Types of Government Photo Essay Exemplar

Instructions:

a. Evaluate the extent to which the federal government has pursued policies and decision making associated
with ​representative democratic leadership​ as compared to ​authoritarianism​. You will articulate your
analysis through creating a photo essay.

b. Respond to the prompts in the organizer below to help you create a collection of photos that reflects your
critical thinking and analysis.

c. Complete the following steps to complete your photo essay:

i. Locate 5 images/graphs that support your claim:​ the federal government most exemplifies the
characteristics associated with representative democracy/authoritarianism.
ii. Source each image.
iii. In a caption for each image, describe how that image demonstrates your claim as it relates to ​at
least one​ of the following topics: ​political participation, distribution of power, efficiency of
decision making, maintaining order, individual liberty (and racial/social equality), or the ability to
address a crisis​.
iv. You may submit your images via URL, Google Drive shared links, etc., if necessary

Your Claim

Explain below whether you believe the federal government most exemplifies the characteristics associated
with representative democracy or authoritarianism.

The federal government has characteristics mostly associated with representative democracy when it comes
to the issue of maintaining order and individual liberty because police misconduct occurs, but sometimes
police are held accountable.
 Your Evidence -- Image #1 (of 5)

Image:​ Insert image below (you may submit your images via URL, Google Drive shared links, etc., if
necessary)

Source​ (MLA style -- you may access ​NoodleTools.com​ for guidance on providing an appropriate citation):

WQAD Digital Team. "Officer fired after video shows him handcuffing, dragging Utah nurse." ​WQAD News
​8,​ Tribune Media, 11 Oct. 2017, wqad.com/2017/10/11/
officer-fired-after-video-shows-him-handcuffing-dragging-utah-nurse/. Accessed 19 Oct. 2017.

Caption:​ (describe how this image demonstrates your claim as it relates to ​at least one​ of the following
topics: ​political participation, distribution of power, efficiency of decision making, maintaining order,
individual liberty (and racial/social equality), or the ability to address a crisis​.​)

This image is related to my claim about individual liberty because it shows an July 17, 2017, incident in Salt
Lake City where University of Utah nurse Alex Wubbels was arrested by SLCPD Detective Jeff Payne and Lt.
James Tracy for refusing to conduct a blood draw on an unconscious patient to help with a police
investigation. In a democratic society, such arrests should not occur, but following public protests, an
internal investigation was launched, the detective was put on leave, and eventually fired (the lieutenant was
also demoted) -- which reflects accountability. This issue is relevant in my community because I have come
in contact with police officers before whom I thought overstepped appropriate boundaries and it is
reassuring to know that police can be held accountable for their actions under our government.