hey! what do you know about this thing called “a country” …?
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with the with the power to make and power to make and enforce lawsenforce laws without having to without having to
check with any higher check with any higher authority, authority,
What is a What is a Country?Country?a body of a body of peoplepeople, ,
living in a living in a defined spacedefined space, ,
and with anand with an organizationorganization to do this. to do this.
CountriCountriesesYou can tell from the
definition that there are four key features
of a country…What are they?
PopulatiPopulationon TerritoryTerritory
SovereigSovereigntynty
GovernmGovernmentent
a body of a body of peoplepeople, ,
living in a living in a defined defined space,space,
with the with the power to power to make and enforce make and enforce
laws laws without having without having to check with any to check with any higher authority,higher authority,
and with an and with an organization to organization to
do this.do this.
TerritoTerritoryry
A country must have set boundaries, but they are not always agreed on. Boundaries can change in three ways:
• war – people win or lose territory• negotiation – people agree to trade
territory• purchase – countries can buy territory
from other countries
Definition: the area in which a country’s rule applies
Open your text book to page 571
How is this map of Europe from 1918 different than the map in your book?
PopulaPopulationtion
That’s us!
Definition: People who are the members or citizens of a country
The size of the population doesn’t matterPopulation has a big influence on the type
of government chosen by the country:• Is the population rural or urban?• What do people do for jobs?• Do people get along or disagree on
basic issues?
Open your text book to page 522
What country in Europe has the largest population?
What country has the smallest?
SovereiSovereigntygntyDon’t worry guys!
“Sovereignty” is just a big word that means a state has the ability to rule within its border
as it chooses…
Remember the definition of “country”? It says, “…with
the power to make and enforce laws without having
to check with any higher authority…”?
Because of sovereignty…
Countries can set their own foreign policy and agendas.
Countries are all equal in theory, but in reality that isn’t always the case.
Definition: the ability to rule absolutely within a given territory
SovereiSovereigntygnty
GovernGovernmentment
That’s us!
Definition: the organization that makes and enforces the laws Government has many roles that all involve making public policy, but there are four main ways their governing affects the public… Public policy is
the laws and rules that affect the
public!
GovernGovernmentment
That’s us!
Government has many roles that all involve making public policy, but there are four main ways their governing affects the public… • Keeping Order
• Protecting the Country• Providing Services• Making Economic Decisions
Definition: the organization that makes and enforces the laws
Keeping Keeping Order Order
Roles Roles
of of
GovernGovern
mentment Making and enforcing laws is all a part of keeping order in society
Structures like the police force and court system are in place to enforce the laws and settle disputes
Protecting the Protecting the CountryCountry
Roles Roles
of of
GovernGovern
mentment The government is responsible for defending the territory of the state Security organizations like the Department
of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense are established to protect citizens
Roles Roles
of of
GovernGovern
mentment The government is responsible for defending the territory of the state Security organizations like the Department
of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense are established to protect citizens Treaties and alliances are formed with other countries to help keep our citizens safe
Protecting the Protecting the CountryCountry
Providing Providing Services Services
Roles Roles
of of
GovernGovern
mentment The government is responsible for providing basic services…
Postal ServiceLibraries
Garbage Collection
Road Repair
Bridge BuildingSchools
Providing Providing Services Services
Roles Roles
of of
GovernGovern
mentmentThe government is
responsible for providing basic services…
Programs for people who need help:
Programs to keep people safe:
• welfare • medical services
• help buying food
• food• buildings
• medicine
Paying for Services Paying for Services
Citizens pay taxes to pay for servicesIncome taxSales taxPayroll taxProperty taxInheritance taxAnd more!
Making Making Economic Economic DecisionsDecisions
Roles Roles
of of
GovernGovern
mentment The government makes decisions every day about how it spends money
The government also makes decisions about how our economy is going to function
Most public policy set by the government has to do with how money is spent!!
Figure It Figure It Out!Out!Is the United
States a country?
Does it have a population?
YESYES NNOO
Does it have a territory?
Does it have sovereignty? Does it have government?
YESYES
YESYES
YESYES
NNOO
NNOO
NNOO
Figure It Figure It Out!Out!What about “states”
like Colorado? Could Colorado be
considered a country?
Does it have a population? YESYES NNOO
Does it have a territory?
Does it have sovereignty?
Does it have government?
YESYES
YESYES
YESYES
NNOO
NNOO
NNOO
Colorado can’t make laws that go
against the U.S. Constitution…
Colorado has a higher
authority above them!
Figure It Figure It Out!Out!Oops! I forgot. What four
things does the government do?
Keeps _________ORDERORDER
Protects the __________
Provides ___________
Makes___________ decisions
COUNTRCOUNTRYY
SERVICESSERVICES
ECONOMIECONOMICC
THUMBS UP or THUMBS THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWNDOWN
If there are less than 30,000 people it can’t be
considered a country.
Monaco has only 27,000 people! Size doesn’t matter!
THUMBS UP or THUMBS THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWNDOWN
Can you name
the three ways
that boundaries
change?
THUMBS UP or THUMBS THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWNDOWN
THUMBS UP or THUMBS THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWNDOWN
Sovereignty means that you have to check with someone above you.
Just the opposite! Sovereignty means there is NO ONE above you!
THUMBS UP or THUMBS THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWNDOWN
THUMBS UP or THUMBS THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWNDOWN
Government only exists to keep order and provide
security.
THUMBS UP or THUMBS THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWNDOWN
The 50 states that make up the USA are not considered
independent states internationally.