Case Issue Format (1 pg., typed, single spaced)

Read the Supreme Court Case, and then write a one page summary answering the following questions:

1. Summarize in your own words the conflict in this case.

2. Identify the constitutional grounds on which each side based its arguments.

3. Predict who you think will win and why.4. Look up the case in the glossary and tell me how

the Court really decided and the impact it had on this issue.

*Each question should be one paragraph*Due by the end of the unit

Warmup

“To be free, one must be chained.”

Explain the meaning of this quote.

Unit 1- Democracy, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and Civil Liberties

Chapters to be coveredChapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 19, 20, 21, 22

Extra Credit OptionsKey Issues p. 39, 64, 87, 498, 560(Maximum of 2) (10 points max. each)

Review Ch. 1 Sec. 1 Government and the State

GovernmentThe institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies

Public PoliciesAll of those things a government decides to do

The StateThe dominant poltical unit in

the world

4 characteristics of a State

1. Population- People2. Territory- Land3. Sovereignty- power over

itself4. Government- the

institution through which society makes and enforces public policies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdimK1onR4o

4 theories of the origin of the State1. Force Theory- one person

or group forced others to submit to their rule

2. Evolutionary Theory- State developed naturally from the early family

3. Divine Right Theory- State was created by God, who gave those of royal birth the “divine right” to rule

4. Social Contract Theory- People in an area agreed to give up some freedoms for unified protection

Preamble of the Constitution

• “We the people of the United States, in order to form a perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic

tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general

welfare, and secure the blessings of of liberty to ourselves and our

posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United

States of America”

6 Purposes of Government

1. To form a more perfect union

2. To establish justice3. To insure domestic

tranquility4. To provide for the

common defense5. To promote the general

welfare6. To secure the blessings

of liberty

Assignment

• On the left hand side of your notebook, working with a partner or small group of 3-4, Write your own version of the Preamble to the Constitution, list why you think the U.S. government should exist and what its purpose should be.

• (Every person writes their own)

Quiz 11. ____________________ is an institution

through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.

2. A group of people who live in a defined territory that is organized politically are called a ____________________.

3. The _________________________ theory holds that the state was created by God and that God gave those of royal birth the right to rule.

4. The _________________________ theory holds that people agree to give up power to the state to promote the well-being of all.

5. ___________________ is the reasonable, fair, impartial administration of the law.

6. A ____________________ state has supreme and absolute power within its own territory.

7. The evolutionary theory of the origins of the state emphasizes that the state developed out of the ____________________.

8. To _______________________ is one of the six purposes of government.

9. The ____________________ theory of government holds that one person or group claimed control over an area and made the people submit to their rule.

10.A state must have population, sovereignty, government, and _____________.

Forms of Government-No two governments are exactly

alike-Governments can be classified in

many different ways:1. Where the power lies (geographic distribution of

power)

2. The relationship between the branches of government (legislative-executive relationship)

3. Who takes part in the government (the number

who can participate)

Geographic distribution of power

1. Unitary government- all powers belong to one single, central agency (Nazi Germany)

2. Federal government- powers are divided between a central government and several local governments (U.S.)

3. Confederate government- alliance of independent states (Civil War- confederacy)

Relationship Between Legislative and Executive Branches

1. Presidential government- the executive and legislative branches are independent of one another and equal (U.S.)

2. Parliamentary government- The executive is part of, chosen by, and responsible to the legislative branch (Great Britain)

The Number Who Can Participate1. Dictatorship- one ruler or

group is not responsible to the will of the people (Nazi Germany)

2. Democracy--Supreme political authority rests with the people.

1. Direct Democracy- power of the people is directly translated into public policy (city government)

2. Representative Democracy-(Indirect democracy) A group of persons chosen by the people act as their representatives (U.S.)

Quiz 2: Types of Government• 1. In a ____________ all power belongs to one central

government.• 2. In a _____________ type of government power is

divided between the central government and local governments.

• 3. A ___________ government consists an alliance of independent states.

• 4. In a presidential government, the _________ and the ___________ are independent of one another and equal.

• 5. In a Parliamentary government, the _________ is chosen by the the ___________ branch.

• 6. A _________ is a type of government that is not responsible to the will of the people.

• 7. In a ___________ supreme political authority rest with the people.

• Types of Democracies• 8. In a ________________ democracy, people

vote directly on issues.• 9. In a _____________ democracy people

elect others to make decisions for them.• 10. What kind of democracy do we live in?