government and the state ch 1.1. how does government affects our daily lives? maintaining civil...
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• How does government affects our daily lives?
•maintaining civil society•safeguarding rights•preventing anarchy.
What is Government
• Government: is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.• Made up of people who exercise its
powers, and those who have authority and control over people.
• Public Policies: All those things a government decides to do. • Examples: taxation, defense, education,
crime and health care……….the list is endless.
Powers
• Legislative Power: to make laws and to frame public policy.
• Executive Power: to execute, enforce, and administer laws.
• Judicial Power: to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within the society.
• These powers are outlined constitutions.
The State
• The worlds dominant political unit is the state: a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically and with the power to make and enforce laws. • The state is often called a country or nation. • A state must have the following:
• Population • Territory • Sovereignty: Every state is sovereign; it has supreme and
absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic policies.
• Sovereign States do not have to answer to any other authority.
• As a result States within the United States are not sovereign and so are not states in the international, legal sense.
• Government
The Purpose of Government
• Preamble to the Constitution: Describes the goals of the United States’ Federal Government • Form a More Perfect Union
(keep the states working together)
• Establish Justice• Insure Domestic Tranquility
(keep order) • Provide for the Common
Defense• Promote the General Welfare• Secure the Blessings of Liberty
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=7578&title=Schoolhouse_Rock___The_Preamble
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMyfGo-Pv58
WT Journal #1
• “If men were angels no government would be necessary.”
• Respond to the above quote, do you agree with the above quote? What is the purpose and the role/responsibility of government? Why do you believe that government is important to study? Provide examples and expand on your answers.