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Intro to Government

Government Defined The institution through which a society makes and enforces public policy

Two Primary forms of Government Dictatorship A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority Democracy A form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people

Types of Democracy Representative Democracy Direct Democracy citizens elect officials to represent them in government A Republic Direct Democracy Voters in a community meet in one place to make laws and decide actions

America’s Three Levels of Government Local Gov’t Counties, cities, towns, townships, villages, school boards, zoning boards State Gov’t The gov’ts of the 50 states Located in the state capital Federal Gov’t Located in Washington, D.C.

Federal, State, Local Political Cartoon Using your own knowledge and experiences with the various levels of government, you are going to create a political cartoon depicting the relationship between the various levels of government. You will have 20 minutes to create your cartoon Be creative

On the back of your cartoon create a list of you and your families needs, issues or problems

How are these needs, issues or problems met?