Course Glossary

The Beginnings of Government

Beginnings of Government Collage

As the newest member of the WUSG News team, you have been tasked with designing a graphic about the beginnings of government. You must create a mini collage to represent each of the popular theories and forms of government that you have just studied. Your collage should be creative, informative, accurate, and well organized.

Before you begin, access the Beginnings of Government Collage Checklist, to ensure that you include all of the necessary requirements. You will need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment, so please submit a Works Cited document with your submission. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing resources.


Options to create your collage include the following:

  1. Cut out images from magazines, newspapers, and other forms of print media to assemble your collage, and then scan it for submission to the assignment's dropbox.
  2. Utilize digital images and a word-processing, presentation, paint, or graphics program to assemble your collage, and then submit your collage to the assignment's dropbox.
  3. Use an online collage creator and follow prompts provided by the website to create and name your collage. When you have completed your collage, you can print it and then scan it or photograph it for submission to the assignment's dropbox.
  4. Use a mobile or computer-based application to create your collage and email or export the final product for submission to the assignment's dropbox.


Once you have completed your assignment, please submit your work to the dropbox.