1. Government and The People Principles of Government
Chapter 1
Government and The People
Section 1
Principles of Government

2. ??? What is government? What are local, state, and federal government?
How does government affect us?
How do we affect the government?

3. What is a State?
Is this a state??

4. Words to Know State Government Evolutionary Theory Force Theory
Divine Right Theory
Social Contract Theory
Coercive

5. A state has 4 important characteristics
Population, or people
Territory, or land
Sovereignty, or authority
Government, or an organized way to maintain authority

6. Government has four main purposes
To maintain social order, that is to keep peace
To provide public services
To provide national security
To make economic decisions

7. Government and The People System & Forms of Government
Chapter 1
Government and The People
Section 2
System & Forms of Government

8. Knowing the system of government is different from knowing the type of government. Answering the question “who governs” tells you the type of government,
A government may be an autocracy, an oligarchy, or a democracy

9. Words to Know Unitary government Confederation government
Federal system
Autocracy
Absolute Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
Dictator
Oligarchy
Democracy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy

10. 3 Basic System Governments
Unitary
Confederation
Federal

11. 3 Basic Types of Government
Autocracy
Dictatorship
Absolute Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Direct
Representative

12. Review Questions What is a State?
Describe the four theories about how government began?
Explain the four main purposes of government?
What are the differences among unitary, confederation, and federal systems of government?
Compare and contrast autocracies and oligarchies?
What type of democracy is most common today?