1.2 Purpose of Government

Provide services, protect people, protect property, welfare of people, natural disasters, education, maintain structure and order, regulate trade

• why we have government

• What citizens give the government

• consent of the governed

• divine right theory

Occurs when a person or group of people take control of an area and make everyone follow their rules

• force theory of government

• divine right theory

• social contract theory

• rule of law

The belief that people are free and equal by natual right, and that this in turn requires that all peole giver their consent to be governed.

• Social Contract Theory

• Diving Right Theory

• Force Theory

• Rule of Law

Belief that God chose the ruler and that the ruler must only answer to God

• Social Contract Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Force Theory

• Consent of the Governed

Taxes, following laws, participation in the common good, voting

• Why we have government

• What citizens give the government

• Social Contract Theory

• Oligarchy

A document that spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society

• constitution

• rule of law

• Declaration of Independence

• The United States Constitution

No one is above the law, no matter how rich, powerful or famous

• rule of law

• separation of powers

• rights of the minority

• autocrat

Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government

• rule of law

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• oligarchy

Protecting the rights of small or unpopular groups regardless of what the majority believes.

• rights of the minority

• freedom of religion

• separation of powers

• rule of law

A ruler with unlimited power

• autocrat

• oligarch

• democrat

• state