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CHAPTER 1 SECTION 1 GOVERNMENT & THE PEOPLE
GOVERNMENT: RULING AUTHORITY FOR A COMMUNITY OR SOCIETY; POWER TO MAKE AND ENFORCE LAWS
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WHAT GOVERNMENTS DO? PROVIDE LAWS OR RULE OF CONDUCT KEEP ORDER
PROVIDE SECURITY PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICES GUIDE COMMUNITY
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LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT NATIONAL STATE LOCAL 1 50 1000S
COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, TOWNSHIP, VILLAGE
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TYPES OF GOVERMENTS TOP DOWN AUTHORITARIAN
BOTTEM UP DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE RULE THROUGH FAIR, FREE ELECTIONS DIRECT DEMOCRACY REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY REPUBLIC CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY MAJORITY RULES TOP DOWN AUTHORITARIAN RULERS RULE W/O CONCERN FOR PEOPLE DICTATORISHIPS TOTALITARIAN REGIMES ABSOLUTE MONARCHY CONTROL ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE
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