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What is Government?

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

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What is Government?

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  1. What is Government? “The institution that exercises power or authority in controlling others”

  2. What example of government can you think of? • School board • City council • County board • Federal government • Our school • Our government

  3. Two Major types of government • Dictatorship Iraq Cuba Former Soviet Union China Hitler’s Germany • Democracy United States Canada England Germany Russia

  4. 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

  5. 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?

  6. Three Levels of Government Levels of Government Ladder • National Government (Federal) • State Government • Local Government

  7. 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?

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