2 paragraph summary from of government

Citizens elect representatives to the state

government. These leaders work in the state capitol.

Each state has a constitution, or plan for the

government. State constitutions are different. But

states all have three branches of government that

work together to run the state.

The branch that makes the laws is led by

lawmakers. They make laws to improve their

communities and the state.

The governor leads the second branch of

government. Governors make sure laws are carried

out. A governor can stop new laws if he or she

disagrees with them.

The courts are the third branch of state

government. Courts make sure laws follow the state

and national constitutions. Courts punish people

who break laws.

A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state, but also other entities like for example companies, especially in the case of colonial companies.

In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. Each government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. Typically the philosophy chosen is some balance between the principle of individual freedom and the idea of absolute state authority. While all types of organizations have governance, the term government is often used more specifically, to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations globally.

Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy and tyranny. The main aspect of any philosophy of government is how political power is obtained, with the two main forms being electoral contest and hereditary succession. Libertarianism and anarchism are political ideologies that seek to limit or abolish government, finding government disruptive to self organization and freedom.

here are some events that to cause increased conflict between the north and south

1) mexican cession- gaining modern day california, utah, arizona, and new mexico from mexico. caused southern and northern politicians to fight over whether or not there would be slavery in these newly acquired territories.

2) uncle tom's cabin- this famous book described the cruelty of slavery in the south during the antebellum period, causing more northerners to support abolition and southerners to resent the book as they felt it unfairly depicted southern society.

3) kansas- nebraska act- disagreements over whether or not kansas and nebraska would be free or slave states caused issues between northern and southern politicians in congress.

4) bleeding kansas- this fighting took place in kansas after congress allowed this territory to vote on whether or not they would have slavery. citizens were killed and buildings were destroyed during this fighting.

d. the right to establish a one-house legislature