1. Government and the State CH 1.1

2. How does government affects our daily lives? maintaining civil society safeguarding rights preventing anarchy.

3. What is Government Government: is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies. Made up of people who exercise its powers, and those who have authority and control over people. Public Policies: All those things a government decides to do. Examples: taxation, defense, education, crime and health care……….the list is endless.

4. Powers Legislative Power: to make laws and to frame public policy. Executive Power: to execute, enforce, and administer laws. Judicial Power: to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within the society. These powers are outlined constitutions.

5. The State The worlds dominant political unit is the state: a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically and with the power to make and enforce laws. The state is often called a country or nation. A state must have the following: Population Territory Sovereignty: Every state is sovereign; it has supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic policies. Sovereign States do not have to answer to any other authority. As a result States within the United States are not sovereign and so are not states in the international, legal sense. Government

6. The Purpose of Government Preamble to the Constitution: Describes the goals of the United States’ Federal Government Form a More Perfect Union (keep the states working together) Establish Justice Insure Domestic Tranquility (keep order) Provide for the Common Defense Promote the General Welfare Secure the Blessings of Liberty http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo. php?video_id=7578&title=Schoolhous e_Rock___The_Preamble http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= TMyfGo-Pv58

7. WT Journal #1 “If men were angels no government would be necessary.” Respond to the above quote, do you agree with the above quote? What is the purpose and the role/responsibility of government? Why do you believe that government is important to study? Provide examples and expand on your answers.