Intro to government

What is government

2 major functions

GOVERNMENT GOALS

Public safety examples

Public welfare examples

GOVERNMENT SERVICES: ECONOMY

RIGHTS OF CITIZENS

2 OTHER TYPES OF GOVERNMENT

What does communism do?

What does monarchy do?

What is a constitutional democracy?

US GOVERNMENT

Federal system is divided into 3 branches

What is federal government

State governments run each state, but must

Local governments run cities, towns, & counties, but must

They all obey the

What does the legislative branch do?

What does the executive branch do?

What does the judicial branch do?

RESPONSIBILITIES OF US CITIZENS

Civic participation

Policy meaning

Candidates try to win the support of

Elections are used to choose

Large elections can be decided by

PUBLIC POLICIES