UNIT 1: Foundation Of Government
Foundation of Government



 limited Government


  Federalism

  Separation of powers


  Checks & Balances

Documents that Influenced U.S. Government Magna Carta English Bill of Rights Mayflower Compact Declaration of Independence Federalist Paper and anti-federalist writings

 birthright citizenship, in which a person is presumed to be a citizen provided that he or she is born within the territorial limits of the United States,^[3] and naturalization, a process in which an immigrant applies for citizenship and is accepted.

UNIT 2 : Conatitutional Government

Checks & Balances -  a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power 

Establish Justice- US court systems make sure that the law applies to everyone (no matter what race, color, religion, etc) and that everyone abides by the laws

Insure Domestic Tranquility- US National Guard steps in during natural disasters to help out

Provide for the Common Defense -government raises navies and armies Promote the General Welfare- NIH leads against the fight of diseases; government works on health care plans to try and ensure health care throughout the nation Secure the Blessings of Liberty-amendments have been added to the Constitution Form a More Perfect Union- currency is the same in all 13 states Amendment I Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The process used to amend the constitution : 

. first introduce into the house of representive
. they vote on the bill
. they need 2/3 of the house to pass it
. bill goes to senate and 51 votes are needed to pass this bill
. bill goes to the president he can either sign or veto it


UNIT 3: The Legislative Branch




UNIT 4 : Executive Branch



UNIT 5 : Judicial Branch







UNIT 6: The qualifications of voting is you must be 18, You must be a resident of of your state, You must not have been convicted of a felony  and In order to participate in an election, a qualified voter must be properly registered no later than thirty (30) days before the election.


Characteristics of a Republican - They support school prayer, creationism in the classroom, religious symbols being displayed on public. They are for religious freedom. But, are against atheist freedom. In their mind, you are free to worship and rightfully should be. But, you are not free to be free from it.  they are also against Gay marriage and their  Pro life.

Characteristics of a Democrat - Pro - Workers rights
Pro - Middle Class
Pro - Affordable Health Care
Pro - Small Business
Pro - Separation of Church and State

6 functions of political parties - 1 REPRESENTATION
According to Anthony Downs, the political market parallels the economic market. So, politicians act essentially as entrepreneurs seeking votes. So, party behaves very much like business.
2 – ELIT FORMATION AND RECRUITMENT
Party is based on leader and party is dominated by elite structure. So, leader cannot be appointed democratic way. In this system, primary election reduces control of party. Because, leader is elected by people in primary election
3- GOAL FORMULATING
Party is preparing program of Government through the conferences, conventions and election manifestos so on. So, party is a major source of policy institution.
4 – INTEREST ARTICULATION AND AGGREGATION
Parties help to articulate and aggregate the various interests found in society. Such as business, labor, religious and ethnics so on.
5- SOCIALISATION AND MOBILISATION
Through internal debate and discussion, as well as campaigning and electoral competition, parties are important agent of political education and socialization. For example, teacher discussed about New Right.
6 – ORGANISATION OF GOVERNMENT
When party became government, it uses government policy in assembly. In parliamentary system, assembly controls government

Electoral College- constitution
The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the  constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.