19 october 2012 warm-up: what is government? agenda: warm-up->lecture->gov. creation -...
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19 October 2012
• Warm-up: What is Government?
• Agenda: Warm-up->Lecture->Gov.
Creation ->Presentation -> review
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Locked Believed
The stronger and smarter people might try to take away other people's lives, liberty, or property.
Weaker people might band together and take away the rights of the stronger and smarter people.
Locke argued that people should agree with one another to give up some of their freedom in exchange for protection and security
People would be unprotected without government
FUN FACT: Ironically Ben Franklin, a founding father of the US felt the exact opposite about trading liberty for safety
What different types of government are there?
• democracy, autocracy, dictatorship,
monarchy, oligarchy, anarchy,
totalitarian, communist, republic
Representative Government
a form of government where a legislature with significant decision-making powers is freely elected
Demos Kratos (People, Power)
100 senators, 435 representative meet here at the U.S. Capitol Building
Democracy
Dictatorship
• The army is in control. a country
ruled by a single leader. The leader
has not been elected and may use
force to keep control.
• Cuba is an example of a Dictatorship.
Think Quick! Democracy vs. Dictatorship• Under which form of government
would a citizen have the power to
legally overthrow or vote out
members of their government, and
why?
A democracy gives people the power to vote for their elected officials, they can vote officials out or chose to elect other representatives.
Monarchy
• has a king, queen or emperor. The ruling
position can be passed on to the rulers
heirs. In some traditional monarchies, the
monarch has absolute power. A
constitutional monarchy, like the UK, also
has democratic government that limits the
monarch's control.
Oligarchy
• A government which is run by a few
members of a society, typically of
wealth. This was popular in ancient
civilizations.
Communism• Governments that provide its
people's services such as
healthcare, education and social
services but where personal
freedoms are often limited.
Communist governments often are
involved directly in business affairs
and often control markets.
Anarchy
• When government breaks down and
there is no government. This can
happen before, during or after a civil
war or when law enforcement is over
thrown.