Principles Of Government http://www.interpretype.com/ui/imgs/government.jpg

Why Study Government? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0130370487/ref=dp_image_0/103-1256023-1939855?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=283155&s=books

Three Types Of Powers Executive Legislative Judicial

Constitution

The State http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/travel/dg/maps/45/750x750_arizona_m.gif

Origins of the nation-state: How did the nation-state come to be? Force theory Evolutionary theory Divine Right theory Social Contract theory

The Force Theory http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/travel/dg/maps/b6/750x750_iraq_m.gif http://www.thepalmbeachtimes.com/Pictures%20folder/Pictures/Saddam-Hussein-01.jpg

The Evolutionary Theory http://rhodesian.server101.com/AFRICA_MAP.gif

The Divine Right Theory http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/travel/dg/maps/b8/750x750_afghanistan_m.gif http://www.ocolly.okstate.edu/issues/2001_Fall/011011/pix/1.%20OSAMA%20BIN%20LADEN.jpg

The Social Contract Theory http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/travel/dg/maps/e1/750x750_france_m.gif http://www.btinternet.com/~glynhughes/squashed/rousseau.jpg

Constitution’s Preamble = PURPOSE of government http://www.itsallabouttheflag.us/Join%20or%20Die.jpg

Protect Us From Ourselves http://www.shafferlawfirm.com/images/accident.jpg

Protect Us From Others http://wtc-the-truth.i8.com/images/010912wtc_attack1p.jpg

Uphold Our Standard Of Living

What The Heck Is Liberty? http://www.inetours.com/New_York/Images/Stn-Islnd/Statue_of_Lib_9485.jpg

Who Can Participate? http://pbsvideodb.pbs.org/resources/eyes/images/ph3.jpg

Protection From Bigger Problems

How power is distributed geographically Unitary Federal Confederal

Presidency vs. Parliamentary http://www.explore.parliament.uk/cms/ResourceImages/House%20of%20Commons%20Sitting.jpg http://www.stimson.org/images/snc/President%20Bush%20Speech%202.jpg

Basic notions of American democracy: Worth of the Individual Equality of all persons Majority Rule, Minority Rights Necessity of Compromise Individual Freedom http://members.aol.com/a6e/eagle.jpg

Equality??? http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/society/equality/wfeld-g01.jpg

Minority Rights http://hometown.aol.com/bayoubengalbait/images/moses%20supreme%20court.jpg http://nvo.com/mikelaw/nss-folder/boaltacs/newdow.jpg

Compromise… Hopefully http://www.shannonigans.com/laughs/compromise.gif

Feel Like Protesting? http://boards.marihemp.com/boards/drugpolicy/media/3/3094.jpg

FREEDOM!!!! http://www.culcreuch.com/images/wallace.jpg http://carnets.de.route.free.fr/Photos%20gf/Malaisie/KL%20-%20Tours%20Petronas%20-%20Mall.jpg