Were the colonists justified in their rebellion against Great Britain? Preamble: The purpose of government is to protect their citizens by imposing rules and implementing systems to further protect their civil rights and their natural rights (Life and Liberty). Yet, when the government violates either civil or natural rights the citizens have the right to rebel. I.…
What is the purpose of a government? Why does it exist and what were they created to do? Reflecting back to history, we can see the role the government plays to protect and bring prosperity to their citizens. In order to protect their citizens, they strive to achieve three significant concepts: prosperity, security and stability. If each government achieved this goal, ever nation would achieve social, economic and political stability.…
1. Describe the key roles and responsibilities of the federal government, the state and local governments and private industry. The overall responsibilities of our national and homeland security has always been a tight collaboration of local, state and federal governments. I believe it is the federal government’s job to establish the overall guidelines and for the local and states governments to place their input in where it is deemed needed. The federal government does a decent job of setting forth the missions and goals.…
The US Constitution is the supreme law of the land a groundbreaking piece of human innovation and the blueprint for how our government functions on a daily basis. How could one document serve such a colossal purpose in our government? The Constitution, created and accepted by the people, is divided into six big ideas that help us to analyze how the U. S. Constitution reflects the principles of limited government, republicanism, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, and popular sovereignty. Each of these essential ideas is identifiable in the U. S. Constitution, and are evident in how our government functions. Ronald Reagan on said that “Man is not free unless government is limited”.…
If we had no laws or no government, the people of the states would be in absolute chaos we would be a country of Savages and uncivilized human beings. Fortunately, we have a government that respects the laws of the constitution that protects us, as citizens of the United States of America against tyranny. The government has three branches that protect our rights. Because of our government, we don’t live like Britain, with kings, and queens, we have people that are high in power for the fifty states. The highest in power run most of the show.…
Government (Frederick Douglass) What is government? Government is the way a state, nation or community is run. There are countless types of government in the world.…
The original principles of government were to keep things in order, but also allowing men their rights. If the people did not agree with the government, they could make changes. The government represented the people. The people still have a voice today and government…
“If men were angels, there would be no need of government.” -James Madison. Unfortunately, because men are not perfect and rather flawed, our country has government, and more specifically, our Constitution. Americans have abided by the Constitution for over 200 years, and if not for the great thought, time, and compromise that the founders put into this document, America might not have been the same.…
The US Constitution has influenced the government in many ways, but we could say there are specific gaps the government overcomes in certain situations. However, it consists of principles of rule of law, separation of powers, and recognition of individual rights. In the principles of the rule of law, for example, there is the constitutionalism when states have to follow the constitution, especially leaders honoring the rules of politics. Also, recognition of individual rights are protection for individuals that need important clear set of rules to govern and distribute power.…
In our society, politics have shaped our lives. We depend on political officials to make decisions for our society on our behalf. The government is its own type of society in my opinion. Officials within the government communicate with a common goal, to better our society.…
As civilians, there are certain fundamental pieces of our history and government that all Americans should know. This knowledge ranges from our rights and governmental functions to our nations beginning and shortcomings. Despite the apparent importance of civic literacy, it has been consistently found that Americans have little knowledge about their own country. This proves to be harmful in many ways proven through lack of political involvement, incorrect knowledge and the depolarization of our nation. Thus, I have concluded that there are five highly important things that every American should know to improve their civic literacy: how we became a nation and why, our laws and rights, the structure of our government, the trials and tribulations…
The American government, and how it functions, is built upon the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The Constitution serves to define the boundaries in which the government operates. It separates the government into three branches, and declares the powers given to each, also known as the ‘separation of powers’ (Paletz 69). The powers of the state are also listed, and thus establishes the different responsibilities of the national government and the state government. The various Articles within the Constitution structure many different things, like how many terms an official can serve and how a president is to be elected.…
The American government was formed in 1789 by our Founding Fathers to provide law and order. Maintaining regulation protects the people from conflict and chaos. The government also ensures the protection of individual rights of its citizen, administers public policy, and secure rules/laws for people to follow. Founded in the preamble of our Constitution, the purpose of our government is to "establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity." But is this necessarily true?…
A government establishes a set of rules to society in order to function. It leads society and expectations for behavior. It also allows peace in which to live and work.…
Government is a group of people who controls and make decisions for the country and there are advantages and disadvantages of having a government. The advantages of not having a government is not having to pay taxes. The disadvantages of not having a government is that we are responsible for repairing streets and buildings, we have to figure out our own way to get our own water supply, we have to pay for police, and we cannot sue anyone even though they do something wrong. If we do not have a government, we will be responsible to do everything ourselves. There are many different types of government, some of the examples are constitutional monarchy, dictatorship, and Theocracy.…