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Transcript of Chapter 1 Foundations of Government. Section 1 The Purposes of Government.
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Chapter 1 Foundations of Government
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Section 1 The Purposes of
Government
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Government
Most Governments consist of 3 main components: People- Elected officials, public servants, Powers- Governments authority and ability to get
things done Policies- Any decision made by government in pursuit
of a particular goal
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State
What is a State? “Country and “State” basically have the same
meaning Today a State identifies a political community that
occupies a definite territory and has organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without the approval of a higher authority.
Nation is a sizable group of people who are united by common bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes religion.
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Essential Features of a State
Population- A state must have people but the size of the state does not determine whether or not it is a state.
Territory- A state has established boundaries Sovereignty- The state has supreme and absolute authority
within it’s borders. The individual states of the USA do not have this so they are not considered states by international law.
Government- Every state is politically organized and has government in order to issue and enforce laws.
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Origin of the State
Evolution Theory – The state evolved from the family
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Origin of the State
Force Theory- When everybody in an area was forced to come under the rule of 1 group or people
Divine Right Theory- God or God’s have chosen someone to rule
Natural Law and Natural Rights- An alternate theory of rules rests on the idea of natural law, a system of rules derived from the natural world. It binds citizens and rulers alike.
Social Contract Theory- There is no government by nature and people must surrender authority to a state.
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Purpose of Government
Providing National Security- The Govt. is supposed to protect the people vs. attack
Maintain Social Order – People need Govt. to do this because people will not be in order by nature according to Thomas Hobbes
Resolve Conflict- When issues come up no matter what they might be how a government handles these issues defines how they operate as a state.
Provide Public Services- Govt. should provide services to make community life possible and promote general welfare
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Social Contract Theory
Thomas Hobbes created the Social Contract by stating that life was nasty and people were by nature not civilized and that they must surrender to a central government
John Locke took this a step further by adding that people were due the right to life, liberty, and property. He also claimed that when Government failed to provide these rights the people had a right to break their contract with the Government
America was founded on the principles of John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau He felt humans were fine and happy until the formation of societies and government corrupted man-kind. He claimed the only way for people to regain their freedom was by establishing a government based on both social contract and general will of the people
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Section 2 Forms of Government
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Classic Forms of Governments
All governments are classified under 3 major groups 1. Autocracy – rule by 1 person 2. Oligarchy- rule by a few persons 3. Democracy- rule by many persons
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Autocracy
Autocracy Dictatorship- (Military is most common) Monarchy- Great Britain Royal
Absolute Monarchs- King or Queen have complete power Constitutional Monarchs- The monarchs share power
with elected legislative officials Totalitarian Dictatorship- 1 leader
example Nazi Germany (Adolf Hitler) Italy under Mussolini Cuba under Castro Soviet Union under Stalin
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Oligarchy
Oligarchy is a form of dictatorship where a small group holds power
Can be based off of Religion, Military or political beliefs
Communism is an OligarchyChina is a Communist OligarchyAncient Greece and Sparta are other
examples
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Democracy
Any system of Government that is ruled by the people for the people
United States is an example of a DemocracyDirect Democracy- the people govern
themselves by voting on issues individually as citizens
(found in small towns) (Ancient Athens was a Direct Democracy)
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Democracy
Indirect Democracy- A Republic is a form of Indirect Democracy that places decision making 1 step away from the people
A republic is an Indirect Democracy and the United States is considered a Republic because the elect representatives to decide for the people
Republic = Representative Democracy
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Government Systems
Unitary System- Gives all key powers to the national or central government.
Federal System- Government divides the powers of Government between the national government and state or provincial governments
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Government Systems
Confederal System- Independent states join forces by forming a central government called a confederation
The United States was a Confederal system when it was under the Articles of Confederation
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Presidential and Parliamentary Systems
Presidential Systems- A system where the people elect a President for a limited term to be head of state (United States)
A key part of this system is that the Presidents powers are balanced out by a legislature also elected by the people
Parliamentary Systems- The executive and legislative branches are combined (Great Britain)
The most common form of democracyThe Prime Minister is selected by parliament not
elected by the people
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Section 3
Democracy in the United States
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Ideals of American Democracy
The core values of American Government are as follows Liberty Equality Self Government
These values originally only stood for a select group of people today they have evolved to stand for all people
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Ideals of American Democracy
Liberty was the key principal as it allowed people to act and think as they chose as long as these choices don’t do any harm to another person
Liberty stands for freedom from government control
Sometimes Government intervention is necessary to protect liberty of the people
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Ideals of American Democracy
Equality is put in to insure that people all possess a fundamental, moral worth that requires fair treatment under the law
Despotism is a form of democracy where people give to much control to the government in order to gain equality
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Ideals of American Democracy
Self Government is the fact that ordinary people could aspire to rule themselves or be equal politically
This is the main principal that set the American Revolution in motion as the people were tired of being ruled by a King or Queen
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Principals of American Democracy
In order to achieve Democracy each of the following principals must be met: 1. Worth of the individual- The belief that if left on their
on people would always seek to better themselves 2. Rule of Law- This holds rulers and people accountable
to the law 3. Majority rule, Minority rights- This allows the
majority to make the decisions but at the same time protects the rights of the minority
4. Compromise- People must be willing to come off some of their beliefs in order to share the beliefs of others
5. Citizen Participations- This will not work if citizens are not educated and participate in decisions of the government
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Free Enterprise
Free Enterprise is the most important principal in American Government.
This principal allows people and businesses to make their own decisions and have an opportunity to better themselves