1. Welcome to Civics!  ANPBTPOTPCTPOTPDS! H!  1. Pick up a Book  2. Pick up a Binder  3. Pick up the syllabus  4. Pick up the assignment schedule  5. Find your seat  6. Write down your homework

2. Card One: Got Goals? 1. On Tuesday, October 14 th, 2009 I will be... 2. One personal goal I have is... 3. One professional goal I have is... Then... Turn the card over. Write your first name BIG and your last name small: Jeff Feucht

3. Card One: Whose got the power?  1. List all individuals, institutions, or circumstances that have power over you.  2. List all individuals, institutions, or circumstances in which you have power.

5. Power Quotes  1. Rank each quote: 1-5 5 = totally true 1 = absolutely false  2. Discuss your two most extreme numbers with the person next to you.

6. Correct Your Chart! Find a Partner!  monarchy -  dictatorship -  theocracy -  single-party state -  direct democracy -  parliamentary democracy -  presidential democracy -

7. Why Government?  The two building blocks of government are  ______________________ &  ______________________  Aristotle -  Believed the ideal gov. was –  But the best realistic type was –  sovereignty -

8. Forms of Government  monarchy -  dictatorship -  theocracy -  single-party state -  direct democracy -  parliamentary democracy -  presidential democracy -

9. The Three Economic Questions  What should be produced?  Who should produce it?  How should it be shared?

10. Economic Systems  traditional -  market -  command –

11. The most confusing assignment ever...

12. Capitalism (Market Economy)  private ownership –  free enterprise –  competition –  prices set by -  Results in ____________ & _____________  L A I S S E Z – F A I R E - Marx said Capitalism is...  good for ______________, but...  The ________ get ____________ & the _______ get ____________  Eventually the _________ decide to _________  Leads to...

13. Socialism & Communism (Command Economies)  __________________ controls “the means of production”  __________________ makes the economic decisions  The goal of these systems -

14. Most Economies Today (mixed)  Example of a capitalist leaning mixed economy today –  Example of communist leaning mixed economy today –  Examples of “democratic socialist” nations today – High _________, But the government pays for -

15. The most confusing assignment ever...

16. For Tonight  Add to Homework & Participation Binder - #4 - 9/3: Read Section 3.3 (p.46-51) in Government Alive!: Power Politics & You! Complete the following using complete sentences in your answers:  Create a timeline that extends from 1619 to 1776. On your timeline, plot the following events with the correct year:  Mayflower Compact  Virginia House of Burgesses  French and Indian War  Stamp Act  Battles at Lexington and Concord  Declaration of Independence  Write a brief description of each event. Then explain how each event influenced the development of American government.