NOTES

How to make them GREAT!

YOUR NOTES SHOULD…

Tell you the main idea of text

Give you an idea of chronology if that is important to the

topic

ALWAYS include the date and section of reading

Be organized (outline)- can use roman numerals or not.

Not include abbreviations unless you are POSITIVE you will

remember them

Make sense to you.

MORE TIPS

When you are done, review your notes to make

sure that you understand them

Sketch any important timelines, charts, etc. that

you think are important to understanding the

information

Pay attention to repeated ideas and words

CHAPTER ONE, LESSON FOURFO RMS OF GOVERN MEN T

Functions of government• Keep order

• Pass and enforce laws to deter crime and prevent conflicts.• Establish courts. Help resolve issues between citizens.

• Provide security• Establish armed forces• Protect citizens from foreign attacks

• Provide services• Libraries, schools, hospitals, parks• Protect public safety, health, and welfare. Ex. Police and fire, safety

of products, mandate vaccines, aid to the poor and disabled.

• Guide the community• Use financial resources to make public policy, manage the economy,

and conduct foreign affairs.

Know what the

words mean!

Levels of gov. Federal system of gov. = power divided

between federal government and the states State gov can’t make laws that goes against

national gov. Fed. Gov. in charge of… citizenship, make and

enforce laws for whole country State gov. in charge of… education, elections,

public safety Local gov. in charge of… police and fire, local

courts, street cleaningBe

Organized! It makes

notes easier to review!

You don’t have to use complete

sentences!

Types of Government Democratic

Representative democracy- citizens choose people to represent them and make laws on their behalf (US has the oldest)

Republic- citizens have a role in choosing who leads the country

Constitutional monarchy- monarch has limited role, often just ceremonial. Voters elect lawmakers and leader of country.

Majority rule- majority has power to make laws that everyone else follows

Principles of American Democracy Rule of law Limited government Consent of the governed Individual rights Representative democracy Free, fair, and competitive elections Majority rule

Authoritarian- power is held by a person or a group not accountable to the people

Autocracy- ex. Absolute monarchy. Not many in the would. Saudi Arabia, Qatar.

Dictatorship- complete power. Come to power by force. Rely on police and military. People do not have freedom. Ex. North Korea, Turkmenistan

Totalitarian rule- gov. controls almost all aspects of life. Tell people what they can believe and do. Control the media and use scare tactics. Often based on an ideology = strict idea about life and society. Ex. Nazi Germany under Hitler, Fascist Italy under Mussolini, and Soviet Union under Stalin. Today, Cuba, North Korea, Myanmar.

Can include oligarchies (rule by a small group of people) and theocracies (rule by religious leaders).

Socialism- system in which society controls all aspects of the economy, either directly or indirectly through the government. Goal is for nation’s wealth to be more evenly divided.

Systems of gov. Most governments around the world are not

federal, but unitary = central government is supreme. France, Japan.

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