Intro Activity: 9/6/06 Describe what you see here with as much detail as possible in 4-5 sentences

Evolutionary Theory Divine Right Theory Force Theory Social Contract Theory Complete your handout

Evolutionary Theory State developed from the early family The head of the family (oldest?) controlled the group like a family Related families would interconnect and grow larger Divine Right Theory Force Theory Social Contract Theory Complete your handout

Evolutionary Theory State developed from the early family The head of the family (oldest?) controlled the group like a family Related families would interconnect and grow larger Divine Right Theory A God created the the state and “appointed” someone to rule it – by doings god’s bidding Force Theory Social Contract Theory Complete your handout

Evolutionary Theory State developed from the early family The head of the family (oldest?) controlled the group like a family Related families would interconnect and grow larger Divine Right Theory A God created the the state and “appointed” someone to rule it – by doings god’s bidding Force Theory State born from force An individual or small group used violence to establish control Social Contract Theory Complete your handout

Evolutionary Theory State developed from the early family The head of the family (oldest?) controlled the group like a family Related families would interconnect and grow larger Divine Right Theory A God created the the state and “appointed” someone to rule it – by doings god’s bidding Force Theory State born from force An individual or small group used violence to establish control Social Contract Theory Humans lived in a “wild state” w/ no rules – very dangerous – albeit completely free Humans gave up some freedoms for security Complete your handout

Chapter 1 – Principles of Government (pp 2-25) 1.2 (pp ) Forms of Government K - Evaluate the strength and weaknesses of various systems of government

Today’s Objectives:

 Classify governments into 3 sets of characteristics 1. Who can participate? 2. The geographic distribution of power within the nation. 3. The relationship between the legislative and executive branches K - Evaluate the strength and weaknesses of various systems of government

 Define systems of governments based on participation 1. Two basic forms – democracy (responsible to the will of the people) and dictatorship (authoritarian in a single person or small group) K - Evaluate the strength and weaknesses of various systems of government

 Identify different ways power can be distributed geographically. 1. There are 3 basic forms: Unitary, Federal and Confederate K - Evaluate the strength and weaknesses of various systems of government

 Describe a government by power distribution between the legislative and executive branches. 1. Parliamentary – voters elect a legislature and a chief executive is drawn from that group 2. Presidential – voters elect a legislature AND a chief executive – both are independent and coequal K - Evaluate the strength and weaknesses of various systems of government