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Welcome to Civics!

Welcome to Civics!. ANPBTPOTPCTPOTPDS! H! 1. Pick up a Book 2. Pick up a Binder 3. Pick up the syllabus 4. Pick up the assignment schedule 5. Find your seat 6. Write down your homework. Card One: Got Goals?. 1. On Tuesday, October 14 th , 2009 I will be ...

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Welcome to Civics!

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  1. Welcome to Civics! • ANPBTPOTPCTPOTPDS! H! • 1. Pick up a Book • 2. Pick up a Binder • 3. Pick up the syllabus • 4. Pick up the assignment schedule • 5. Find your seat • 6. Write down your homework

  2. Card One:Got Goals? 1. On Tuesday, October 14th, 2009 I will be ... 2. One personal goal I have is . . . 3. One professional goal I have is . . . Then . . . Turn the card over. Write your first name BIG and your last name small: Jeff Feucht

  3. Card One:Whose got the power? • 1. List all individuals, institutions, or circumstances that have power over you. • 2. List all individuals, institutions, or circumstances in which you have power.

  4. Power Quotes • 1. Rank each quote: 1-5 • 5 = totally true • 1 = absolutely false • 2. Discuss your two most extreme numbers with the person next to you.

  5. Correct Your Chart!Find a Partner! • monarchy - • dictatorship - • theocracy - • single-party state - • direct democracy - • parliamentary democracy - • presidential democracy -

  6. Why Government? • The two building blocks of government are • ______________________ & • ______________________ • Aristotle - • Believed the ideal gov. was – • But the best realistic type was – • sovereignty -

  7. Forms of Government • monarchy - • dictatorship - • theocracy - • single-party state - • direct democracy - • parliamentary democracy - • presidential democracy -

  8. The Three Economic Questions • What should be produced? • Who should produce it? • How should it be shared?

  9. Economic Systems • traditional - • market - • command –

  10. The most confusing assignment ever . . .

  11. Capitalism (Market Economy) • private ownership – • free enterprise – • competition – • prices set by - • Results in ____________ & _____________ • L A I S S E Z – F A I R E - Marx said Capitalism is . . . • good for ______________ , but . . . • The ________ get ____________ & the _______ get ____________ • Eventually the _________ decide to _________ • Leads to . . .

  12. Socialism & Communism (Command Economies) • __________________ controls “the means of production” • __________________ makes the economic decisions • The goal of these systems -

  13. Most Economies Today (mixed) • Example of a capitalist leaning mixed economy today – • Example of communist leaning mixed economy today – • Examples of “democratic socialist” nations today – • High _________ , But the government pays for -

  14. The most confusing assignment ever . . .

  15. For Tonight • Add to Homework & Participation Binder - #4 - 9/3: Read Section 3.3 (p.46-51) in Government Alive!: Power Politics & You! Complete the following using complete sentences in your answers: • Create a timeline that extends from 1619 to 1776. On your timeline, plot the following events with the correct year: • • Mayflower Compact • • Virginia House of Burgesses • • French and Indian War • • Stamp Act • • Battles at Lexington and Concord • • Declaration of Independence • Write a brief description of each event. Then explain how each event influenced the development of American government.

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