TYPES OF GOVERNMENT
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GOVERNMENT RUN BY THE PEOPLE, WHERE
PEOPLE VOTE TO MAKE ALL DECISIONS
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GOVERNMENT RUN BY THE PEOPLE, WHERE THE
PEOPLE VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVES THAT MAKE
THE DECISIONS

TYPES OF GOVERNMENT
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EVERYTHING IN THE COUNTRY IS DIVIDED
EQUALLY TO THE PEOPLE.
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THE GOVERNMENT DECIDES WHO GETS WHAT IN
THE COUNTRY
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KARL MARX THE INVENTOR
OF THE IDEA

TYPES OF GOVERNMENT
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GOVERNMENT IS RUN BY A ROYAL FAMILY AND
POWER IS PASSED DOWN THE FAMILY
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A GROUP (OLIGARCHY) OR ONE (AUTOCRACY) IS
IN POWER AND MAKES ALL THE DECISIONS FOR
THE PEOPLE

HOW ARE GOVERNMENTS RULED
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GOVERNMENT WHERE THE LEGISLATURE HAS ALL
THE POWER TO MAKE DECISIONS OVER THE
LEADER
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DIVIDE THE POWERS BETWEEN THE CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

HOW ARE GOVERNMENTS RULED
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THE STATES HAVE THE POWER OF DECISIONS
AND THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAS VERY
LITTLE POWER TO MAKE DECISIONS
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THE COUNTRY IS ONE UNIT AND EVERYTHING
AND EVERYONE IS TREATED EQUALLY

POP QUIZ 
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HAS A QUEEN OR KING
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GIVES MOST POWER TO THE STATES
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ALLOWS PEOPLE TO VOTE DIRECTLY
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ALLOWS PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVES

BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
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EXECUTIVE- PRESIDENT AND HIS SURROUNDING ADVISORS (CABINET)
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LEGISLATIVE- SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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JUDICIAL- SUPREME COURT

DIVISION OF POWER
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FEDERAL POWERS- MAKES THE DECISIONS THAT EFFECT ALL OF THE COUNTRY (PRESIDENT OF THE USA)
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STATE POWERS- MAKE DECISIONS THAT IMPACT PEOPLE IN YOUR STATE (GOVERNOR OF FL)
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LOCAL POWERS- MAKE DECISIONS THAT IMPACT PEOPLE IN YOUR TOWN (MAYOR OR COUNTY
COMMISSIONER OR SCHOOL BOARD)

IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS
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13- ENDED SLAVERY
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14-ALLOWED ALL PEOPLE PROTECTION UNDER THE CONSTITUTION
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15-ALLOWED AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES TO VOTE
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19-ALLOWED WOMEN TO VOTE
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24- STOPPED FORCING ANYONE TO PAY TO VOTE
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26-ALLOWED 18 YEARS OLD TO VOTE

TYPES OF LAW
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CIVIL- LAW RELATE TO PRIVATE CITIZENS (DIVORCE, PROPERTY FIGHTS)
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CRIMINAL- LAW RELATING TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME
(MURDER, ROBBING A BANK)
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CONSTITUTIONAL- LAWS THAT RELATE TO RIGHTS IN THE CONSTITUTION
(RELIGION LAWS)
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MILITARY- LAWS FOR PEOPLE IN THE MILITARY (YELLING AT YOUR COMMANDING
OFFICER AKA BOSS)

POP QUIZ 
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26 AMENDMENT
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BRANCH OF GOV. WITH PRESIDENT
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LAW YOU VIOLATE WHEN YOU ROB A BANK

COURT CASES 
• B lack man sued because he could not go into the white train car
• Supreme court ruled that separation by race was legal as long as the options were equal
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REVERSED THE PLESSY V. FERGUSON COURT
CASE
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SUPREME COURT RULED THAT SEPARATE FOR
RACES WAS NOT EQUAL

COURT CASES 
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GIVES EVERYONE THE RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY
REGARDLESS IF THEY CAN AFFORD ONE OR NOT
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ESTABLISHED THE “MIRANDA LAW” WHERE PEOPLE
WHO ARE ARRESTED MUST BE READ THEIR RIGHTS
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HE DID NOT KNOW THAT HE COULD CHOOSE NOT TO
TALK AND HAD THE RIGHT TO A LAWYER
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HE WENT FREE BECAUSE HIS RIGHTS WERE
VIOLATED AND HIS CONFESSION COULD NOT BE
USED

COURT CASES 
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IN A SCHOOL PAPER, THE PRINCIPAL CENSORED
TWO ARTICLES
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SUPREME COURT SAYS THAT THE SCHOOL PAPER
IS PROPERTY OF THE SCHOOL AND CENSORSHIP
IS ALLOWED
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STUDENTS WORE BLACK ARMBANDS TO
PROTEST THE VIETNAM WAR WHILE IN SCHOOL
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SUPREME COURT SAID STUDENTS CAN EXPRESS
THEIR FREEDOM OF SPEECH AS LONG AS IT DOES
NOT PRESENT A DISRUPTION OR SAFETY ISSUE

COURT CASES
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DEFINED AND LIMITED TO POWERS AND RIGHTS
OF THE PRESIDENT
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SETTLED THE DISPUTE OF THE ELECTION AND
HOW TO COUNT THE VOTES

COURT CASES
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ESTABLISHED “JUDICIAL REVIEW”
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THE SUPREME COURT HAS THE RIGHT TO REVIEW
DECISIONS MADE BY THE LEGISLATURE TO SEE IF
THEY ABIDE BY THE CONSTITUTION

POP QUIZ 
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COURT CASE THAT LET STUDENTS HAVE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
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COURT CASE THE LET THE COURT “CHECK” THE LEGISLATURE
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MAKES POLICE READ CRIMINALS THEIR RIGHTS
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ALLOWS SCHOOLS POWER OF SCHOOL PAPER