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What is the primary purpose of government?
What is the primary purpose of government?
- To regulate and resolve conflicts in an orderly fashion
- To make binding decisions for a society (correct)
- To manage the many tasks expected of governments
- To provide a body to administer the society
What is the source of government power?
What is the source of government power?
- The wealthy and powerful
- The people (correct)
- The officials
- All of the above
What is the primary factor that led to the need for government?
What is the primary factor that led to the need for government?
- The need for binding decisions
- The need for regulation and conflict resolution
- The need for a body to manage tasks
- The coming together of people to live in society (correct)
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- Government is the formal institutions and processes through which binding decisions are made for a society.
- Government can be defined as the means by which a state is run and is composed of officials who have the authority to govern.
- Government power can be derived from various sources, including the people or the wealthy and powerful.
- Governments are usually divided into various ministries or departments that manage the many tasks that governments are expected to perform today.
- Government is needed to regulate and resolve conflicts in an orderly and peaceful fashion.
- The coming together of people to live in society resulted in the need to form a body (government) that will handle the administration of the society.
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