Why+Governments?

Why do we need government?

Picture a country, with 2 million people, and the freedom to do whatever they feel. No law, no peace, no rationality, nothing that shows order and stability in the country, yet some people believe that the society will not be corrupt or that tranquility will be maintained without the help of a governing body. I however, believe otherwise, I believe that citizens of a country may initially think they can run it by them selves while being civilized, yet the government is going to be needed at some point. Mainly because they supply all the funds for a country to actually function, and even though they tax the citizens of a country the government is largely responsible for the house you are living in now, or for the grocery store you buy all of your groceries at. With the taxes that the government obtains from the citizens of a country, they spend it all on infrastructure for the public, such as parks, roads, and public education, so they are not stealing our money they are putting it to good use. Although, there are many other reasons why we need government, one being that we need the government to establish and maintain order in a country, because when people are left to survive by themselves, natural instincts kick in, and individuals or families that are not getting what they need will fight for it. Another reason is that the government supplies services for our benefit, and also oversees that we are happy, healthy, free, and safe. They do that by supply health care facilities, schools, a law system, officers and a crime & justice system, and also goods and services to satisfy not only our needs but also our wants. By making sure that there are restaurants, clothing stores, department stores, spatiality stores and of course grocery stores. Finally, I believe that in general the government almost keeps all the political, economic, social aspects of a country under control, while allowing the citizens to have freedom (some governments). Even though the people of the country might not be as important to government as the money we are feeding them.

What is the purpose of the government?


 * To provide stability
 * Ensure security and safety
 * Ensure good health
 * Ensure freedom
 * To bring order to the country
 * To provide laws
 * To help prevent conflicts
 * To help us live together

Define Democracy. A democracy is defined as a form of government where the people rule, or majority rule.  Define Republic A system of government that operates on law, the government is limited by leaving the people alone.

Do you agree with this interpretation of what a democracy is, as stated in the video? I do not agree with the interpretation of democracy in this video, because they state, " democracy itself is not a stable form of government, instead it is the gradual transition from limited government to the unlimited rule of an Oligarchy". I believe that a democracy is so much more then that, in a democracy the government or the people elected to represent the citizens of a country are the voice of the citizens, and often the only way that the government does not become an anarchy. The reason being that if people listen to what the citizens want and are able to make decisions based on that, and do not make irrational decisions, then the citizens will feel that they have a government and a country founded by a government that they like and are happy with. Also the video is also very biased towards republics, yet they do not state that in a republic if the laws that are being made are made are irrational then it can cause major chaos. The laws could be unfair and no one would be able to do anything about it. For example in the country of South Africa, for 300 years it was a republic and still is somewhat, yet the rules that were made by governing body, or the laws were ones that stated black/ colored people were not equal to white people.  Define constitutional monarchy. A constitutional monarchy is a government system that has a ruling family or head of state, and they have to rule according to written or unwritten documents, that are rules and perimeters for their ruling

List if and why these countries are democracies.


 * Constitutional monarchy || Democracy why or why not? ||
 * Bahrain || No, because they have a ruling family, and they do not ellect officials to govern, the power is passed down. ||
 * Canada || Yes, they have democratic elections for officials ||
 * Saudi Arabia || No, they have a ruling family, like Bahrain. ||
 * Sweden || Yes, they have democratic elections. Where the people vote. ||

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Politics: Obama Ghandi || Conservativej Hitler Mao Stalin Mussolini || Reflection: It is difficult to seperate the political and economic concepts of many leaders for nations into thwo sigle categories. All are mixtures that require interpretation based on events of history or events of teh day. Conservative: negative rights, group rights, desire to maintain existing order, change is slow., social norms should be maintained group based. Liberalism: change based on individual needs, individual rights more important that groups individual decisions, priority over over group norms. Socialism: Equality/equity/distribution, believe in some for of govt. involvement in creating fair distribution of wealth. .
 * Left || Right ||
 * Liberal:

Economics: N.Korea China Sweden
 * Left || Right ||
 * Communist

(Canada) MIDDLE!! || Free Market Hitler? Saudi India Jordan U.S. ||
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