1. Purpose of Government
Order
Protection

2. What is Government? People Institutions Public Policies Authority
Legitimacy
Sovereignty

3. Government In Action Keeping order National Defense Services
Social Standards
Conflict Resolutions
Health
Safety
Education
Treasury
Transportation
Communication
General Welfare

4. Government In Action
With 2 others (3 total) List 25 ways the Government has influenced or been involved in your life.
Rank the top 10 most important to your group.
In your group discuss this Question: Is it’s the Government’s responsibility to “take care of the citizens?”

5. State and Sovereignty State-independent political unit
-194 nation/states.
Sovereignty-the right of a state to rule itself.
Characteristics of States in the Modern World
1. Population
2. Territory
3. Government
4. Sovereignty

6. Authority The right to make decisions others will follow
How do Gov’ts get their authority?
Legitimacy-people accept its authority to lead
How is this achieved?
Politics-Power and its use
-Conflicts and Compromise.

7. Origins of the State The Force Theory The Evolutionary Theory
The Divine Right Theory
The Social Contract

8. Who Rules? Autocracy Oligarchy Democracy Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchies
Divine Right Kings
Dictatorships
Totalitarianism
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Republic

9. Principles of Democracy
Individual Worth/Individual Liberty
Equality
Majority Rules, Minority Rights
Compromise
Individual Freedom
Free-Enterprise System
Civil Rights
Limited Government