Informational Article: an informational article should be provided for each country and be no more that 400 words in length. The article should highlight the major themes listed above and include key terms from each unit. Review Questions: ten multiple-choice questions based on each country for review. The questions should be analytical in nature, comprised of the major information that you need to know for that country. Photographic Gallery: a collection of ten relevant for each country. Be sure that the pictures are relevant and of good resolution. Include a document with captions for each picture explaining the context. Be sure the place in a sub folder when submitting the project. Vodcast: Create four vodcasts, about thirty seconds a piece, on topics for your country. The topics can be your choice but, the vodcast must include Keynote with a voice over. Make sure the presentations are clear and based on relevant topics. Save in Quicktime format. Leadership Chart: Create a leadership chart for each country. Charts should include al major political institutions and a 1-2 sentence explanation of their function. Optional (Choose two): Create a short Keynote (about five slides), 3D image, or a list of five relevant outside sources.

Current Event Articles: The class before your scheduled discussion, provide the class with a collection of 10 current event articles on your country of study. These articles should be shared in a Google collection with the rest of the class. Current Event Discussion: Facilitate a discussion on your current events. Be sure to prepare questions ahead of time that will stimulate discussion and further analysis of the country being discussed. Bibliography: You should have a minimum of 10 outside sources used for this project. Be sure to use an array of sources including journal, newspaper, and think tank articles. All sources should be cited in Chicago format and listed on the last page of your section.

The information from this project will be placed and formatted in an iBook. One of your group members will have the iBook software. You may all work from their computer or give them less responsibility with content and allow them to compile the information. Be sure that you are focusing on the main ideas of the themes and core countries. Instructions for turning in: -all files should be saved and submitted in the iBook format -Additionally, you should separate your unformatted information by the files by country in separate files -assignments should be turned in via Dropbox Rubric Article Questions Photo Gallery Vodcast Leadership Chart Option Aesthetics and organization Current Event packet Current Event discussion Bibliography
Category Explanations Excellent: Good: Fair: Poor:

Excellent

Good 40-31 14-10 14-10 14-10 7-6 14-10 14-10 14-10 7-6 7-6

Fair 30-21 9-5 9-5 9-5 5-4 9-5 9-5 9-5 5-4 5-4

Poor 20 and below 4 and below 4 and below 4 and below 3 and below 4 and below 4 and below 4 and below 3 and below 3 and below

50pts 40pts 20pts 20pts 10pts 10pts 20pts 10pts 10pts 10pts

50-41 20-15 20-15 20-15 10-8 20-15 20-15 20-15 10-8 10-8

meets or exceeds requirements of the category mostly meets requirements, some necessary details may be missing missing or incomplete fulfillment of requirements incomplete, lacking much of the required information for the category

Group Discussions Dates Great Britain: Jan 19 Nigeria: Feb 14 Mexico: March 5 Iran: March 27 China: April 4 Russia: April 17 **Final Project is Due March 5th**

AP Comparative Government

Country Project Grading Sheet Group Members: Criteria Article Points 50pts
50-41

Comments
40-31 30-21 20 and below

Questions

40pts

20-15

14-10

9-5

4 and below

Photo Gallery

20pts

20-15

14-10

9-5

4 and below

Vodcast Leadership Chart Option Aesthetics and Organization Current Event packet Current Event discussion Grade: Comments:

20pts 10pts 10pts

20-15

14-10

9-5

4 and below

10-8

7-6

5-4

3 and below

20-15

14-10

9-5

4 and below

Rubric

Excellent

Good 40-31 14-10 14-10 14-10 7-6 14-10 14-10 14-10 7-6 7-6

Fair 30-21 9-5 9-5 9-5 5-4 9-5 9-5 9-5 5-4 5-4

Poor 20 and below 4 and below 4 and below 4 and below 3 and below 4 and below 4 and below 4 and below 3 and below 3 and below

Article Questions Photo Gallery Vodcast Leadership Chart Option Aesthetics and organization Current Event packet Current Event discussion Bibliography
Category Explanations Excellent: Good: Fair: Poor:

50pts 40pts 20pts 20pts 10pts 10pts 20pts 10pts 10pts 10pts

50-41 20-15 20-15 20-15 10-8 20-15 20-15 20-15 10-8 10-8

meets or exceeds requirements of the category mostly meets requirements, some necessary details may be missing missing or incomplete fulfillment of requirements incomplete, lacking much of the required information for the category

**category specific explanations can be found on the group project sheet**