What is Government? “The institution that exercises power or authority in controlling others”
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What is Government? “The institution that exercises power or authority in controlling others”
Transcript of What is Government? “The institution that exercises power or authority in controlling others”
What is Government?
“The institution that exercises power or authority in controlling
others”
What example of government can you think of?
• School board
• City council
• County board
• Federal government
• Our school
• Our government
Two Major types of government• Dictatorship Iraq
Cuba
Former Soviet Union
China
Hitler’s Germany
• DemocracyUnited States
Canada
England
Germany
Russia
What is a Dictatorship?
An autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by the ideology of an individual, the dictator.
• Limited Freedoms
• Limited Human Rights
• Censorship
• Controlled existence
Representative vs. Direct Democracy
• In a representative government citizens elect officials to represent them in government – A republic
• In a direct democracy voters meet in one place to make laws or decisions
What type of government is the United States?
Three Levels of Government
Levels of Government Ladder
• National Government (Federal)
• State Government
• Local Government
What are problems/issues/needs faced by individuals and society?
• Make a list of at least ten examples relating to the above question.
• One your list is finished determine if it is an issue that is addressed by the government.
• Put a “G” next to those that are addressed by government.
• If the issue is not addressed by the government, how are these handled?
