1. Principles of Government
Chapter 1

2. Government & Its Purpose
Government: institution people and processes by which nation state is ruled and makes public policy
Nation State: political unit with a defined territory, under a government, with authority; national unit
Territory
Population
Sovereignty
Government

3. Purpose Sovereignty: free from outside interference
Maintenance of public order
Resolution of conflict
Responsible for stable economy
Provisions of public serve

4. Theoretical Origins of Government
Evolution theory
Force theory
Divine right theory
Social contract theory

5. Power and Forms of Government
Elite: small, privileged group with disproportionate power
Marxist theory by Karl Marx
Power elite theory by C. Wright Mills
Bureaucrats by Max Weber
Pluralist theory

6. Forms of Government Geographic distribution Legislative / Executive
Number who Participate

7. Geographic Distribution
Unitary system
Federal system
Confederation system

8. Legislative / Executive Branches
Parliamentary government: legislative
Presidential government: executive

9. Number who Rule Rule by one Rule by a few Rule my many
Absolute monarchy
Dictatorship (tyrant)
Rule by a few
Aristocracy
Theocracy
oligarchy
Political party
Rule my many
Direct democracy or participatory democracy
Representative democracy
Democratic centralism - rules to help the people