THE FORMATION OF GOVERNMENTS

CHAPTER 1 SECTION 2

GOVERNMENTSEach government developed from

its own unique situations.

Most governments include smaller divisions of that government.

Ex) provinces, states, counteis, cities, towns and villages.

Government Systems Unitary system gives all key powers to

the national, or central government.

Ex) Great Britain, France and Italy

Federal System Government divides powers between

national and state (or provincial governments).

Ex) United States, Canada, Switzerland, Mexico, Australia, India, and Russia.

Our Federal System in the Courts

Confederacy Loose union of independent states.

Constitution A plan that provides rule for

government. 1) Sets out ideals that the people bound

by the constitution believe in and share. 2) establishes the basic structure of

government and defines the government’s powers and duties.

Constitutional Government A government in which a constitution

has authority to place clearly recognized limits on the power of those who govern. The constitution in such a government LIMITS the government’s power.

US Constitution1787 replaced Articles of Confederation.

Be careful! Just because a government has a

constitution does not mean it limits their power!

Ex) China

Incomplete Guides Constitutions are incomplete guides.

State’s rights, individuals freedoms are still fought over today.

Always does not reflect acutal practice.

All men are created equal??

Preamble The beginning of a constitutions

“We, the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, 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.”

Constitutional Law Trying to figure out what means what.

“Interpretation and application of the constitution.”

Courts, judges, lawyers.

Politics An effort to control or influence the

conduct and policies of government.

Politics An effort to control or influence the

conduct and policies of government.

Special Interest Groups For or against the “general” welfare.

Special Interest Groups push political parties towards new legislation or awareness.

Some believe they cause bribery and corruption.

PETA, NRA, MADD, Fire Brigades, Greenpeace

Industrialized Nations Large industries and advanced

technology that provide a more comfortable way of life than developing nations do.

G8 Group of 8 refers to the eight highly

industrialized nations: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Great Britain, United States, Canada and Russia.

Much ambiguity, but they are there!

Global Interdependence Globalizations, technology, and the

World Wide Web bringing people closer to one another.

Growing dependent on one another for money, goods, technology, medicine, financial investments, military aid etc.

NAFTA!!!!

Nonstate, International Groups Corporations, terrorist organizations etc.

Al-Qaeda, IRA, PLO

Sony, WTO, General Motors, Mitsubishi