1. 19 October 2012 Warm-up: What is Government? Agenda: Warm-up->Lecture->Gov. Creation - >Presentation -> review and preview

2. Mr. Rolland Introduction to Government

3. Why do we need government? John Locke

4. Locked Believed The stronger and smarter people might try to take away other people's lives, liberty, or property. Weaker people might band together and take away the rights of the stronger and smarter people. Locke argued that people should agree with one another to give up some of their freedom in exchange for protection and security People would be unprotected without government FUN FACT: Ironically Ben Franklin, a founding father of the US felt the exact opposite about trading liberty for safety

5. Do you agree with Locke, the a Government is necessary? Why or why not? As a group let’s discuss…

6. What is a government? The system by which a nation, state, or community is governed

7. What different types of government are there?

8. Representative Government a form of government where a legislature with significant decision-making powers is freely elected

9. Demos Kratos (People, Power) 100 senators, 435 representative meet here at the U.S. Capitol Building Democracy

10. The USA is an example of a democracy The White HouseElected Official President Obama

11. Dictatorship The army is in control. a country ruled by a single leader. The leader has not been elected and may use force to keep control. Cuba is an example of a Dictatorship.

12. Think Quick! Democracy vs. Dictatorship Under which form of government would a citizen have the power to legally overthrow or vote out members of their government, and why? A democracy gives people the power to vote for their elected officials, they can vote officials out or chose to elect other representatives.

13. Monarchy has a king, queen or emperor. The ruling position can be passed on to the rulers heirs. In some traditional monarchies, the monarch has absolute power. A constitutional monarchy, like the UK, also has democratic government that limits the monarch's control.

14. Oligarchy A government which is run by a few members of a society, typically of wealth. This was popular in ancient civilizations.

15. Communism Governments that provide its people's services such as healthcare, education and social services but where personal freedoms are often limited. Communist governments often are involved directly in business affairs and often control markets.

16. Anarchy When government breaks down and there is no government. This can happen before, during or after a civil war or when law enforcement is over thrown.

17. Penn State When law and order break down

18. Why did law and order break down at Penn State? Let’s discuss…

19. Activity Government Packet Section B: