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What is the primary purpose of a government according to the text?
What is the primary purpose of a government according to the text?
- To provide entertainment for the citizens
- To exploit resources for personal gain
- To secure national borders (correct)
- To control the economy for individual benefit
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a benefit commonly provided by governments?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a benefit commonly provided by governments?
- Transportation infrastructure
- Health care
- Entertainment outlets (correct)
- Education
What does the term 'politics' primarily refer to according to the text?
What does the term 'politics' primarily refer to according to the text?
- The process of enjoying authority
- The process of controlling resources within a government (correct)
- The process of organizing society
- The process of allocating benefits to citizens
In what way do governments provide benefits to their citizens?
In what way do governments provide benefits to their citizens?
What distinguishes different countries in terms of the benefits provided by their governments?
What distinguishes different countries in terms of the benefits provided by their governments?
The economic system of capitalism in Western Europe and North America developed at roughly the same time as ideas about democratic republics, self-government, and natural rights. At this time, the idea of ______ became an important concept.
The economic system of capitalism in Western Europe and North America developed at roughly the same time as ideas about democratic republics, self-government, and natural rights. At this time, the idea of ______ became an important concept.
According to John Locke, all people have natural rights to life, ______, and property.
According to John Locke, all people have natural rights to life, ______, and property.
In the eighteenth century, in Great Britain’s North American colonies, and later in France, the idea developed that people should govern themselves through elected representatives and not a ______.
In the eighteenth century, in Great Britain’s North American colonies, and later in France, the idea developed that people should govern themselves through elected representatives and not a ______.
Only those representatives chosen by the people had the right to make laws to govern them, emphasizing the concept of ______.
Only those representatives chosen by the people had the right to make laws to govern them, emphasizing the concept of ______.
People should be free to consent to being governed, highlighting the importance of individual ______.
People should be free to consent to being governed, highlighting the importance of individual ______.
