Ch.1+-++Principles+of+Government

=**__Objectives__**=

**__Government and the State__**

 * **Define government and the basic powers every government holds.**
 * **Describe the four defining characteristics of the state.**
 * **Identify four theories that attempt to explain the origin of the state.**
 * **Understand the purpose of government in the United States and other countries.**

__**Forms of Government**__

 * **Classify governments according to three sets of characteristics.**
 * **Define systems of government based on who can participate.**
 * **Identify different ways that power can be distributed, geographically, within a state.**
 * **Describe government by how power is distributed between the executive branch and legislative branch.**

**__Basic Concepts of Democracy__**

 * **Understand the foundations of democracy.**
 * **Analyze te connections between democracy and the free enterprise system.**
 * **Identify the role of the internet in a democracy.**

__**Ch. 1 - Assignments**__
__**Wednesday, August 24**__
 * **Read ch. 1, sec. 1 - Government and the State, pages 4-11.**
 * **Define the following terms: government, public policy, power, legislative power, executive power, judicial power, constitution, dictatorship, democracy, state, sovereign.**
 * **Complete the following focus questions:**
 * 1) What are the 3 basic kinds of power every government has and exercises?
 * 2) What is the difference between "politics" and "government"?
 * 3) What are the 4 characteristics all states possess?
 * 4) Briefly explain the 4 theories that have emerged to explain the origin of the state.
 * 5) List the purposes of government as found in the preamble to the United States Constitution.


 * __Thursday, August 25__**
 * **Take notes on ch. 1, sec. 2 in class.**
 * **Read ch. 1, sec. 3 - The Basic Concepts of Democracy, pages 20-24.**
 * **Complete the following focus questions:**
 * 1) Outline the 5 basic notions on the concept of American democracy.
 * 2) Why is it important to be a responsible citizen?
 * 3) Explain the American economic system and the 4 fundamental factors of a free enterprise system.
 * 4) What role does government play in a free enterprise system?
 * 5) Define: antitrust laws, zoning ordinances.


 * __Friday, August 26__**


 * **Study Guide for test on ch. 1 - [|American Government study guide-ch.1.docx]**
 * **Test will be Monday, August 29th.**

__**Monday, August 29**__
 * **Test on ch. 1**
 * **Reading Assignment - Ch. 3, sec. 1 - Basic Principles of the Constitution - p. 68-75.**

__**Ch.1 - Notes**__

 * **Powerpoint - ch. 1, sec. 2: Forms of Government [|Forms of Government PP.pptx]**