Foundations of Government

best form of government

self government

what is the US capitol home for

congress

how many members are in congress

535

how many members for senate

100

how many members in house eo frepresentatives

435

who are the Florida senators

Rick Scott, Ashley Moody

who is the Secretary of State

Marco rubio

Thomas Hobbes

“War of all against all” “nasty brutish and short” (world with no government)

Peace and security could only be achieved by establishing government.

what is government

• Government is made up of the formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made for a group of people.

3 major components of government

People - elected officials and all the people who carry out the day-to-day business of government.

Power -the government’s authority and ability to get things done. The people in government exercise three types of power

Policies

• A policy is decision made by government in pursuit of a particular goal.

• A policy can take the form of a law, a government program, or even a set of government actions.

4 characteristics of state

population, government, territory, sovereignty

functions of government

Ensure National Security; Protect the nation’s people and territory from external threats.

Maintain Order: Maintain internal order through police and the legal system.

Resolve Conflict: Provide means to resolve conflicts through politics and the legal system.

Provide Services: Provide a variety of services, ranging from education to public transportation, which are paid for by tax dollars.

Provide for the Public Good: Make decisions and policies that attempt to balance the public good with the needs of smaller segments of the population.

Divine Right Theory

The theory that a monarch rules by the sanction, or approval, of God.The belief that a ruler is chosen by God, or the gods has been a powerful source of legitimacy.              

who is chuck Schumer

the senate democratic leader

Natural Law and Natural Rights

The idea of natural law, a system of rules derived from the natural world.

The Social Contract Theory

a theory of society in which government is a contract between a government and the governed to provide protection and support for the people

Force Theory

States form when an individual or group uses force to make enough people submit to a central authority.

Evolutionary Theory

States form gradually over time, growing from family and extended kinship groups.

John Locke (1632-1704)

emphasized that people had natural rights. In his view of the state of nature, people are governed by natural law.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)

introduced a third vision of the state of nature and the social contract