Civics U1 L1 - Foundations of Government and Law

What is a State?

• state - a body of people living in a defined territory
  with a government

Other terms

• Nation - ethnic term:

  large group of people

• Country - geographic

  term: particular place,
  region or area of land

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A state is a body of people living in a defined ​

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with a government.

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is an ethnic term for a large group of people.

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is a geographical term that refers to a particular place, region, or area of land. ​

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territory

nation

country

• Size doesn’t matter

• People who make up the state may or may not be
  homogeneous (share customs, language, ethnic
  background)

San Marino- 33,203 people

China- 1,379,000,000

People

• Must have land with known and recognized
  boundaries

○ Vatican City-

0.2 square
miles

○ Russia-

6.6 million
square miles

Territory

• Supreme and absolute

  power within its own territory

• decide its own foreign and domestic policies

• One of the main characteristics that distinguishes the state from smaller political units

Sovereignty

• Each state is politically
  organized

• Government - the agency the state uses to accomplish
  goals

Government

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• People

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• Government

may or may not be homogeneous (share customs, language, ethnic background

Must have land with known and recognized boundaries

Supreme and absolute power within its own territory

politically organizations that accomplish goals

• may or may not be homogeneous (share customs, language, ethnic background

• Must have land with known and recognized boundaries

• Supreme and absolute power within its own territory

• politically organizations that accomplish goals

• Institution which

makes and
enforces public
policies

• Public policies

include defense,
crime,
education,
health care,
transportation,
civil rights, etc.

What is Government?

What is the Purpose of

Government?

To Form a More Perfect Union-
In union, there is strength

To guarantee civil rights and
liberties

To promote the general
welfare of citizens

To Establish Justice: The law
must be reasonable, fair and
impartial

To ensure domestic tranquility
(ie: Police, laws): order is
essential to society

To provide for common
defense against outside attack

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- In union, there is strength

To guarantee ​

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of citizens

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:  The law must be reasonable, fair and impartial

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(ie: Police, laws):  order is essential to societyTo provide for common defense against outside attack

Powers of Government

Open Ended

List one power of the Executive Branch

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List one power of the Legislative Branch

Open Ended

List one power of the Judicial Branch