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What do you think should be

required to be a US citizen?

Citizenship TestCitizenship Test• Asked 10 of 100 questions – must get 6 out of 10

correct to pass• 10 step naturalization process:

– 1. Determine if you were already a U.S. citizen.– 2. Determine eligibility to become a citizen.– 3. Prepare form.– 4. Submit form.– 5. Fingerprint and background check.– 6. Complete interview.– 7. Receive decision – or denied.– 8. Receive notice to take Oath of Allegiance.– 9. Take Oath of Allegiance.– 10. Understand citizenship.

Can you be an American citizen?

Bell RingerBell Ringer•Does the government play a large or small role in your life? How much does our government impact you on a daily basis?

•EXPLAIN!

Get a partner, YAY!

• With a partner write 5-10 ways the government regulates our behavior.

• Write this ON THE BACK of your handout!

Pair-SharePair-Share• Be ready to share with the class.• Answer these questions:

– How much of a role should the government play?

– What types of activities should it have a role in, and what things should be left up to the citizens?

– In what ways are we asked to contribute or participate in our government?

– What can we do to influence or change the government?

Roles of Government in Your Life

•Write down 10 activities you do everyday

•Does the government play a role?

•What level of the government is involved – is there a specific agency?

3B Class List

1. Brush your teeth (floss)

2. Eat breakfast

3. Watch news

4. Drive to school

5. Get dressed/makeup

6. Learning

7. Work

8. Sports

9. Social Media

10. Video games/Netflix (no chill)

Exit Ticket!

• What are CAPs and what purpose do they serve (why are we making you do them)?

Bell RingerBell Ringer•What would life be like without a government?

•What are the advantages/disadvantages? Explain.

***Don’t forget, Letter to Your Graduate Self is due NEXT CLASS!!!

•GovernmentGovernment– Institution through

which society makes and enforces public policy

– Made up of people who exercise powers and have authority over people

•Public policyPublic policy– Things government

decides to do– Taxation, defense,

education, crime, health care, transportation, environment, civil rights, working conditions, etc.

““If men If men were were

angels no angels no governmengovernment would be t would be necessary.necessary.

” – James ” – James MadisonMadison

Basic Basic governmegovernment powersnt powers

LegislativeLegislative•Makes laws and frames public policy

ExecutiveExecutive•Executes, enforces, and administers laws

JudicialJudicial•Interprets laws and settles disputes

StateState• A body of people living in a defined

territory, organized politically with the power to make and enforce laws

• Dominant political unit in the world today (~190)

• In popular usage, a state is often called a nation or a country.

Four Characteristics Four Characteristics of the Stateof the State

1. Population2. Territory3. Sovereignty

•Supreme and absolute power within its own territory

4. Government

Origins of the StateOrigins of the State• Read your assigned theory on the Read your assigned theory on the

origins of the state with your group.origins of the state with your group.– Textbook pgs. Textbook pgs. 7-87-8

• Define and describe in your foldableDefine and describe in your foldable• Come up with a skit where ALL Come up with a skit where ALL

members must participatemembers must participate• Requirements:Requirements:

– Accurate, appealing, & awesome!Accurate, appealing, & awesome!– Best skit (according to Mrs. Zimmer) Best skit (according to Mrs. Zimmer)

gets a PRIZE next class! gets a PRIZE next class!

Bell RingerBell RingerDefine a state (make

sure to include all FOUR characteristics!)

Letters due NOW!******You will have your first quiz on 9/8 (A You will have your first quiz on 9/8 (A

Day) Day)

or 9/9 (B Day)or 9/9 (B Day)

Origins of the StateOrigins of the StateEvolutionary Evolutionary Theory Theory

• States evolved from family units

• Families grew into large extended units or tribes

• Heads of families served as a government

• Evolved into tribal councils with a hierarchy of authority

Origins of the StateOrigins of the State

Force Theory Force Theory • Governments

emerged when people were brought under the control of a powerful authority

• One group conquers another and forces it to submit

Origins of the StateOrigins of the State

Divine Right Divine Right TheoryTheory

• Belief that kings were chosen by a deity to rule the state

• 15th c. Europe – Used by royalty to justify absolute rule

Origins of the StateOrigins of the StateSocial Contract Social Contract

TheoryTheory

• 17th c. & Age of Enlightenment – People challenge monarchy and idea of Divine Right

• State arose out of a voluntary act of free people in a state of nature

• “Contract” in which people give up a degree of freedom in exchange for security

Origins of the StateOrigins of the StateSocial Social Contract Contract TheoryTheory

Freewrite

• On your own paper, write a minimum half-page response to the following question:– Do you think humans are inherently

good or evil? In other words, are people born “good” or “bad”?

– Explain your answer and give examples to support your opinion.

Exit TicketExit TicketWhat are the four theories on the

origins of the state?

Bell RingerBell RingerExplain what you think this statement means in relation to government: “To be free, one must

be chained.”

Purposes of Our Purposes of Our GovernmentGovernment

“We the People of the United States, in Order to:1.form a more perfect union, 2.establish justice, 3.insure domestic Tranquility, 4.provide for the common defense, 5.Promoted the general Welfare, and6.secure the Blessings of Liberty…”

• Turn to page 8 in your AG textbook.

• For each part of the preamble, write WHY it was necessary and HOW the government put it into practice.