Activity 3.1: Why Government?

Government gets a bad rap most of the time. People complain that the government doesn’t do enough like provide good road or schools. Or that we pay too much in taxes. If most people think about government negatively, why do we have a government? What is the purpose of government?

Questions:

1. Why do people need government?

2. What is the purpose of government?

3. List 3 things the government provides for you?

Respond to the questions in the discussion forum.

Click on "Add a new discussion topic" and respond to the questions below. When you are finished click on “Post to forum.”

After you post your responses, continue the forum discussion by responding to two additional posts.