Transcript the formation of governments

THE FORMATION OF GOVERNMENTS
CHAPTER 1 SECTION 2
GOVERNMENTS
 Each
government developed from
its own unique situations.
 Most
governments include smaller
divisions of that government.
 Ex)
provinces, states, counteis,
cities, towns and villages.
Government Systems
 Unitary
system gives all key powers to the
national, or central government.
 Ex)
Great Britain, France and Italy
Federal System
 Government
divides powers between
national and state (or provincial
governments).
 Ex)
United States, Canada, Switzerland,
Mexico, Australia, India, and Russia.
Our Federal System in the
Courts
Confederacy
 Loose
union of independent states.
Constitution
A
plan that provides rule for government.
 1) Sets out ideals that the people bound
by the constitution believe in and share.
 2) establishes the basic structure of
government and defines the
government’s powers and duties.
Constitutional Government
A
government in which a constitution has
authority to place clearly recognized limits
on the power of those who govern. The
constitution in such a government LIMITS
the government’s power.
US Constitution
1787 replaced Articles of
Confederation.
Be careful!
 Just
because a government has a
constitution does not mean it limits their
power!
 Ex) China
Incomplete Guides
 Constitutions
are incomplete guides.
 State’s
rights, individuals freedoms are
still fought over today.
 Always
does not reflect acutal practice.
All men are created equal??
Preamble
 The
beginning of a constitutions
the people of the United States,
in Order to form a more perfect Union,
establish Justice, insure domestic
Tranquility, provide for the common
defense, promote the general Welfare,
and secure the Blessings of Liberty to
ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain
and establish this Constitution for the
United States of America.”
 “We,
Constitutional Law
 Trying
to figure out what means what.
 “Interpretation
constitution.”
 Courts,
and application of the
judges, lawyers.
Politics
 An
effort to control or influence the
conduct and policies of government.
Politics
 An
effort to control or influence the
conduct and policies of government.
Special Interest Groups
 For
or against the “general” welfare.
 Special
Interest Groups push political
parties towards new legislation or
awareness.
 Some
believe they cause bribery and
corruption.
PETA, NRA, MADD, Fire
Brigades, Greenpeace
Industrialized Nations
 Large
industries and advanced
technology that provide a more
comfortable way of life than developing
nations do.
G8
 Group
of 8 refers to the eight highly
industrialized nations: France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, Great Britain, United States,
Canada and Russia.
 Much
ambiguity, but they are there!
Global Interdependence
 Globalizations,
technology, and the
World Wide Web bringing people
closer to one another.
 Growing
dependent on one another
for money, goods, technology,
medicine, financial investments,
military aid etc.
 NAFTA!!!!
Nonstate, International Groups
 Corporations,
 Al-Qaeda,
 Sony,
terrorist organizations etc.
IRA, PLO
WTO, General Motors, Mitsubishi