Community+Service+Learning

What is a citizen? A citizen is someone who is part of a country.



__**Representative Democracy**__

 * Summary**- A representative democracy is when people vote for people to make laws for them.


 * Strength**: Many different opinions are heard so there are different opinions to vote on.
 * Weakness**: Not everyone agrees on the law. Representatives may not vote in your favor.

__**Direct Democracy**__

 * Summary**- When all the people in a country have an equal say in what happens.


 * Strength**- No one's voice is left out.
 * Weakness**- There are many disagreements and it takes a long time to make a decision.

__**Theocracy**__

 * Summary**-A form of government in which God is represented as the leader


 * Strength**- God is represented as the leader. They don't have to make decisions for themselves.
 * Weakness**- It's more of a religion not a form of government.

__**Single-Party State**__

 * Summary**- A government that, basically, has a dictor leading and people can't vote so they don't have a voice.


 * Strength**- People have fear of being reprimanded. There is less criminal activity.
 * Weakness**- The population doesn't get to make any decisions.

*The representative democracy is the best because everybody has a say but it's not chaotic.*
To help stop crime I can go around and tell people to report a crime once they see it. I can get people aware that if they don't say anything then the problem can get worse. To do this safely I could write letters and send it to every house so they could be aware of what's happening. I could write a letter to the police trying to stop gangs in Malden and trying to get them to take more action.

12/15/10

What are some of the issues that you think we should consider trying to work on? Why?

We should try to work on reducing crime because it is affecting all of us because people who we know are being robbed and killed. We should also work on bullying because people are being hurt emotionally and physically.

Bullying Hurting someone because they are gay. Littering Leaving trash around the school. Low Grades Not doing well on test and quizzes School Budget No money for paper. Drop-Out Rates Stress causes kids to drop out and so does bullying Teen Pregnancy Vandalism Spray painting the school ID Theft Violence Domestic Violence Discrimination Disruption Drugs Racism School Activities Clubs Joining Groups/Sports Keeping School Clean Air Pollution

School Budget- This affects us because there are not enough resources for us to use so that we can get a better working environment. We can fix this by doing fundraisers to rasie money to buy all the supplies we need.

Stealing- This is an issue because people are being robbed in school. We can fix this by distributing locks for everyone's lockers. - hire security - hallway patrols - build more trust - set examples to stop the cycle of theft - awareness to lock stuff up - stronger locks - awareness of bad thing to steal - punishment for stealing -