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Government & Politics

Government & Politics. In the beginning…. The Primary Functions of Government. …… Or so the man tells you!. 1. Maintaining Internal Order and External Security. 2. Ensuring Justice. 3. Safeguarding Individual Freedoms. 4. Regulating Individuals actions. 5. Promoting the General Welfare.

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Government & Politics

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  1. Government & Politics In the beginning…

  2. The Primary Functions of Government …… Or so the man tells you! 1. Maintaining Internal Order and External Security 2. Ensuring Justice 3. Safeguarding Individual Freedoms 4. Regulating Individuals actions 5. Promoting the General Welfare

  3. Forms of Government….All governments fall under one of the following. 1. Unitary Government Power is held in a single, central agency This does NOT necessarily mean dictatorship

  4. 2. Federal Government Power is divided betweena central government andseveral local governments. State Government vs. National Government

  5. 3. Confederate Government The central government haslimited power with the mostimportant authority reserved for member states Not very effective… Former Russian Confederation & Articles of Confederation

  6. Types of Government Types of Government ….are you ready? Here they come!!!!!

  7. Dictatorship Power is seized and kept by force to be ruled by one. Most common form of government in history. Can you think of some PRESENT- day dictatorships? Benito Mussolini Adolph Hitler

  8. Dictatorship Junta: Group of Generals Lead Pinochet ruled Chile after a military coup in 1973

  9. Totalitarian State -Rules with personal preferences (arbitrarily). -Centralized control of all aspects of life.

  10. Monarchy Power to rule is generally passed down from the king to his eldest son (or if there is no son, to the queen or the eldest daughter). To which theoryregarding the originsof the state is this form of governmentrelated? Louis XIV

  11. Aristocracy A class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, esp. the hereditary nobility. Government or state ruled by an aristocracy, elite, or privileged upper class.

  12. Theocracy Religious laws are the laws of the government Constitution of a country in which God is regarded as the sole sovereign and the laws are seen as divine commands. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

  13. Democracy Government by the people exercised either directly or through elected representatives.

  14. Parliamentary Government Both the executive and legislative branches are combined. David Cameron: British Prime Minister

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