An Introduction to Government and Politics…

What is Politics?“Who gets what, when and how in Society”

Who gets POWER & RESOURCES without VIOLENCEHow can I best get MY WAY!

The Result of Politics?

Politics have Winners and Losers!

What would a world be like without POLITICS?

Life would be a “Constant War of all against all!”-Thomas Hobbes

What is Government…

Government is an organization established to exercise authority over a group of people…

American Government includes…

The Constitution…

American Government includes…

And the Institutions Created by it…

How can we make sense of politics and government…

Using Football as our example…

Government would equal…

AFC NFC

* These conferences (institutions) exercise authority over the players… Also broken into 6 separate divisions

Remember this guy…

Did Someone say Suspension???

Politics would equal…•Promises and Deals (Contract negotiations among players and management)

• Laws (Salary cap agreements, and bringing back Instant Replay)

Governments provide Rules…

How can we keep things fair….

Governments also provide Institutions to play the game…

Institutions are the playing fields…

And in the end Governments and Politics help society remain in harmony

Hopefully when all is said and done…We win and they lose…