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Purpose of Government Order Protection

What is Government? People Institutions Public Policies Authority Legitimacy Sovereignty

Government In Action Keeping order National Defense Services Social Standards Conflict Resolutions Health Safety Education Treasury Transportation Communication General Welfare

Government In Action With 2 others (3 total) List 25 ways the Government has influenced or been involved in your life. Rank the top 10 most important to your group. In your group discuss this Question: Is it’s the Government’s responsibility to “take care of the citizens?”

State and Sovereignty State-independent political unit -194 nation/states. Sovereignty-the right of a state to rule itself. Characteristics of States in the Modern World 1. Population 2. Territory 3. Government 4. Sovereignty

Authority The right to make decisions others will follow How do Gov’ts get their authority? Legitimacy-people accept its authority to lead How is this achieved? Politics-Power and its use -Conflicts and Compromise.

Origins of the State The Force Theory The Evolutionary Theory The Divine Right Theory The Social Contract

Who Rules? Autocracy Oligarchy Democracy Monarchy Constitutional Monarchies Divine Right Kings Dictatorships Totalitarianism Direct Democracy Representative Democracy Republic

Principles of Democracy Individual Worth/Individual Liberty Equality Majority Rules, Minority Rights Compromise Individual Freedom Free-Enterprise System Civil Rights Limited Government