This document outlines the key principles of government, including that a government needs a population and established territory with fixed boundaries to rule over. It also discusses the origins of states from family groups and how rulers gained power, either through force or by claiming rule by God or the will of the people. Additionally, it examines the purposes of government in maintaining social order, providing public services and national security, and making economic decisions.

1. Principles of Government
Module 1
Principles of government

2. Population
You have to have people.

3. Territory
• Fixed Boundaries

4. Sovereignty
the right to rule within your
boundary.

5. Government
• Is the people and institutions that make
laws. (with authority to make and enforce
public policies.)

6. After your plane crashed you
created your own Government!
• 1. You had boundaries.
• 2. You had people.
• 3. You had land.
• 4. You had the right to rule and make your
own rules!

7. Origins of a state
• Family Group

8. Used force to get power

9. The rulers are picked by God or
People

10. Gave Government Power to
Rule!

11. Purposes of Government
• Maintain social order – keep people safe

12. Provide public services
• Clean water, sewage, unspoiled food

13. Provide national security
• To keep us safe!

14. Make economic decisions
• To stimulate economic growth!

15. Thomas Hobbes
• Social contract theory – you give up some
rights and in return the government
protects you!
• It is to protect one person from the other.
• Believed people could not break this
agreement.

16. Social Contract Theory
• John Locke says you have the right to life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
• Took theory one step further- if the
government doesn’t protect you, you have
the right to overthrow them/.