Unit 1 (American Gov)

What is government?

Institutions through which society make and enforces its public policies.

What is the meaning public policy?

Laws and regulation.

What should the government do?

Taxes

Defense

Education

Healthcare

Working conditions

What is the difference between medicare and medicaid?

Medicare is for elderly and Medicaid is for the disabled.

What is taxes?

Money to government.

What is the legislative branch?

U.S Capitol

Congress and created Article 1 of the U.S Constitution.

Main task is making laws

How many member in the House of Representative?

435 members

How many members are in the senate?

100 members.

What is the Executive branch?

The White House

The President ( POTUS)

Created Article 2 of the U.S Constitution.

Commands the military

Task is to enforce and administrate laws.

3 parts of the White House?

President

VP

The Cabinet

What is the Judicial branch?

The Supreme Court (SCOTUS)

Created through Article of the U.S Constitution.

Task is to interpreting the law and setting dispute.

How many justices in the Supreme Court?

9 Justices.

What is a Designated Driver?

The person that the president chooses not to come to his “Speech to the Union” Conference.

Goals of the constitution

Outlines laws

Sets the federal governments

Principles

Structures

Process

What was the purpose of the preamble?

To introduce the constitution and give purpose.

What are the documents purpose?

Establish justice

Insure domestic tranquility

Provide for common defense

Promote the general welfare

Establish justice

Establish rules and regulation for American to live by (laws)

Insure domestic tranquility

Keep peace within the United States

Provide for the common defense

If one state gets attacked, then we all get attacked

Provide by the military

Promote the general welfare

The government will help Americans as much as possible

Examples of General Welfare

Roads and Bridges

Schools

Hospital

Entitlements (social security)

Who made social security?

Fredrick D. Roosevelt in the new deal

Secure blessing the liberty to ourselves

We will nevr be ruled by a king again (monarchy)

Divine Rights Theory

God gave the royal family the right to rule

If anything opposed the monarchy they would be going against god by committing treason

John Locke

Believed People:

Are born naturally

Have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness