What do you see? What does it mean?What do you see? What does it mean?

What do you see? What does it What do you see? What does it mean?mean?

What do you see? What does it mean?What do you see? What does it mean?

What do you see? What does it mean?What do you see? What does it mean?

What is Civics?

-Civics

-Study of Citizenship and Government

-Citizen

(members of a community who owe loyalty to government and are protected by it)

-Government

(ruling authority of community)

The Common Good

--The ultimate role of the government is to do the greatest good to the greatest number of people without harming others

Why We Need Gov’t?

-Make laws

-Keep Order

-Provide Services

-Plan for the Future

-prevent anarchy

-the absence of any form of government

Why We Need Gov’t?

-Make laws

-Keep Order

-Provide Services

-prevent anarchy

-the absence of any form of government

Why We Need Gov’t?

-Make laws

-Keep Order

-Provide Services

-prevent anarchy

-the absence of any form of government

Levels of Government

National

(US)

State (NC)

Local

County and City

Federalism- system in which federal and state governments share power

LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT

Democracy

-republics-- rule by the consent of the people

-democracy

-direct democracy-a form of government where each citizens has an actual say in the affairs of government

-representative democracy-a form of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them

Democracy

-republics-- rule by the consent of the people

-democracy

-direct democracy-a form of government where each citizens has an actual say in the affairs of government

-representative democracy-a form of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them

Monarchy

-monarchy-

-form of government led by a king or a queen

-absolute monarchy

(King Has all power)

-limited monarchy

(elected body shares power with King or Queen)

Socialist

-socialist-

Type of government where individuals and government share ownership in major businesses and government takes on a greater role in citizen’s lives.

Communist

-communist-

Type of government where the government owns and controls all aspects of life for its citizens

Authoritarian

-dictatorship-Type of government that is usually controlled by one person who allows very little freedom or opposition

-totalitarianism-Form of government where little freedom or opposition is allowed

-oligarchy-Government that is ruled by a small group of people

Religious

-theocracy-

Type of government that is ruled by religious leaders

Continuum of GovernmentsContinuum of Governments

DemocraticDemocratic AutocraticAutocratic(RULE BY MANY)(RULE BY MANY) (RULE BY ONE EADER) (RULE BY ONE EADER)

DirectDirect LimitedLimited Theocracy Theocracy TotalitarianTotalitarian

DemocracyDemocracy Monarchy Monarchy DictatorshipDictatorship

RepresentativeRepresentative Absolute Absolute MonarchyMonarchy

DemocracyDemocracy

POSTCARDS FROM POSTCARDS FROM A DICTATORSHIP!A DICTATORSHIP!

Pretend that you are visiting North Korea or Cuba (two of the Pretend that you are visiting North Korea or Cuba (two of the few remaining dictatorships in the world). Create a postcard to few remaining dictatorships in the world). Create a postcard to send back home telling a friend or family member what things send back home telling a friend or family member what things you have seen or experienced while in the country visiting. Your you have seen or experienced while in the country visiting. Your postcard should have a relevant picture on the front along with postcard should have a relevant picture on the front along with addresses just like a real postcard. It should also have a section addresses just like a real postcard. It should also have a section of writing that includes four pieces of factual information about of writing that includes four pieces of factual information about life in one of these 2 countries. Facts should answer some of the life in one of these 2 countries. Facts should answer some of the following questions… What freedoms do citizens have? What following questions… What freedoms do citizens have? What freedoms do citizens not have? What powers does the freedoms do citizens not have? What powers does the government have? What limits are placed on the government? government have? What limits are placed on the government? What problems does the country’s government have? What problems does the country’s government have?

Underline the pieces of factual information given.Underline the pieces of factual information given. BE SURE TO WRITE THE INFORMATION AS IF YOU ARE THERE BE SURE TO WRITE THE INFORMATION AS IF YOU ARE THERE

WITNESSING THE FACTS YOU FIND OUT!WITNESSING THE FACTS YOU FIND OUT! Go to Microsoft publisher and click on publications for print. Go to Microsoft publisher and click on publications for print.

Click on postcards. Then choose your design and begin your Click on postcards. Then choose your design and begin your postcard.postcard.