Section 1: Government and the State I. What is Government? A. Government - the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies B. Public Policies - those things a government decides to do C. Three kinds of power 1. legislative power - the power to make laws and to frame public policies 2. executive power - the power to execute, enforce, and administer law
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Section 1: Government and the State I.What is Government?
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Section 1: Government and the State
I. What is Government?
A. Government- the institution through which a
society makes and enforces its public
policies
B. Public Policies - those things a government
decides to do
C. Three kinds of power
1. legislative power - the power to make laws
and to frame public policies
2. executive power - the power to execute,
enforce, and administer law
3. judicial power - the power to interpret laws, to
determine their meaning and to settle disputes
D. Constitution - the body of fundamental laws setting
out the principles, structures and processes of a
government
1. the purpose of our government can be found in
the Preamble to the US Constitution
E.Politics- the process by which a society decides how
power and resources will be distributed within that
society
U.S. Constitution
Preamble to the Constitution
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
In groups of 2/3/4, use the 4 pieces of criteria to make a state.› Make sure you have a name for your state.› Have answers to the 4 criteria for a state.› Does your state have any laws that would
make it unique› Also, discuss various aspects about a state
such as gender make-up, location, ect.› Country must have a flag and a motto
A. Worth of the Individual1. often we are required to do things we don't want to
for the good of the many2. but the many are the individuals that make up a
society
B. Equality of All Persons1. "all men are created equal"2. equality of opportunity3. equality before the law4. no person should be held back because of race,
color, religion, or gender
C. Majority Rule, Minority Rights1. democracy argues that a majority of the people will
be right more often than they'll be wronga. they don't always come up with the "best" or
"right" answers, but will at least come up with
a satisfactory answer
2. a majority can crush its opposition, so it is restrained by the minority's rights
a. there are certain rights that can never be taken away
3. the majority needs to recognize the right of any minority to become the new majority