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Principles of Government

Principles of Government. What Is Government?. What is Government? Institution in which society makes and enforces its public policy. The State. A. Population. B. Territory. D. Government. C. Sovereignty. Origins of the State. B. The Evolutionary Theory. A. The Force Theory.

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Principles of Government

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  1. Principles of Government SECTION

  2. What Is Government? What is Government? Institution in which society makes and enforces its public policy SECTION

  3. SECTION

  4. The State A. Population B. Territory • D. Government C. Sovereignty SECTION

  5. Origins of the State B. The Evolutionary Theory A. The Force Theory C. The Divine Right Theory D. The Social Contract Theory SECTION

  6. Purpose of Government • Form a more perfect union • Establish justice • Insure domestic tranquility • Provide for the common defense • Promote the general welfare • Secure the blessings of liberty SECTION

  7. Classifying Governments Part II (1) Who can participate in the governing process. (2) The geographic distribution of the governmental power within the state. (3) The relationship between the legislative (lawmaking) and the executive (law-executing) branches of the government. Governments can be classified by three different standards: SECTION

  8. Democracy direct democracy indirect democracy Dictatorship Autocracy (one) Oligarchy (small elite) Classification by Who Can Participate SECTION

  9. Classification by Geographic Distribution of Power • Division of powers: power divided between the national (federal) and the states • Unitary Government (a single central agency) • Confederate Government (alliance of Ind. states) • Federal Government (divided between central and local governments) • Presidential government: executive and legislative branches are separated, independent, and co-equal • Parliamentary government: executive branch is made up of a prime minister and who is selected by legislative branch. SECTION

  10. Foundations (1-3) SECTION

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