“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau

DO NOW

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE QUOTE ABOVE? WHAT DO YOU THINK

ROUSSEAU IS TRYING TO SAY? DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? WHY?

GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE

The State

Defined: a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, and with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority

4 Characteristics of the State

Population

Territory

Sovereignty

Government

Population

No brainer, youneed people tomake a state

Do not have to behomogeneous

Example:UnitedStates

Another no brainer,must have land withrecognized borders

Territory

Sovereignty

Nobody tells themwhat to do

Can decidegovernment,

policies, laws, ortaxes

Institution throughwhich a society

makes and enforcesits public polices

Government

Where did these ideas come from?

Force Theory

Social Contract

Evolutionary Theory

Divine Right Theory

Constitution

Your definition?

Constitution

Actual definition: the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government

PreambleWe the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Questions

• The United States is sovereign, but Phoenix is not. Do you think Phoenix should be sovereign? Why or why not?

• How does the language of the Preamble reflect the ideas of Social contracts?