1. Government and the state
Chapter 1.1
Government and the state

2. What is government
Institution through which public policies are created and enforced
Public policies: Things a gov. decides to do
Taxation, defense, education, social programs…
Powers
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
All come from Constitution

3. What is government Dictatorship Democracy Politics
Power held by one or a small group
Democracy
Power held by all citizens
Politics
Process through which governments accomplish things

4. The state Not the American definition State characteristics Population
Territory
Sovereignty
government

5. Origins of the state Force theory Evolutionary theory
guns
Evolutionary theory
family
Divine right theory
Monarchs
Social contract theory
Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau

6. Purpose of government Form a more perfect union Establish justice
Insure domestic tranquility
Provide for the common defense
Promote the general welfare
Secure liberty

7. QUIZ 1.LIST THE BASIC POWERS EVERY GOVERNMENT HOLDS.
2. LIST THE 4 DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF A STATE.
3. LIST THE 4 THEORIES THAT EXPLAIN THE ORIGIN OF THE STATE.