FORMS OF GOVERNMENTS WHAT FORMS OF GOVERNMENT SHOULD THE FOUNDERS CHOOSE?

EVERY STATE (COUNTRY) MUST PERFORM THREE FUNCTIONS: (ARISTOTLE) 1.States must deliberate about what is to be done and decide what public policy should be. KNOWN AS LEGISLATIVE FUNCTION: Deliberating on and enacting law. 2.States must perform an executive function, through which public officials carry out public policy. KNOWN AS EXECUTIVE FUNCTION: Enforcing the enacted law. 3.States must perform an judicial function, through which disputes about the interpretation of law are managed and applied in everyday life. KNOWN AS JUDICIAL FUNCTION: Constitutionality of the law.

FORMS OF GOVERNMENTS Rule ofRight FormCorrupt Form ONEMonarchyTyranny FEWAristocracyOligarchy MANYPolity (mixed constitution) Democracy

QUESTIONS: 1.How is Aristotle’s democracy different than the type of government we call democracy today? 2.Why did the Founders fear abuse of powers by the government? “Give all power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all power to the few, they will oppress the many.” Alexander Hamilton “There are two passions which have a powerful influence on the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice; the love of power and the love of money.” B. Franklin “From the nature of man, we may be sure that those who have power in there hands…will always, when they can…increase it.” George Mason 3.With the views of human nature expressed in the statements, what kind of safeguards to prevent abuses of power would you include in a constitution?

YOUR TASK!!!!! CREATE A CONSTITUTION…

GROUP TASKS Today our government is struggling to hold on to its Founding roots. You have been nominated to work in various committees to create a modern constitution to meet the needs of our society in You have complete create license to change the current formation of government, but the goal is to continue to honor the Preamble of the original Constitution, which states: 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.

THINGS TO CONSIDER 1.Should you write your constitution out or honor an unwritten constitution? 2.How would you organize the powers divided between the current three branches? 3.Would you fundamentally change any of the current branches…WHY? 4.How would you handle corruption? 5.How would you handle campaigning? 6.How would you handle the two-party system?