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Introduction to American GovernmentChapter 1.1
• Making America safe for over 200 years…….sort of.
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What is government?
• Government– An institution with the
power to make and enforce rules for a group of people
• But why do we need rules???
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Driving in America…easy stuff, right?
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Or in Europe?
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What people do during driving????
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Why???
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Eventually, government has to do something about this.
• Cuyahoga County – Cleveland
– $1,000 fine first offense
– $5,000 fine and loss of license second offense
– Is Summit County next?
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Government is a necessary evil
• Government works to make people’s lives safer and more secure.
– If we had no government, life would be “nasty, brutish, and short”.
» Thomas Hobbes
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Government….what does it do?
• Establishes the rules and regulations that govern every day life within a state.
– State = All people (citizens) living in a political unit:
• Country• State• County• City• High school?
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How does a government stay in power?
• Sovereignty– Citizens agree to give government absolute
authority to rule. • USA • France• UK• Russia
– What happens if citizens disagree with their governments?
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American Revolution (1776-1781)
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French Revolution (1789-1812)
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Bolshevik Revolution in Russia (1917-1922)
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Iraq??Should someone else be able to change your government
for you?