1. Watch the "Systems of Government Explained through Two Cows" video located at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIPDJ1Cc_uw.
2. Identify two new things you learned from this quick review (Note- you're not "dummies", the post title is a reference to the popular " For Dummies" book series and probably a tag that helps the video get more hits.)
3. Select and read ONE of the articles below based on your reading level and what interests you most.(listed in order of decreasing sophistication - C being the most challenging, B at grade level and A being most straight forward)
C) "What's so Good About Democracy Anyway?: An Audience with the Last Dictator of Europe" Eugeney Levdev, The Independent: October, 2012.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/whats-so-good-about-democracy-anyway-an-audience-with-the-last-dictator-in-europe-8218912.html
B) "The Trouble With Freedom" - Jane Jackson, BBC News: August 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19372177
A) "Is Democracy Best for the Poor" Vanessa Humphries, UK Guardian: November 2012.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/15/africa-democary-poverty-relief
4. Summarize the news article. According to the author, what are the advantages and disadvantages of democracy? Does he / she believe democracy is the best form of government? Explain using evidence from the text.
5. In your opinion, is democracy the best form of government? (Explain using evidence from our class work and the text/video.
Your post should be no less than 250 words and include a response to one of your peers (unless you post first.)
