6th Grade Social Studies Unit 7, Lesson 1: Why Do People Institute Governments?
Political Scientists study … government and citizenship This includes: Purposes of government Different kinds of governments Functions of governments Values and principles upon which governments are based The role of citizens in government
I have a term Who has a definition I have local government Who has a leader of a local government I have mayor Who has a leader of a state government
Can people solve global problems without government? YES NO
Why Do People Form Governments?
Why Do People Form Governments? To keep order To provide some common services like education To protect the nation from outside forces
The Constitution. 8 Jan. 2009 <http://www. usconstitution
We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. To keep order To provide some common services like education To protect the nation from outside forces
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