Comparative Governments
Research Project
Research
Details
- Choose
2 nations (other than the U.S.) one should be an established nation and
the other a developing nation (in most cases developing nations did not
exist until after WWII)
- Ideally,
your nations should be on different continents and have contrasting
forms of government
Research each
nation's:
- National
system of government (How are the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
roles handled?)
- Economic
fundamentals (What kind of economic system is in place? What
industries are the backbone of the economy? What is the
infrastructure like? What are the major exports/imports?)
- 3
Recent current events related to government & economics (for each
nation)
Your
PPT
- Summarize
the government of each nation, and analyze the strengths and weaknesses
of each system
- Describe
the economy of each nation, and analyze the relationship between the
government and the economy
- Use
specific examples from your current events to help explain your findings
Research Resources:
CIA
World
Fact Book
United Nations
BBC World News
Reuters World News