1. What is Government?

2. What is Government? Purpose Characteristics
Enforce Public Policies (what are they?)
Security v. Freedom
Characteristics
3 Branches
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Most bound by a constitution

3. State What is a state? Nation v. Country
A body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically and with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority.
Nation v. Country

4. Characteristic of a State
Population
Territory
Sovereignty
Government

5. Origins of Government Force Theory Evolutionary Theory
Divine Right Theory
Social Contract

6. Classifying Governments
Who can participate?
The geographic distribution of governmental power within the state
The relationship between the legislative and executive branches of government

7. Who can participate?
Democracy
Despotism
Autocracy
Oligarchy

8. Who can participate? Democracy
Supreme political authority rests w/ people
People hold sovereign power and government is conducted only by & with the consent of the people
“government of the people, by the people and for the people.” –Abraham Lincoln

9. Who can participate? Democracy
Direct- (pure democracy)- people themselves create the policies
Practical for small communities
Indirect- (representative democracy)- group of people are chosen to represent specific populations

10. Who can participate? Democracy

11. Who can participate? Despotism
Those who’s rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people
Oldest and most common throughout history
Autocracy
Oligarchy
Totalitarian
Usually gain power through force

12. Geographic Distribution of Power
Unitary Government
Federal Government
Confederate Government

13. Geographic Distribution of Power Unitary Government
Centralized
Great Britain—Parliament
Local Governments only to relieve burden of menial tasks
Doesn’t mean Dictatorship!!!

14. Geographic Distribution of Power Federal Government
Division of Power
Ex: USA, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Switzerland, India and 20+ others

15. Geographic Distribution of Power Confederate Government
Alliance of independent states
Ex: USA Between , EU

16. Relationship between Legislative and Executive Branches
Presidential Government (USA, France)
Executive and legislative branches of the Government are separate
Independent
Equal
Parliamentary (Great Britain, India)
Executive is the leader of the majority party

17. Types of Government Anarchy Democracy Autocracy Monarchy Dictatorship
Oligarchy
Stratocracy
Theocracy
Plutocracy

18. Positives and Negatives of Government