1. How does government affect the lives of citizens?

2. UNIT 1 “We the People”
Objective 8.1.3

3. Objective 8.1.3
“We the People”

4. The fundamental principles of democratic government:
a. protection of fundamental freedoms
b. consent of the governed
limited government
representative government
e. majority rule with protection of minority rights
f. rule of law
g. popular sovereignty

5. The fundamental principles of democratic government:
Let’s define each principle.
Let’s give an example for each principle. (things I will teach)

6. protection of fundamental freedoms
the basic rights of citizens must be guarded
(by the government)
to prevent them from being taken away

7. protection of fundamental freedoms
the courts prevent Congress from making laws to take away “freedom of speech”

8. consent of the governed
people are the source of all governmental power
(citizens have the final say)

9. consent of the governed
An amendment
(made by Congress)
must be
approved by the states

10. that the people have given it the power to do
limited government
government may do
only those things
that the people have given it the power to do
(is not all-powerful)

11. The “Bill of Rights” says what the government can NOT do
limited government
The “Bill of Rights” says what the government
can NOT do

12. representative government
people elect (some of their own) people to make laws and run the government for them

13. representative government
The people in each state send someone
from their state to Congress to make laws

14. majority rule with minority rights
the group that has the most votes gets its way; but it can not take away the rights of the others

15. majority rule with minority rights
The Democrats are running Congress, but the Republicans still have a voice

16. the government (and the people running it) is bound by the law
rule of law
the government
(and the people running it)
is bound by the law

17. The President must live by the same laws that you and I live by
rule of law
The President must live by the same laws that you and I live by

18. rule of law
Those who rule the United States are required to live under the same laws as the citizens
laws

19. popular sovereignty(page 87)
people have the right to rule themselves

20. popular sovereignty(page 87)
People choose the leader that they want to run their lives