Maintain order
Ensure all citizens are acting in a lawful manner
Ensure national security
Protect its territory and people from external threats to ensure their safety
Provide services
Taxes are taken from citizens by the government to fund certain projects or services for the country
Resolve conflict
Politics and the judicial system are used to resolve national conflicts
Provide for the Public Good
The needs and interests of the Public as a whole
What are the characteristics of a Monarchy
Country is ruled by a monarch, typically a king or queen who belongs to a royal family. Ultimate monarchs have unlimited power.
Power is inherited.
What type of economy do Monarchies have
Mixed market and command economy
What are the characteristics of a Constitutional Monarchy?
Monarchy based on the idea that there are limits to the rightful power of the government over its citizens.
What type of economy are used in a Dictatorship, Oligarchy, and Theocracy?
Command economy
What are the characteristics of a Dictatorship?
A single dictator or small group holds absolute authority and makes all decisions. Violence and force used to maintain rule.
What are the characteristics of an Oligarchy?
Small group of powerful people make most government decisions for their own benefit. Members in the ruling group may be based on wealth, family, or military.
What are the characteristics of a Theocracy?
Rulers claim to represent and be directed by a set of religious ideas. Lars are rooted from a particular religion or doctrine. Government power is unlimited.
What are the characteristics of a Direct Democracy?
Government by the people; citizens are the ultimate source of government authority. Citizens come to get her to discuss and pass laws and select leaders.
What are the characteristics of a Republic (representative) Democracy?
Indirect form of democracy; citizens elect representatives to make government decisions on their behalf. Representatives are elected for set terms.
What type of economy is used in both Direct and Republic Democracies?
Mixed economies
What does it mean to “Form a more perfect union”?
The new government will provide greater cooperation among the states
What does it mean to “Establish justice”?
Have a judicial system that provides reasonable, fair, and impartial laws.
What does it mean to “Ensure domestic tranquility”?
Have peace within the country.
What does it mean to “Provide for the common defense”?
Protect the country from external threats.
What does it mean to “Promote the general welfare”?
Provide services such as improved transportation, promoting agriculture and industry, protecting health and the environment, and seeking ways to solve social and economic problems.
What does it mean to “Secure the blessings of liberty”?
Protect individual freedoms
What is the purpose of the articles of the Constitution?
They describe the way the government is structured and how it operates.
Describe Article I (1) of the Constitution
Article I creates a Congress consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. It describes the first branch of the US government.
Describe Article II (2) of the Constitution
Article II includes the executive branch making treaties with other nations, appointing federal judges, department heads and Ambassadors, and determining how to best run the country and run military operations.
