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Hudson Local Government

Hudson Local Government . Zoning board- applies to applicant Historic Board of Review- zoning other than for industrial buildings Economic growth board- lowering the city’s cost structure Planning commission- plans for the future of the city Mayor- presides over city council meetings

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Hudson Local Government

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  1. Hudson Local Government Zoning board- applies to applicant Historic Board of Review- zoning other than for industrial buildings Economic growth board- lowering the city’s cost structure Planning commission- plans for the future of the city Mayor- presides over city council meetings City council- city’s legislative body

  2. Government Government-institution through which society makes public policy Public policy- all the things government does Politics- the process of making public policy Powers Legislative- make laws Executive- enforce laws Judicial- interpret laws

  3. The State Dominant political unit Country- geographic Nation- ethnic (Native Americans, Kurds, Palestinians) GPST Government- organized politically Population- has people Sovereignty- power within borders Territory- land

  4. Major Political Ideas FEDS Force Theory- gov. arose our of conflict Evolution- gov. arose our of extended family unit Devine Right Theory- God gave the right to rule Social Contract- people gave some freedom to gain protection from government

  5. Hobbes and Locke Hobbes- Leviathan Locke- Second Treaty of Government Both social contract Hobbes- dictatorship Locke- democracy

  6. Classifying Government Who can participate Democracy- direct and representative Dictatorship- monarchy, autocracy, oligarchy Geographic Distribution Unitary, confederation, federal Relationship between legislative and executive Presidential and parliamentary

  7. Classifying Government Direct democracy- everyone votes on everything Representative- elected representatives make decisions Monarchy- divine right Autocracy- one Oligarchy- small group Unitary- all decisions in one place Confederation- states retain sovereignty, loose alliance Federal- division of power

  8. Classifying Government Presidential- executive elected by people Parliamentary- executive elected from within majority party in legislature

  9. Economics Market- dictated by supply and demand Invisible hand- individual greed will inadvertently benefit society Command- government control Mixed- both Traditional- subsistence

  10. Colonization of America 1492 Columbus lands on Haiti Took back to Europe tobacco and STD’s Spain looking for gold France looking for furs and to trade England looking to colonize French and Indian War 1756-63 Indians fought on both sides

  11. American Revolution French and Indian War led to it King George raised taes Stamp act – paper Tea Act Sugar Act Intolerable- Port and Quartering First Continental Congress – Petition of Rights Second Continental Congress- D of I, Articles, fought and won war

  12. Declaration of Independence TJ- ratified July 4, 1776 Natural rights- life, liberty, pursuit of happiness Influenced by Locke Mostly complaints

  13. Articles of Confederation Loose league of friendship States retained power Powers Make way, barrow money Weaknesses No power to tax, relied on states to supply troops, no executive, one vote for each state, unicameral congress, 9/13 to pass legislation, all 13 to change Shay’s Rebellion

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