1. Bellwork - 8/10/2015
List 3 of the most important jobs you believe a government should perform for its people.

2. Government Basics
8/10/2015

3. Basic Responsibilities of Government
Provide National Security
EX: protect borders, the military & national guard

4. Basic Responsibilities of Government
2. Provide Public Services
EX: schools, roads, bridges, health care, highways, libraries, parks

5. Basic Responsibilities of Government
3. Provide for the Economy
EX: regulating trade and money

6. Basic Responsibilities of Government
4. Provide Social Order
EX: police, fire department, make sure food and medicine are safe

7. Types of Govt
Direct Democracy - type of democracy where citizens are involved directly in govt
Republic - A type of democracy where citizens elect leaders to represent them in govt
Dictatorship - one leader has absolute control over citizens lives
Monarchy - A King or Queen rules the country

8. Types of Govt Oligarchy - rule by a small group of people
Theocracy - recognize God as the ultimate authority in govt and law
Anarchy - people are not subject to any govt or laws

9. What type of govt is this?

11. Economics -
study of how nations use their limited resources to satisfy wants and needs

12. Capitalism
Economic system based on the free market, private ownserhip of goods, competition between businesses
Often combination of free enterprise & govt control
EX: United States

14. Communism Political and economic theory from Karl Marx
Govt decides what everyone gets
All property is owned by govt (including news, internet, TV, radio, etc)
EX: China, Cuba, North Korea, Soviet Union

16. Socialism “All for one, and one for all”
Govt owns most land, industries, and resources
Equal distribution of wealth
People control the govt
Gov’t provides social services (health care, education, welfare)
EX: Norway, Denmark, Canada

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