1. Welcome

2. Today’s expectations Enjoy the change
Participate when given the opportunity
No Phones!!!
In addition to completing the worksheet you must take lecture notes
Cooperation

3. Today’s Goals To Understand How government can influence one’s culture
To understand the characteristics of major forms of Government

4. WHAT IS GOVERNMENT?
THE INSTITUTION THROUGH WHICH A SOCIETY MAKES AND ENFORCES ITS PUBLIC POLICIES
2. PUBLIC POLICIES: ALL THOSE THINGS GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO DO FOR THE BETTER OF SOCIETY.
EXAMPLE: NO SMOKING IN MOST PUBLIC PLACES
3. LIST (2) MORE EXAMPLES OF PUBLIC POLICY

5. PURPOSES OF GOVERNMENT?
EACH STUDENT WILL LIST (4) IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF A GOVERNMENT: LIST ON THE PAPER PROVIDED BY YOUR INSTRUCTORS. MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON YOUR PAPER

6. WORK TOGETHER AND COMPROMISE!
CREATE 2 GROUPS WITHIN YOUR ROW.
EACH GROUP WILL REVIEW THE FOUR ANSWERS LISTED FROM THE PREVIOUS SLIDE
AFTER YOU HAVE FINISHED REVIEWING. EACH GROUP WILL CREATE (1) TOP 5 LIST
PLACE YOUR ANSWERS ON THE SHEET PROVIDED

7. WHICH PHILOSOPHY DO YOU BELIEVE?WHY?
THOMAS HOBBES-OPPOSITE OF LOCKE
JOHN LOCKE-THE GOOD IN PEOPLE
HUMAN NATURE IS CHARACTERIZED BY REASON AND TOLERANCE
HUMAN NATURE IS CHARACTERIZED BY SELFISH AND BRUTAL ACTS

8. FOLLOWING SLIDES
WE WILL SEE EXAMPLES OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT TYPES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. REMEMBER, GOVERNMENT IS A MAJOR ELEMENT THAT INFLUENCES CULTURE.

9. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT AUTOCRATIC
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH ONE PERSON RULES WITH UNLIMITED POWER AND AUTHORITY

10. OTHER TERMS TO KNOW DICTATORSHIP TOTALITARIAN ABSOLUTISM JUNTA
MONARCHY
OLIGARCHY

11. POSITIVES/NEGATIVES OF AN AUTOCRACY
ON YOUR SHEET OF PAPER..LIST (2) NEGATIVES OF AN AUTOCRACY
LIST (2) POSITIVES OF AN AUTOCRACY
IMPORTANT QUESTION…LOCKE OR HOBBS? WHO WOULD HAVE FAVORED AN AUTHORATARIAN STYLE OF GOVERNMENT..WHY?

12. POSSIBLE ANSWERS
NEGATIVES: LACK OF FREEDOMS, CENSORSHIP OF NEWS, POOR ECONOMIC CLIMATE, LOSS OF RELIGION/CULTURE, LIMITED PROGRESS,
POSITIVES: YOUR LIFE IS SET/PLANNED OUT, GOVT CAN CHANGE DIRECTIONS QUICKLY WITHOUT DEBATE AND DISCUSSION

13. CHARCTERISTICS /AUTOCRACY

14. THEOCRACY
BASED ON CARTOON:WHAT IS A THEOCRACY?
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

15. EXAMPLE OF A THEOCRACY
IRAN

16. EXTREME FORM OF A THEOCRACY-ISIS

17. RUSSIA’S VIEW OF THE USA
OLIGARCHY
RUSSIA’S VIEW OF THE USA
A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE HAVING CONTROL OF A COUNTRY
WHY? $$$$ GENERALLY FOR CORRUPT AND SELFISH PURPOSES
SHOULD THE U.S.A BE CONSIDERED AN OLIGARCHY? WHY?

18. MONARCHY
KINGS AND QUEENS
DIVINE RIGHT THEORY?

19. WHY DID WE USE THIS PICTURE?

20. DEMOS=THE PEOPLE KRATIA=RULE
DEMOCRACY-GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE,BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE! ABE LINCOLN 1863

21. LIST SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF DEMOCRACY(3)

22. TEST MATERIAL DIRECT DEMOCRACY REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY REPUBLIC
SECULAR

23. BASIC CONCEPTS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
WORTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL
EQUALITY OF ALL PERSON
A. OPPORTUNITY
B. BEFORE THE LAW
MAJORITY RULE, MINORITY RIGHTS
NECESSITY TO COMPROMISE
INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM

24. ANALYZE THIS QUOTE

25. Do you agree? WHY