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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 1: PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT
-ARISTOTLE
“MAN BY NATURE IS A POLITICAL ANIMAL”
LEGISLATIVE POWERS EXECUTIVE POWERS JUDICIAL POWERS
GOVERNMENT POWERS
POPULATION TERRITORY SOVEREIGNTY GOVERNMENT
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STATE
FORCE EVOLUTIONARY DIVINE RIGHT SOCIAL CONTRACT
THEORIES OF ORIGIN ON THE STATE
TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION ESTABLISH JUSTICE INSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE SECURE THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY
PURPOSES OF GOVERNMENT
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?1. DEMOCRACY
A. DIRECTB. INDIRECT / REPRESENTATIVE/ REPUBLIC
2. DICTATORSHIPA. AUTOCRATICB. OLIGARCHY
WHERE IS THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION LOCATED?1. UNITARY2. FEDERAL3. CONFEDERATE
WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES?1. PRESIDENTIAL2. PARLIAMENTARY
CLASSIFICATION OF GOVERNMENT
RECOGNITION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL WORTH AND DIGNITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL
RESPECT FOR THE EQUALITY OF ALL PERSONS
FAITH IN MAJORITY RULE AND INSISTENCE UPON MINORITY RIGHTS
ACCEPTANCE OF THE NECESSITY OF COMPROMISE
INSISTENCE UPON THE WIDEST POSSIBLE DEGREE OF INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM
BASIC PURPOSES OF DEMOCRACY
GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF THE ECONOMY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE MIXED ECONOMY
GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS