Comparative Government

  • Please study your Country Comparison Chart- Identity Structures- Completed
  • Study your notes and all terminology
  • Study the following concepts/topics:
    1. Forms of collective identity (national, race, ethnicity, tribe, and clan)
    2. Religion
    3. Sex/gender
    4. Class
    5. Identity divisions in the 10 countries
    6. Primordialism and constructivism
    7. Feminist theory in Iran
    8. Cross-cutting and complementary identity divisions
    9. Complementary group identities in the 10 countries
    10. Government responses to identity diversity  in the 10 countries (THIS PART WILL BE OPEN BOOK)
    11. Melting pot vs. the salad bowl.
    12. BE PREPARED FOR ONE OR MORE BONUS QUESTIONS RELATING TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED ABOUT VENEZUELA IN CLASS.
  • Review the various opinions on the future of Venezuela that we read in class.  Then write a response paragraph answering the following questions:
    • Which article/opinion do you support the most?  Why or why not? (You can mention more than one of even all).
    • What is your prediction for the future of Venezuela (the election, next year, 5 years, etc.)?
  • Read about “Complementary Group Identities” in all 10 countries from the textbook pages 171-176 and be prepared for a quiz at the beginning of class.
  • Read “Primordialism, Constructivism, and Identity in China” pgs. 163-164.
  • Finish watching video: Twilight Zone- “Eye of the Beholder” (see post below).
  • Write a one-page response: what do you agree with more: Primorialism, or Constructivism?
    • Give at least 4 reasons and examples why
    • Reference the video you watched to support your opinion
  • Read about the U.K. and Germany from the textbook pgs. 155-157 and SKIM those for the remaining 8 countries, and: 
    • 1.  Determine AT LEAST 4 categories of comparison between all countries.
    • 2.  Fill in the chart for the FIRST TWO countries (U.K. and Germany).
  • Write a one-page (at least) response about the “Think and Discuss” on pg. 152 in which you are asked to compare and contrast Christianity and Islam religions based on Islam’s Five Pillars.  Feel free to use the comparison chart that we completed in class as a guide.