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UNIT 1
Role of Government
ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
SECTION 1: GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC GOOD
What is Government?—5 components
Government: an institution with the power to make and enforce rules and regulations for a group of people
Rules apply to everyone with the political unit (state)
Sovereignty: the exclusive right of an independent state to reign supreme and base absolute power over a geographic region and its people
Laws: rules created or recognized by government
Public policy: what government decides to do or not do; government laws, rules, or expenditures
Origins of Government In past—kings and queens receive power from
God Legitimacy: rightful authority any government
has over its citizens 1600’s: Thomas Hobbes’ social contract
People give up individual sovereignty to the state; in exchange, the state provides peace and order
John Locke: government gets its power from the people Natural rights: government should protect natural
rights of people; if not, people should revolt OR Basic rights the government can not deny
Thomas Hobbes—social contract theory
John Locke—Natural rights
YOUTUBE VIDEO: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOBBES AND LOCKE
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5 Functions of Government
1. Maintainin
g order
• Enforce laws that protect safety and security of people and property
• Protect people from unfair business practice• Hiring/firing laws based of race, gender,
religion• Regulate commerce and trade
• Protect from foreign invasion
2. Providing services
• Build roads• Inspects food and medicine• Mail• Assists needy• Builds schools
5 Functions of Government
3. Resolving conflict
• politics: the process by which people participating in gov. express opinions about what gov. should or should not do
• court system
4. Promoting
Values
• values: basic principles by which people act and live their lives• gov. helps promote values by passing laws and setting policies
5. The Public Good
• the public interest or the well-being of society as a whole• good gov. pursues policies for the good of the people• what is the common good??? All people have different views and
gov. tries to figure it out
ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
Section 2: Forms of Government
Forms of Government
Forms of Governmen
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Monarchies
Democracies
Dictatorships
Theocracies
Form of Government
Definition Source of Authority
Monarchy a. Absolute: King/queen has absolute powerb. Constitutional: King/queen power limited by a
Constitution
Birth/Passed down
Democracy a. Presidential: 1. Executive and legislative branches are separate of each
other2. Chief executive is the president3. Executive and legislative branches are chosen in
separate elections
b. Parliamentary:1. Chief executive is prime minister2. Executive is chose by the legislative branch (parliament)
The people /elections
Dictatorship
Power is with 1 or a small group of people Force/secret police/no rights to the people
Theocracy Political power in hands of religious leader Religion
Countries and their form of government
CIA World Factbook
Power Among Levels of Government
Unitary System central gov. holds all power local gov. has no power
Federal System National, state, and local gov. share powers
Confederate System Each state is represented in a central
organization Central gov. carries out policies made by
reps
ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
Section 3: Democracy
Forms of Democracy Direct democracy
Laws are made directly by all citizens Representative democracy
People elect representatives to make decisions
US gov is representative democracy
Benefits of Democracy1. Allowing
Choice• Free Elections• Free Speech2. Recognizing Individual Worth
• All citizens are valued• People have opportunity to succeed or fail
3. Promote Respect for Law• If citizens participate in gov, they will respect the laws• Citizens can challenge the fairness of a law
4. Protecting Minority Rights• Majority rules• Minority rights are respected
5. Promoting the Public Good• If all citizens participate, decisions will be made to promote the
public good