1. Homework!
RHN 2.1 **2 DOJO Points

2. Guiding Questions 9/19/16
How did government shift from unlimited to limited government?
What are the differences between limited and unlimited governments?

3. Unlimited Government
Early on in history, European leaders believed that an absolute monarchy with unlimited power would unify a nation and make it stronger.
European monarchs believed their power came directly from God. This made them answer only to god. (Divine Right)

4. Unlimited Government Power is unlimited
Name: _____________________ Date: _______________
Unlimited
Government
Power is unlimited

6. Those who make the laws are NOT required to obey them.
Name: _____________________ Date: _______________
Those who make the laws are NOT required to obey them.
Unlimited
Government
Power is unlimited

7. Those who make the laws are NOT required to obey them.
Name: _____________________ Date: _______________
Characteristics
Those who make the laws are NOT required to obey them.
Unlimited
Government
Power is unlimited

8. Rule by one or few

9. Little or NO personal freedoms or rights!

10. Jury
NO trial by jury

11. Command
Economy - economic system in which the means of production are publicly owned and economic activity is controlled by a central authority

12. Unlimited Government NO trial by jury Rule by one or few
Name: _____________________ Date: _______________
Characteristics
Those who make the laws are NOT required to obey them.
Rule by one or few
Little or NO
personal freedoms or rights
Unlimited
Government
NO trial by jury
Power is unlimited
Command
economy

13. Unlimited Government Examples NO trial by jury Rule by one or few
Name: _____________________ Date: _______________
Characteristics
Those who make the laws are NOT required to obey them.
Rule by one or few
Little or NO
personal freedoms or rights
Unlimited
Government
NO trial by jury
Power is unlimited
Command
economy
Examples

14. Monarchy – only one person or family rules.
Absolute
Monarchy – only one person or family rules.

15. Communism - a political theory advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

16. Unlimited Government Examples NO trial by jury Rule by one or few
Name: _____________________ Date: _______________
Characteristics
Those who make the laws are NOT required to obey them.
Rule by one or few
Little or NO
personal freedoms or rights
Unlimited
Government
NO trial by jury
Power is unlimited
Command
economy
Rule by ONE
Rule by FEW
Absolute Monarchy
Communism
Examples:
Cuba & North Korea
Example: Saudi Arabia
Examples

17. Exit Ticket 1. What is the main idea of unlimited government?
The government has all the power and people have none.
The people have unlimited power and the government has none.
The people have rights but are governed by the government.

18. Exit Ticket
2. Which unlimited government is ruled by a few? A. Representative democracy B. Absolute monarchy C. Communist government

19. Exit Ticket
3. When does an absolute monarch become a tyrant? A. When he/she seeks the advice of a council. B. When he/she ignores the people’s needs. C. When he/she allows the people to make all of the decisions.

20. Homework!
Read section 2.1 and complete your vocabulary for this section.

21. Guiding Questions 9/20/16
How did government shift from unlimited to limited government?
What are the differences between limited and unlimited governments?

22. Limited Government
Some people wanted a limited government- power is restricted by the people.
This is the basis of American Government.

23. Limited Government Power is limited
Name: __________________ Date: _______________
Limited
Government
Power is limited

26. Limited Government Power is limited
Name: _____________________ Date: _______________
Type of government where, through laws, some control is placed on the leadership’s powers.
Limited
Government
Power is limited

27. Limited Government Power is limited
Name: _____________________ Date: _______________
Type of government where, through laws, some control is placed on the leadership’s powers.
Characteristics
Limited
Government
Power is limited

28. All people obey the laws.

29. Have documents that state laws and limitations.

30. Government officials CANNOT take advantage of the citizens.
NO corruption!!!

31. Limited Government usually includes a system of checks and balances.

32. Limited Government Power is limited
Name: _____________________ Date: _______________
Type of government where, through laws, some control is placed on the leadership’s powers.
Characteristics
ALL people obey the laws
Have documents that state laws & limitations
Limited
Government
Government officials cannot take advantage of the citizens
Power is limited
Usually includes a system of checks & balances

33. Limited Government Examples Power is limited
Name: _____________________ Date: _______________
Type of government where, through laws, some control is placed on the leadership’s powers.
Characteristics
ALL people obey the laws
Have documents that state laws & limitations
Limited
Government
Government officials cannot take advantage of the citizens
Power is limited
Usually includes a system of checks & balances
Examples

34. Representative
Democracy -founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people

35. Constitutional Monarchy - a king or queen acts as Head of State; but the ability to make and pass legislation resides with an elected Parliament, not with the Monarch.

36. Direct Democracy -  is a form of democracy in which people decide policy initiatives directly.

37. Limited Government Examples Power is limited
Name: _____________________ Date: _______________
Type of government where, through laws, some control is placed on the leadership’s powers.
Characteristics
ALL people obey the laws
Have documents that state laws & limitations
Limited
Government
Government officials cannot take advantage of the citizens
Power is limited
Usually includes a system of checks & balances
Representative Democracy
Example: U.S.A.
Constitutional Monarchy
Example:
Great Britain
Direct Democracy
Example:
Ancient Greece
Examples

38. Create Your Ideal Government
Using your graphic organizer notes we completed in class, create an ideal government of your choice and draw its National Flag. Instructions are on your worksheet.

39. Exit Ticket
How is limited government different from unlimited government?
It gives people more taxes.
It prevents people from making any decisions.
It gives people more rights.
It allows anyone to vote.

40. Exit Ticket What type of government does the United States have?
Constitutional monarchy
Direct democracy
Absolute monarchy
Representative democracy

41. Exit Ticket
How is a government prevented from becoming too powerful? A. Constitution B. Separation of Powers C. Checks and Balances D. All of the above

42. Guiding Questions 9/21/16
How did government shift from unlimited to limited government?
What are the differences between limited and unlimited governments?

43. Watch video and turn to your partner and discuss how life might have been like before the Magna Carta.

44. Magna Carta
In 1215 the English King John I (a very horrible king) signed the Magna Carta which established the idea of limited government.

45. Magna Carta

46. No one is above the law!!!
The Magna Carta stated that no was above the law, not even the king.
This was the beginning changes in government in England.

47. Magna Carta Document Analysis
Activity
Magna Carta Document Analysis
Read and answer the document analysis questions as you travel to each station. Complete your graphic organizer as you travel.

48. 20:00 Graphic Organizer (Use your own paper!)
What rights and/or freedoms did it talk about?
What was its main idea?
How did it limit government’s power?
How is this present in our government today?

49. Exit Ticket
What did the Magna Carta say? A. No man is above the law. B. The King is has all the power. C. Every man has equal rights. D. Women gained rights to vote.

50. Exit Ticket
How did the Magna Carta affect government as we know it today?
It was the first written document limiting the power of government.
The Magna Carta gave a King more power to rule.
It set the stage for all other unlimited governments.