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Systems of Government
Three Main Systems
Federal
Confederate
Unitary
Unitary System•Central government
holds all the power
•Gives directives to lower governments
•Allocates power as they choose
•Example: Great Britain during Revolution
Confederate System•Local governments hold
the power•Weak central
government•Promotes cooperation
between states•Often has voluntary
membership and states can leave
•Treaties often used to define relationships between the states
Federal System•Central and local
governments share power
•Often times, a document outlines which powers each shares (CONSTITUTION)
•May have powerful central government, but it may not dissolve states
Think-Pair-Share•Think
▫Individually, write out the pros and cons of each system
▫Which do you think is best? Why?•Pair
▫With a partner, discuss the systems and come to a consensus on the best system.
▫Why is this system better than the others?
•Share▫Class Discussion
Ideology behind Constitution• Social Contract Theory
▫Major Theorists: Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau
▫Relationship between individuals and their governments need mutual consent
▫ Important historical role in the emergence of the idea that political authority must be derived from the consent of the governed
▫Citizens give up some rights
Ideology behind Constitution•Popular Sovereignty
▫Legitimate states must have consent of the people
▫People have all the political power
Explain:How does this work in the
US?
Key Vocabulary• Limited Government
▫Government with specific restrictions on power
▫Constitution did this by clarifying what government can and cannot legally do to the citizens
• Majority Rule▫Everyone will accept the
decision of the majority▫Minority Rights: Provisions
to protect minority views on issues
SEPARATION OF POWERS