Citizenship and Government in a Democracy

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Citizenship and Government in a Democracy
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Notebook

• Title Page Civics and Citizenship
• CM pg. 6-23
• ILL. Dictionary- Civics, representative
  democracy, alien,patriotism, majority rule
• Section Reviews
• Pg. 12 2-4
• Pg. 17 2-5
• Pg. 23 1-3

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Civics and Citizenship

• Civics is the study of the rights and duties of
  citizens.
• Citizens-Have certain right, but along with those
  rights come responsibility.
• We give up some of our freedoms to have a better
  life under the governments authority.

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Why do we need Government

• What if I decided that I am going to take your
  car, house, etc.
• What stops me?
• I give up some of my freedoms in order to ensure
  my survival.
• This is an unspoken pact that we enter into with
  our governing body.

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Functions of Government

• Keep order and Provide Security
• Examples???
• Providing Public Services
• Think of a Few???
• Guiding the Community
• Public Policy
• Course of Government Action to Achieve Community
  Goals
• Budget

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Levels of Government

• Federal Government
• State Government
• Local Government
• Why do we have a need for so many levels?
• Who out ranks who?

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Democratic Government

• Dictatorship- Government controlled by one person
  or a small group.
• Direct Democracy- Everyone meets and votes on
  every issue.
• What is the Problem with this??
• Representative Democracies- People choose a
  smaller group to speak and make decisions on
  their behalf.
• Majority Rule!

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Principles of American Democracy

• Rule of Law
• Everyone must follow the same laws.
• Limited Governments
• Government can only do, what the people give it
  power to do.

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Principles of American Democracy

• Consent of the Governed
• American citizens are the source of all
  government power
• Individual Rights
• Individual Rights are protected by the government
• Representative Government
• Citizens elect other to make laws and govern on
  their behalf.

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Who are Citizens

• Citizenship by Birth
• Naturalization
• Once you are a citizen your rights can be limited
  but not taken away.

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Aliens in America

• Not that Kind gtgtgtgtgt
• The U.S. restricts how many people it lets in
  each year.
• Right now it is 675,000 a year
• Some are legal and some are illegal.
• Who knows the difference?

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Salad Bowl vs. Melting PotAmerican Diversity

• How do you see America? Is it more like a salad
  bowl or a melting pot.