Warm Up 1. What did you do over break? Write a short 5-8 sentence paragraph.

Warm Up 1. What actions are necessary in order to start a new government? What type of government does the United States use? What are some ways to participate in government?

Principles of Government Learning Goal: I will learn the essential features of government. Civics Standard 12.1

I. State vs. Nation State: a political community that occupies territory and has an organized government with the power to make/enforce laws without approval from any higher authority. Nation: used to describe an independent state or country.

Discussion Question With your shoulder partner discuss the question below, partner A goes first. U.S. citizens sometimes complain about government, claiming it has too much power and control over their lives. Why do you think they feel this way?

II. Essential Features of a State Population [census, often common culture] Territory [internationally recognized] Sovereignty [self-rule] Government [make/enforce laws]

III. Government Systems Unitary System: all powers are held by the central government Federal System: divides the power between the national and state governments. [federal, state, county, city]

US Acquisitions

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1) He felt they could not coexist. 2) He did not support it. 3) Yes, they both government or the state should provide for the wants of the people.

Constitutional Convention

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Section 1 Assessment-2 ___ nation-state ___ consensus Checking for Understanding Match the term with the correct definition. A. theory that by contract, people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order and the state, in turn, agrees to protect its citizens B. an agreement about basic beliefs C. the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries D. a country in which the territory of both the nation and state coincide E. group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and, sometimes, religion ___ nation-state ___ consensus ___ social contract ___ sovereignty ___ nation D B A C E

Applying Forms of Civic Participation Situations: A group of concerned citizens wants to implement a recycling policy in their town. A group of high school students is opposed to what they consider to be an unfair dress code, & they want to make changes to the policy. An individual is upset by her state’s high taxes and wants to see a change in the state tax rates. A group of citizens believes that the labor practices of a nation wide retailer are unfair and wants to call attention to them in order to force the company to change its policies. A family feels that their children’s school experience would be greatly enhanced by a morning moment of silence in which students and teachers could silently pray. An individual wants to recruit others to help victims of ethnic genocide in another country. A group of college students in concerned about the rising cost of tuition and want to get the government to help keep tuition low.