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The Nature of Power, Politics, and GovernmentTake a few minutes to do a personal power assessment:To evaluate power in your own life, complete a “personal power assessment.” on a separate sheet of paperIn your notebook, make a list of all the individuals, institutions, and circumstances that have power over you. For each item, write a brief description of how it has power over you. ?Now make a list of all of the individuals, institutions, and circumstances in which you have power. For each one, briefly describe how you have power. ?Create a simple illustration that represents you and how you feel about power in your life.?Below your illustration, summarize in two or three sentences how you feel about power in your life. ?The Nature of Power, Politics, and Government Reading PacketEssential Question: Why is it important top understand power, politics, and government?Important Vocabulary in this Unit: As you complete the questions in this packet and discuss in class use these terms in your answers:AuthorityGovernmentPowerLegitimacyPublic GoodNation-stateSovereigntyPoliticsInstitutionReading questions: Answer the following question on separate sheets of paper and be ready to turn them in.Section 1:What viewpoint did many colonial Americans hold about government?Does this attitude continue to be held by contemporary Americans?Why do you think there is a mistrust of government?Is government a “necessary evil” or even necessary at all?Sections 2 -4:Create an illustrated dictionary entry for each term listed below. For each dictionary entry,Create a symbol or icon to represent the termWrite a definition of the term in your own words.Write a sentence using the termTermSymbolDefinitionSentenceSection 2:Power AuthorityLegitimacyMandate of heavenDivine right of kingsSocial-contract theorySection 3:Government Public goodCoercionRevenuePolityNation-stateSovereigntySection 4: Politics InstitutionSection 5:Create the table below in your notebook. In the first column of your table, enter the names of five political games discussed in section 5. Describe each game in the second column, mentioning at least two important details. Finally, list and briefly explain one historical example of each game. Five Political GamesGame DescriptionExample Think Further:Read the quotes about power on the handout. Assign each quote a “truth ranking” from 1 to 5 (1 = never true, 5 always true). Then write a brief response to each of the following question in your notebook. Support your answers with evidence from your own experience and your knowledge of historic and current events. Which of the quotes do you think is the most true about power?Which of the quotes do you think is most true about politics?W Which of the quotes do you think is most true about your own life? ................
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