Imagine you are on a ship with 4000 people on your way to Elephant Island in the Atlantic Ocean. You hit a bad storm. The ship sinks but luckily you and all the passengers are able to swim to a large island in the middle of the ocean. You could be stuck on this island forever. On the island, the following conditions exist:

- 25% of the population is under 12

- 25% of the population is 12 – 17

- 50% of the population is 18 and older

- the natural resources on the island will allow you to survive as long as everyone on the island works 6 hours a day

- each person that does not work 6 hours a day has their duties passed onto the rest of the population

Task:

Your task is to create the “ideal” government for the island.

Instructions:

1. Outline how decisions will be made on the island.

- How will the island be ruled? (democratic, autocratic , etc)

- The island will be ruled as democratic or consensual because

- How will you make laws and decisions?

- How will you enforce laws and decision?

- How will leaders be selected?

- How long will a leader remain the island’s leader?

- What powers and responsibilities will be given to the leader?

- Create FIVE laws for the island.

2. Outline how you will survive on the island.

- How will work be distributed?

- Who will work? What will you base this on? (age, ability)

- Will there be anyone that doesn’t work? Why?

3. Name and create a motto for your island that suits its beliefs and structure.

(This is actually Civics).