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Why government??. Government is about open access, who has access, and how much access do you have or want?. The Dictionary. 1 : the act or process of governing ; specifically : authoritative direction or control 2 obsolete : moral conduct or behavior : discretion
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Why government?? Government is about open access, who has access, and how much access do you have or want?
The Dictionary • 1: the act or process of governing; specifically: authoritative direction or control • 2obsolete: moral conduct or behavior :discretion • 3 a: the office, authority, or function of governingbobsolete: the term during which a governing official holds office • 4: the continuous exercise of authority over and the performance of functions for a political unit :rule
5 a: the organization, machinery, or agency through which a political unit exercises authority and performs functions and which is usually classified according to the distribution of power within it b: the complex of political institutions, laws, and customs through which the function of governing is carried out
6: the body of persons that constitutes the governing authority of a political unit or organization: as a: the officials comprising the governing body of a political unit and constituting the organization as an active agency bcapitalized: the executive branch of the United States federal government ccapitalized: a small group of persons holding simultaneously the principal political executive offices of a nation or other political unit and being responsible for the direction and supervision of public affairs:
What is… • Government? • Politics? • How does it affect you, your family, and those around you?
1 thing • Come up with a list of things, items, or people that the government has nothing to do with… • Those that can come up with an item that WE can’t relate to Gov’t will win something….
Government Images • When you think about the word government, what images come to mind? • Examples…?
1/9/2009 • What is government and one object exercise • Who should rule? • Red or Blue States • Current Event Quiz • Books 13:30 • Basic #1 • Check Binder/Notebook • Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us.” • -Barbara Jordan
Pop Quiz 1 • 1. Which local college might lose its accreditation? • 2. What is the CA current budget deficit? • 3. What is our country’s current National deficit? 4)Which governor is facing possible impeachment? 5)Which two countries/peoples are current at war with each other in the Middle East? 6)What day will President Elect Obama be inaugurated?
Government Notes Chapter 1 The BOLD slides in RED you do not need to write.
What is Gov? • Government is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
4 characteristics of Gov • Population • A state must have people, the number of which does not directly relate to its existence.
Sovereignty • Every state is sovereign. It has supreme and absolute power within its own territory and decides its own foreign and domestic policies.
Territory • A state must be comprised of land—territory with known and recognized boundaries.
Government • Every state has a government — that is, it is politically organized.
Origin of the State The Force Theory • Force Theory • The force theory states that one person or a small group took control of an area and forced all within it to submit to that person’s or group’s rule.
The Evolutionary Theory • The evolutionary theory argues that the state evolved naturally out of the early family.
The Divine Right Theory • The theory of divine right holds that God created the state and that God gives those of royal birth a “divine right” to rule.
The Social Contract Theory • The social contract theory argues that the state arose out of a voluntary act of free people
The Purpose of Gov’t • “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
Governments can be classified by three different standards: (1) Who can participate in the governing process. (2) The geographic distribution of the governmental power within the state. (3) The relationship between the legislative (lawmaking) and the executive (law-executing) branches of the government.
What is the difference between a state and a nation? • A nation is a humancultural and socialcommunity. Most members never meet each other, yet feel a common bond, it may be considered an imagined community. They also usually have common symbols such as a flag, or anthem. • A Nation does not need to have a specific territory…just some sort of common thread. • Examples ?
Democracy • In a democracy, supreme political authority rests with the people.
A direct democracy • where the will of the people is translated into law directly by the people themselves.
indirect democracy • a small group of persons, chosen by the people to act as their representatives, expresses the popular will. • Aka representative democracy This can be you too!!!
What type of Democracy are we? • By the information you have just learned, what sort of democratic system do we have? • Direct or indirect democracy?
Dictatorship • A dictatorship exists where those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people.
autocracy • is a government in which a single person holds unlimited political power.
oligarchy • government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite. • http://ljhs.wordpress.com/2007/10/
Two lesser known gov’t Unitary Government • A unitary government has all powers held by a single, central agency. Confederate Government • A confederationis an alliance of independent states.
Who should rule? • Who should rule? Do we need a ruler? Why? What would life be without rules or a ruler? Would there be order? Formal v informal rules (norms, folkways, laws as agents of social control) • If rules are only about maintaining order, then how do we have freedom? Could we have freedom in a world without rules? Why or why not?”
Has the United States ever… • Had a unitary government? • Had a confederation type of government? • Yes, Articles of Confederation and sort during the Civil War
The FED Federal Government • A federal government is one in where the powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments.
The American concept of democracy rests on these basic notions: (1) A recognition of the fundamental worth and dignity of every person; (2) A respect for the equality of all persons; (3) A faith in majority rule and an insistence upon minority rights; (4) An acceptance of the necessity of compromise; and (5) An insistence upon the widest possible degree of individual freedom.
Democracy loves Free Enterprise • The free enterprise systemis where capital and goods are owned by private individuals or corporations, these good folks decide where, when, and what to invest in. • Supply and Demand determines what is made and not the Gov’tunline in a Communist state. • mixed economy is where the government regulates a free enterprise system, this is not socialism (ummmStaush!!)
What about access to information? • Newspapers • Television • Cell phones • Snail Mail • The internet
4 Purposes of State Government: • 1. maintain social order • *laws • *enforcement of laws (police, courts) • 2. maintain a national defense (military) • 3. make economic decisions • *how to conduct trade within its own borders • *how to conduct trade with other countries • 4. Provide Public services • *build infrastructure (highways, canals, roads, dams) • *postal services • *water • *education (is so hot right now) • *services to help disadvantaged members of society • (elderly, sick, poor)
4 Non-State Groups that influence global issues: • 1. multi-national corporations • * example: Nike, Chevron/Texaco, Adidas, Nintendo • 2. International organizations • *example: United Nations, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Red Cross) • 3. Political Movements • *example: groups who have specific political agendas (human rights groups, Amnesty International, Green Peace) • 4. Religions • *Religions transcend State and National Borders. (Catholics, Protestants and Muslims can be found in almost every country in the world.
Democracy or Autocracy Game • Yes there will be prizes….
