Government and The People Principles of Government Chapter 1 Government and The People Section 1 Principles of Government

??? What is government? What are local, state, and federal government? How does government affect us? How do we affect the government?

What is a State? Is this a state??

Words to Know State Government Evolutionary Theory Force Theory Divine Right Theory Social Contract Theory Coercive

A state has 4 important characteristics Population, or people Territory, or land Sovereignty, or authority Government, or an organized way to maintain authority

Government has four main purposes To maintain social order, that is to keep peace To provide public services To provide national security To make economic decisions

Government and The People System & Forms of Government Chapter 1 Government and The People Section 2 System & Forms of Government

Knowing the system of government is different from knowing the type of government. Answering the question “who governs” tells you the type of government, A government may be an autocracy, an oligarchy, or a democracy

Words to Know Unitary government Confederation government Federal system Autocracy Absolute Monarchy Constitutional Monarchy Dictator Oligarchy Democracy Direct Democracy Representative Democracy

3 Basic System Governments Unitary Confederation Federal

3 Basic Types of Government Autocracy Dictatorship Absolute Monarchy Constitutional Monarchy Oligarchy Democracy Direct Representative

Review Questions What is a State? Describe the four theories about how government began? Explain the four main purposes of government? What are the differences among unitary, confederation, and federal systems of government? Compare and contrast autocracies and oligarchies? What type of democracy is most common today?