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What is the solution to problems of man?

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Major Problems Faced By Man

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  1. Survival

2. Getting along with society

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Define: Government

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An institution through which society resolves conflicts allocates resources

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Define: Allocates

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Divides

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Define: Politics

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A process whereby collective decisions are made

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Basic Principles Of Government

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  1. Government is the only legitimate institution that can exert force
  2. Government can obtain compliance through consent or force
  3. Individuals must lose freedom under a government
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Common Assumptions About Government

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  1. Public officials operate within the law
  2. Government decisions are responsive to public need
  3. Public officials are accountable
  4. Government belongs to the people
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Define: State (Nation State)

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Body of people living in a defined territory, organized politically and having the power to make and enforce law without the consent of a higher authority

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To Be A State You Must Have

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  1. Population
  2. Territory
  3. Government
  4. Sovereignty: Must have supreme power within borders
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Problem of Government (Democracy)

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How to balance individual freedom against the collective good of all citizens

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Factors That Influence Government

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  1. Nationalism
  2. Religion
  3. Private property
  4. Popular culture
  5. Education
  6. Participation and Cooperation
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Origins Of The State

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  1. Force Theory
  2. Evolutionary Theory
  3. Divine Theory
  4. Social Contract Theory
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Unitary

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All power is in a centralized agency

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Confederate

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A league of sovereign states grouped around a central government (usually this government is weak)

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Federal

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Power is divided by a written constitution between a central and regional government

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Presidential Government

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Executive and Legislative are separate and equal

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Parliamentary Government

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Executive and Legislative are not separate

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Dictatorship

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Rulers are not responsible to the people

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Types of Dictatorships

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  1. Autocracy

2. Oligarchy

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Autocracy

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1 person has absolute control

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Oligarchy

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A small elite group controls the government

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Demos

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Kratia

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Direct/Pure

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Everyone votes on every issue

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Indirect/Republic

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The people choose representatives to vote on their behalf

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Foundations of Democracy

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  1. Every person has worth
  2. All people are equal
  3. Majority rule and minority rights
  4. Necessity of compromise
  5. Individual freedom
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3 Key Ideas of American Democracy

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  1. Liberty
  2. Equality
  3. Property

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