what are issues covered by public policy?
transportation, education, taxation, defense, crime, health care, environment, immigration
the U.S. has what kind of government?
federal goverment
establish justice
laws that must be reasonable, fair, and impartial both in content and enforcement
form a more perfect union
create a united nation
insure domestic tranquility
peace at home
promote general welfare
improve the general well-being of all people
provide for common defense
decent state against foreign enemy's
secure blessings of liberty
freedom to live as you please, as long as you obey the laws and respect the rights of others
divine right theory
God created the state and that God had given those of royal birth a right to rule
evolutionary theory
state developed naturally from the family unit
sovereignty
power to make & enforce laws without consent of a higher authority
force theory
one person/ small group takes control of a territory & forces everyone within to do their will
social contract theory
state develops as a voluntary act of free people