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**Take Cornell notes as we go through the lesson WHY GOVERNMENT? **Take Cornell notes as we go through the lesson

What do governments do? Taxes Elections Manage Economy Banking Laws Supply $$ Help businesses (tax breaks) What do governments do? Random Cool Stuff Funds the arts Parades & ceremonies Scientific & Medical Research National Parks Explore space Enforce Laws Police Courts Prisons Taxes Regulate Businesses Protect consumers (food) Environmental laws Protect workers (labor laws) Elections Foreign Affairs Trade Diplomats Immigrants/border control Peace talks Embassies United Nations Social Services Schools Streets Firefighters Help people in need Sewers Defense Wars Train soldiers Intelligence (a.k.a. spies) Make Laws Crime Marriage/Divorce Public safety

Check up (Vocabulary) Legitimacy: Citizens believe their government has the basic right to make laws Rule of Law: Everybody follows the same laws, even those in charge Transparency: The government does not operate in secret Freedom: Individual rights, such as free speech, are protected Equality: All citizens enjoy the same basic rights and opportunities Sovereignty: The government operates free of outside powers

Help Wanted Representative Senator President Age 25 30 35 Citizenship Representative Senator President Age 25 30 35 Citizenship US Citizen for at Least 7 years Us Citizen for at least 9 years Born in the United States Location Live in the state You represent Lived on US soil for at least 14 years Term 2 years No term limit 6 years 4 years two-term limit Salary 174,000 400,000

Legislative Branch 2 Houses of Congress make up this branch Congress can fire a president (hasn’t happened) Congress can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 vote Senate approves/rejects presidential nominees for Supreme Court Congress can fire a justice (hasn’t happened) #1 job: Make Laws UPPER HOUSE Senate: 100 Members (2 per state) LOWER HOUSE House of Representatives: 435 members (varies by state population)

The president heads this branch. Executive Branch The president heads this branch. Leads National policy & signs bills into laws President can veto, or turn down, a bill that has passed Congress President names Justices to the Supreme Court In charge of: Military Foreign Affairs

Judicial Branch 9 Justices of the Supreme Court Ensure laws fall in line with the Constitution Supreme Court can strike down laws declared Unconstitutional

Responsibilities as a citizen Civic participation: Voting, influencing policy, paying taxes, serving on juries, protecting the United States of America Voting: does your vote matter? YES! Public policy: a plan of action taken by government to achieve a goal. What is your role in this? Stay informed about how these policies affect you and your family. Contact your representative and let them know if you support these policies or not. Suggest new policies, yes you can do this. Take advantage of your ability to participate as a citizen. In some countries, citizens are not allowed to vote or otherwise participate in the policy making of their governments.