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People and Government
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Four Essential Features of The State
• Population– The people that make up the State– Populations can be either homogenous or
heterogeneous• Territory
– An area with fixed boundaries– Can change because of war, purchase, annexation
• Sovereignty– Absolute authority, within its territorial boundaries
• Government– Maintains order, provides services, enforces decisions
– CIA World Factbook
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State vs. Country?
• State and country generally have the same meaning
– Political community– definite boundaries– Sovereignty – freedom to make rules and
laws without getting approval from another– independent government
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Section –IPrinciples of Government
• How many countries are there in the world today?
• The answer…
• 200 is probably the best current answer to the question.
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Why is there not an exact number?
• There are dozens of territories and colonies that are sometimes erroneously called "countries" but don't count at all– Bermuda– Puerto Rico– Greenland– Northern Ireland– Scotland– they're not fully independent countries
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So, are PA and NY countries?
• Not exactly
• Political divisions in the United States are called states because:
• When the colonies banded together to fight the British, they thought of themselves as independent countries.
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Population
• Race –
• Ethnicity –
• Nationality -
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Race
• A group of people identified as distinct from other groups because of supposed physical or genetic traits
• Some biologists and anthropologists do not recognize race as a biologically valid classification. Race is "merely a social construct.
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Ethnicity
• a socially defined category of people who identify with each other based on common ancestral, social, cultural or national experience
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Nationality
• is the legal relationship between a person and a state
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DNA Discussion Project• Have you ever wondered about the origins of your
family? Are you curious about your ethnicity or race? Have you heard or told stories about your family's past? Would you like to know the truth behind family secrets? There happens to be a scientific way to answer all these questions with a high level of accuracy. It is called DNA.
• DNA Discussion Project
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DNA Discussion Project
• In the long run, we hope to expand the project to include elementary and high school students in the region. By encouraging greater understanding of the science of genetics, the construction of race, and the perception of ethnicity, we hope to expand the dialogue about diversity in our community.
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Power????
•How do people come to power???
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Theories of the Origin of the State
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Theories of the Origin of the State
•Evolution –Evolved from the family
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Theories of the Origin of the State
•Force•Submit authority to a ruling force
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Theories of the Origin of the State
• Divine Right• Rulers were chosen by god
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Theories of the Origin of the State
• Social Contract Theory• People gave Gov't power in return for
safety• A government of “rules” not “rulers”
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Locke vs. Hobbes
• Hobbes – “state of nature” world without gov’t, “nasty, brutish, short”
• Locke – “life, liberty, and property”
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The Purposes of Government
• Maintain Social Order– Courts– Pay Taxes– Makes laws
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The Purposes of Government
• Provide Essential Public Services– School– Police and Fire Services– FDA– Construction of Highways
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The Purposes of Government
• National Security– Armed Services– Alliances or Treaties– United Nations– CIA
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Control the Nations Economy
• Make Economic Decisions– Money Supply– Currency– Interest Rate– Banking– Taxes
• Capitalism• Socialism• Communism
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End of Show
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