What is government
This is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.
Government
rules by a single person or by a small group / reglas por una sola persona o por un grupo pequeño
Dictatorship/ Dictadura:
what is the Purpose of government
any of the following choices
Establish Justice
Providing a common Defense
To form a More Perfect Union
a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically
A State
What is Mr. Pena's favorite football team
The Jets
Please list 3 government public policies
taxation/impuestos
defense/ defensa
education/ educacion
crime/ crimen
health care / cuidado de la salud
Transportation / transporte
environment/ medio ambiente
civil rights / derechos civiles
Please list 3 Public policies that the government oversees.
taxation/impuestos
defense/ defensa
education/ educacion
crime/ crimen
health care / cuidado de la salud
Transportation / transporte
environment/ medio ambiente
civil rights / derechos civiles
This Purpose of government is to created “a firm league of friendship” among the 13 States.
To form a More Perfect Union
a state is often called a
“nation” or a : “country.”
What is Mr. Rosario's favorite Football team
The Giants
What is Executive Power/ Poder Ejecutivo
Power to enforce/ Poder para hacer cumplir
ruled by majority of the people/ gobernado por la mayoría de la gente
Democracy/ Democracia:
This Purpose of Government is to Defend the nation against foreign enemies has always been one of government’s major responsibilities.
Provide a Common Defense
Define Population
the amount of people who reside in a territory, state, or nation
What is Mr. Gold's Mr. Rosarios, and Mr. Pena's favorite food
Pizza
what is Legislative Power/ Poder Legislativo
Power to make laws/ Poder para hacer leyes
is the way that people living in groups make decisions
politics
One of the ways the government leads the group is by making laws and rules which tell everybody what they can and can not do.
politics
is often compared to ethics (ideas about right and wrong).
politics
what is Bushwick High school's Mascot
The Tiger
what is Judicial Power/ Poder Judicial
Power to interpret laws/ Poder de interpretar
What is Mr. Golds favorite Football team
Dallas Cowboys
This Purpose of government is to create laws, that are reasonable, fair, and impartial.
Establishing Justice
What is a Territory
land— territory, with known and recognized boundaries
it has supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic policies.
sovereignty