Lesson 1.2-Origins and Purposes of Government Slides

Multiple Choice

Why is it important for a society to have a government?

• To maintain order and provide services

• To limit individual freedoms

• To increase taxes

• To create conflicts

Multiple Select

Which of the following are ways that governments keep order and provide security?

• Creating laws for people to follow

• Making it a crime to attack another person

• Establishing courts to decide guilt

• Providing entertainment for citizens

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a service provided by governments?

• Running public schools

• Building and repairing infrastructure

• Selling harmful products

• Providing food and health care to those in need

Open Ended

What are the three basic functions of government?

Open Ended

What is the difference between a nation and a state or country?

Multiple Choice

Which level of government in the United States is responsible for providing schools, police departments, emergency services, libraries, and local courts?

• Federal government

• State government

• Local government

• National government

Open Ended

When is a nation not a country?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following terms refers to the basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise?

• infrastructure

• public policy

• nation

• violate

Open Ended

Reflecting on today's lesson about the origins and purposes of government, what is one question you still have or something you would like to learn more about?