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Key Question •What is government? •What’s the purpose?•Who’s involved?•How is it funded?•How is it monitored?
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The purpose is..
•To protect the rights of people
•To make and enforce laws•To provide leadership•To keep people safe•To provide public services
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What are the Questions a
Political Scientist would
ask?
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•Why is a government needed?•What does the government do?
•How is the government organized?
•On what values and principles is the government based?
•What role do citizens play in the government?
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Three Levels of Government …
Local (city and county)
State
Federal
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Local governments help with…
Pet lawsTrash pick up Water service
Police & Fire protection Libraries
Parks
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State government helps with …
Affects the WHOLE state: Marriage laws Driver’s licenseState Lottery
Schools State Parks
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Federal government helps
with…Deals with issues for the WHOLE country
Trading with other nations
Mail service Armed services
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Some issues are handled at all 3
levels• Local parks (city/county)
• State parks
• National parks
• Taxes
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How is Michigan’s government
organized? Work in cooperative groups to cut / paste words into the correct boxes.
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Michigan Government Graphic Organizer
MichiganGovernment
LegislativeBranch
ExecutiveBranch
Judicial Branch
Makelaws
Enforcelaws
Interpret the laws
LegislatureSenateHouse of Representatives
Governor Supreme Court and
other courts
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Values
On what values and principles is our
government based?
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Core Democratic Values
•Discuss each of the values in your envelope.
•Paste the correct definition to the right value.
•AS A GROUP- be ready to share which one is the MOST important value to American citizens and why.
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Representative Government
•This is the type of government we have in the USA.
•What do you think this means?
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Acting out the principles
•Each table group will get a scenario to ACT out an impromptu skit.
•You will have 10 minutes to prepare.
•All groups will share in 10 minutes.
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Think About It
•What questions might you have about the USA government and its citizens?
•Make a list in your thinking log.