Principles of
Government
Big Idea
A government enables a society to carry out
its policies and protects its citizens from
violence and injustice.
What is Government?
The
institution
society
I want
you to through
turn to which
your aneighbor
makes and enforces its public policies
and outlined
write your
own
answer
to
“What
is
in our constitution
DemocracyGovernment?”
Public Policy
All the things a government decides to do
Executive
Territory
Population
Sovereignty
State
Judicial
Legislative
Government
Purpose
Preamble
Powers
A “State”
We are not just talking about the 50 states.
A group of people can be considered a State if they
have 4 characteristics
Population
Territory
Sovereignty
Supreme and absolute power within the territory
Government
Do you know the preamble?
The “thesis statement” for the constitution
It is one of the most important building
blocks of our nation’s government.
“We the people in order to form a more
perfect union establish justice, insure
domestic tranquility, provide for the common
defense, promote the general welfare, and
secure the blessings of liberty for ourself and
our posterity do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States
“We the people in order to form a more
a More
Perfect
Union:insure
perfectForm
union,
establish
justice,
● As a country
we are
all linked
domestic
tranquility,
provide
for together
the
○ all people and states are as one
common defense, promote the general
● We especially look to the US
welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty
Constitution to bind us under a
for ourself
and
our
posterity
do
ordain
and
common law and one Union
establish this Constitution for the United
States
“We the people in order to form a more
Justice:
perfect union,Establish
establish
justice, insure
● Justice
is key to a provide
functioning
domestic
tranquility,
for the
democracy
common defense, promote the general
● Law must be reasonable, fair and
welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty
impartial
for● ourself
and
our
posterity
do
ordain
and
“Injustice anywhere, is a threat to
establish
Constitution
justicethis
anywhere”
MLK for the United
States
“We the people in order to form a more
Insure Domestic Tranquility
perfect union, establish justice, insure
● Keeping the peace at home is the
domestic tranquility, provide for the
prime function of the government
common
defense,
promote
the
general
● We must have laws to keep from
welfare,
andanarchy
secure the blessings of liberty
having
for ourself
andgovernment
our posterity
do would
ordainbeand
○ without
there
establish
Constitution for the United
no this
order
States
“We the people in order to form a more
Provide for the Common Defense:
perfect
union, establish justice, insure
● Defense is used in the Constitution
domestic tranquility, provide for the
more than any other function of
common
defense,
promote
the
general
government
welfare,
and
secure
the
blessings
of
liberty
● So much of what we think about has
for ourself
andhow
ourwe
posterity
do protected
ordain and
to do with
are being
establish this Constitution for the United
States
“We the people in order to form a more
Promote the General Welfare:
perfect union, establish justice, insure
● Government acts as a servant to its
domestic
tranquility,
provide
for
the
citizens
common
defense,
promote
the
general
○ To benefit all or most people
welfare,
and
secure
thecountry
blessings
liberty
● Always
take
care of
and of
fellow
for ourself
citizensand our posterity do ordain and
establish this Constitution for the United
States”
“We the people in order to form a more
Secure the Blessings of Liberty:
perfect union, establish justice, insure
● Liberty is guaranteed but not absolute
domestic tranquility, provide for the
● We are free to do what we want as
common
defense,
promote
the
general
long as it doesn’t take away the
welfare,
and of
secure
freedom
othersthe blessings of
liberty for ourself and our posterity do
ordain and establish this Constitution for
the United States”
Refresh:
The United States Government has a
purpose and is based on the 6 basic
concepts. These concepts will determine
how the government operates.
Use what we have just learned to write examples
from current life to describe each of the 6 concept.