Mr. Gordon March 31, 2011

Appreciations, Concerns, AnnouncementsPre-test and Post-Test

Important to take notes in class…Post-test and Final Exam

Presentation on Democracy vs. RepublicCornell Notes Option

Video clipWhat the philosophers said…Exit Slip/Reflection/Summary

A system of government in which citizens exercise supreme power, acting either directly on their own or through elected representatives.

A show of hands?

Technically the answer is yes and no. When the founders created the United States they were fearful of creating a full democracy, providing all the power to the people. However, the United States has come to be a symbol for democracy because we strive to create a government system with the power given to the people.

I pledge allegiance to my Flag of the United States of America and to the _________ for which it stands…

A Republic is: A nation in which supreme power rests with the citizens and is exercised by their elected representatives.

Let’s take a look at the presidential election of 2000, which was between which two nominees….

November 7, 2000

Nominee George W. Bush Al GoreParty Republican DemocraticElectoral vote

271 266

States carried

30 20

Popular vote

50,456,002 50,999,897

Percent 47.9% 48.4%

Because in a democracy the president is elected by the popular vote, Al Gore would have won.

Instead we have a Republic which includes systems of checks and balances that we will be discussing. One example is this idea of Electoral College

Right or wrong, this is our system.Let’s Watch a video on the electoral college:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaPlIcQw_dg

John Locke and Thomas Hobbes helped develop the idea of the social contract.

The social contract theory was that people in society agreed to give up some of their freedom to governments in exchange for security and order.

What are some freedoms that we give up in our society?

A compromise…

Section Section title

201 Authority to intercept wire, oral, and electronic communications relating to terrorism202 Authority to intercept wire, oral, and electronic communications relating to computer

fraud and abuse offenses203(b) Authority to share electronic, wire and oral interception information204 Clarification of intelligence exceptions from limitations on interception and disclosure

of wire, oral, and electronic communications206 Roving surveillance authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.207 Duration of FISA surveillance of non-United States persons who are agents of a foreign

power209 Seizure of voice-mail messages pursuant to warrants212 Emergency disclosure of electronic communications to protect life and limb214 Pen register and trap and trace authority under FISA215 Access to records and other items under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.217 Interception of computer trespasser communications218 Foreign intelligence information220 Nationwide service of search warrants for electronic evidence223 Civil liability for certain unauthorized disclosures225 Immunity for compliance with FISA wiretap

Hobbes and Locke saw a social contract as an agreement between the ruler and the ruled in which the ruled give up some of their freedom in exchange for security and order provided by the ruler.

Both philosophers will be important to remember, but each had their own reasoning of why they believed people would enter into this social contract.

John Locke

Thomas Hobbes

Locke thought people would enter a social contract to secure their natural rights to life, liberty, and property.

John Locke

Locke: Life, Liberty, Loot

Hobbes thought people would enter into such a contract to escape the misery and insecurity of living in a state of nature, or a world without laws and government.

Thomas Hobbes

Horrible Hobbes: Life would be horrible without a government to support and protect us.

On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions:

1) What is the difference between a democracy and a republic?

2) What is the social concept theory described by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke?