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Today’s Goals To Understand How government can influence one’s culture To understand the characteristics of major forms of Government

WHAT IS GOVERNMENT? THE INSTITUTION THROUGH WHICH A SOCIETY MAKES AND ENFORCES ITS PUBLIC POLICIES 2. PUBLIC POLICIES: ALL THOSE THINGS GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO DO FOR THE BETTER OF SOCIETY. EXAMPLE: NO SMOKING IN MOST PUBLIC PLACES 3. LIST (2) MORE EXAMPLES OF PUBLIC POLICY

PURPOSES OF GOVERNMENT? EACH STUDENT WILL LIST (4) IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF A GOVERNMENT: LIST ON THE PAPER PROVIDED BY YOUR INSTRUCTORS. MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON YOUR PAPER

WORK TOGETHER AND COMPROMISE! CREATE 2 GROUPS WITHIN YOUR ROW. EACH GROUP WILL REVIEW THE FOUR ANSWERS LISTED FROM THE PREVIOUS SLIDE AFTER YOU HAVE FINISHED REVIEWING. EACH GROUP WILL CREATE (1) TOP 5 LIST PLACE YOUR ANSWERS ON THE SHEET PROVIDED

WHICH PHILOSOPHY DO YOU BELIEVE?WHY? THOMAS HOBBES-OPPOSITE OF LOCKE JOHN LOCKE-THE GOOD IN PEOPLE HUMAN NATURE IS CHARACTERIZED BY REASON AND TOLERANCE HUMAN NATURE IS CHARACTERIZED BY SELFISH AND BRUTAL ACTS

FOLLOWING SLIDES WE WILL SEE EXAMPLES OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT TYPES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. REMEMBER, GOVERNMENT IS A MAJOR ELEMENT THAT INFLUENCES CULTURE.

TYPES OF GOVERNMENT AUTOCRATIC SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH ONE PERSON RULES WITH UNLIMITED POWER AND AUTHORITY

OTHER TERMS TO KNOW DICTATORSHIP TOTALITARIAN ABSOLUTISM JUNTA MONARCHY OLIGARCHY

POSITIVES/NEGATIVES OF AN AUTOCRACY ON YOUR SHEET OF PAPER..LIST (2) NEGATIVES OF AN AUTOCRACY LIST (2) POSITIVES OF AN AUTOCRACY IMPORTANT QUESTION…LOCKE OR HOBBS? WHO WOULD HAVE FAVORED AN AUTHORATARIAN STYLE OF GOVERNMENT..WHY?

POSSIBLE ANSWERS NEGATIVES: LACK OF FREEDOMS, CENSORSHIP OF NEWS, POOR ECONOMIC CLIMATE, LOSS OF RELIGION/CULTURE, LIMITED PROGRESS, POSITIVES: YOUR LIFE IS SET/PLANNED OUT, GOVT CAN CHANGE DIRECTIONS QUICKLY WITHOUT DEBATE AND DISCUSSION

CHARCTERISTICS /AUTOCRACY

THEOCRACY BASED ON CARTOON:WHAT IS A THEOCRACY? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

EXAMPLE OF A THEOCRACY IRAN

EXTREME FORM OF A THEOCRACY-ISIS

RUSSIA’S VIEW OF THE USA OLIGARCHY RUSSIA’S VIEW OF THE USA A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE HAVING CONTROL OF A COUNTRY WHY? $$$$ GENERALLY FOR CORRUPT AND SELFISH PURPOSES SHOULD THE U.S.A BE CONSIDERED AN OLIGARCHY? WHY?

MONARCHY KINGS AND QUEENS DIVINE RIGHT THEORY?

WHY DID WE USE THIS PICTURE?

DEMOS=THE PEOPLE KRATIA=RULE DEMOCRACY-GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE,BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE! ABE LINCOLN 1863

LIST SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF DEMOCRACY(3)

TEST MATERIAL DIRECT DEMOCRACY REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY REPUBLIC SECULAR

BASIC CONCEPTS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY WORTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL EQUALITY OF ALL PERSON A. OPPORTUNITY B. BEFORE THE LAW MAJORITY RULE, MINORITY RIGHTS NECESSITY TO COMPROMISE INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM

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Do you agree? WHY