Chapter One (Section One)

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Chapter One (Section One)
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What is Civics?

• Civics is the study of the rights and duties of
  citizens.

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Greek Citizenship
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Greek Citizenship
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Roman Citizenship
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Ruled by the Landowners
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Who are citizens?

• Citizens are part of a country or nation.
• Citizens share a common history, common customs,
  or common values.
• Citizens agree to follow a set of rules and to
  accept the governments authority.

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Who are citizens?
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Who are citizens?
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Who are citizens?
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Who are citizens?
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Who are citizens?
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Who are citizens?

• Citizens are part of a country or nation.
• Citizens share a common history, common customs,
  or common values.
• Citizens agree to follow a set of rules and to
  accept the governments authority.

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Who are citizens?

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Who are citizens?

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Who are citizens?

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Who are citizens?

• Citizens are part of a country or nation.
• Citizens share a common history, common customs,
  or common values.
• Citizens agree to follow a set of rules and to
  accept the governments authority.

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Who are citizens?

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Who are citizens?

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The Citizen Government

• Each citizen owes loyalty to their government.

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The Citizen Government

• Each citizen also is entitled to protection from
  that government.

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What is government?

• Government is the ruling authority for a
  community.
• It has the power to make laws, enforce laws, and
  make decisions for the community.

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What is government?
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What is government?
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What is government?
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Why do we NEED government?
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Thomas Hobbes
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Thomas Hobbes

• Human beings will naturally compete for
  territory, resources, and power.
• Life without government would be solitary, poor,
  nasty, brutish, and short.

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No government???
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No government???
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No government???
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Who rules without government?
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This guy?
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Or this guy?
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Functions of Government
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Functions of Government

• Keep Order

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Functions of Government

• Provide Security

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Functions of Government

• Provide Services

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Functions of Government

• Guide the Community

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Levels of Government
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Local government (Tallahassee / Leon County)
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State government(Florida)
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Federal government(United States of America)
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Types of Government
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Dictatorship
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Democracy
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Democracy

• Direct Democracy is when ALL citizens met to
  debate government matters and vote first hand.
  Virtually impossible in todays world due to
  populations.
• Representative Democracy is when citizens
  choose a smaller group to represent them, make
  laws, and govern on their behalf. The people
  still remain the governments source of authority.

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Principles of American Democracy
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1) Rule of Law

• All citizens, including those who govern, are
  bound by the law.

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2) Limited Government

• Government is not all powerful it may do only
  those things that the people have given it the
  power to do.

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3) Consent of the Governed

• American citizens are the source of all
  governmental power.

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4) Individual Rights

• In the American democracy, individual rights are
  protected by the government.

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5) Representative Government

• People elect government leaders to make laws and
  govern on their behalf.

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Majority Rules vs. Minority Rights
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Who Wins?

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Majority Rule vs. Minority Rights

• Majority Rule is the principle that says
  Americans will abide by what most people want.
  The most votes (or horns and hooves) wins

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Majority Rule vs. Minority Rights

• The difficulty arises when the rights of the
  minority are threatened. American democracy
  demands these rights are maintained