The Purposes and Origins of Government

Government officials decide what actions are crimes, who has to pay taxes & how much & who benefits from natural resources like coal & natural ____

What services do governments provide that individuals can't or wouldn't do on their own?

• Building houses
• Paving roads
• Sewing clothes
• Growing food

Governments provide some sort of domestic security force, police or a national guard, to enforce laws & to keep ____

Which example demonstrates government involvement in public safety?

• Funding movie theaters
• Funding sports stadiums
• Funding art museums
• Funding fire departments

What does the concept of divine right refer to?

• The right to rule coming from cooking alone
• The right to rule coming from fashion alone
• The right to rule coming from God alone
• The right to rule coming from gardening alone

Another task of gov’t is to protect people against attack by another country or by ____

______ provide leadership, order, security, defense, public services, and economic assistance

According to the extended family theory, why did governments come about?

• Extended families needed more organization
• Extended families needed more gardening tips
• Extended families needed more entertainment
• Extended families needed more fashion advice

What is one role of government?

• Providing leadership
• Providing entertainment
• Providing gardening tips
• Providing fashion advice

What is the purpose of domestic security forces?

• To teach cooking classes
• To provide medical assistance
• To enforce laws and keep peace
• To organize parties