Hudson Local Government Hudson Local Government

Zoning board- applies to applicant Historic Board of Review- zoning other than for

industrial buildings Economic growth board- lowering the city’s cost

structure Planning commission- plans for the future of the city Mayor- presides over city council meetings City council- city’s legislative body

Government Government

Government-institution through which society makes public policy

Public policy- all the things government does

Politics- the process of making public policy

Powers• Legislative- make laws• Executive- enforce laws • Judicial- interpret laws

The State The State

Dominant political unit

Country- geographic

Nation- ethnic (Native Americans, Kurds, Palestinians)

GPST

Government- organized politically

Population- has people

Sovereignty- power within borders

Territory- land

Major Political Ideas Major Political Ideas

FEDS

Force Theory- gov. arose our of conflict

Evolution- gov. arose our of extended family unit

Devine Right Theory- God gave the right to rule

Social Contract- people gave some freedom to gain protection from government

Hobbes and LockeHobbes and Locke

Hobbes- Leviathan

Locke- Second Treaty of Government

Both social contract

Hobbes- dictatorship

Locke- democracy

Classifying Government Classifying Government

Who can participate• Democracy- direct and representative• Dictatorship- monarchy, autocracy, oligarchy

Geographic Distribution• Unitary, confederation, federal

Relationship between legislative and executive• Presidential and parliamentary

Classifying GovernmentClassifying Government

Direct democracy- everyone votes on everything

Representative- elected representatives make decisions

Monarchy- divine right

Autocracy- one

Oligarchy- small group

Unitary- all decisions in one place

Confederation- states retain sovereignty, loose alliance

Federal- division of power

Classifying GovernmentClassifying Government

Presidential- executive elected by people

Parliamentary- executive elected from within majority party in legislature

Economics Economics

Market- dictated by supply and demand• Invisible hand- individual greed will inadvertently

benefit society

Command- government control

Mixed- both

Traditional- subsistence

Colonization of AmericaColonization of America

1492 Columbus lands on Haiti

Took back to Europe tobacco and STD’s

Spain looking for gold

France looking for furs and to trade

England looking to colonize

French and Indian War 1756-63

Indians fought on both sides

American Revolution American Revolution

French and Indian War led to it King George raised taes Stamp act – paper Tea Act Sugar Act Intolerable- Port and Quartering First Continental Congress – Petition of Rights Second Continental Congress- D of I, Articles, fought and

won war

Declaration of IndependenceDeclaration of Independence

TJ- ratified July 4, 1776

Natural rights- life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

Influenced by Locke

Mostly complaints

Articles of ConfederationArticles of Confederation

Loose league of friendship States retained power Powers

• Make way, barrow money Weaknesses

• No power to tax, relied on states to supply troops, no executive, one vote for each state, unicameral congress, 9/13 to pass legislation, all 13 to change

Shay’s Rebellion