Importance of a Government:
Why do we have a government? Imagine you are on a deserted island and are the only person. There are many kinds of plants and animals on the island and there are no people. You must find your own food, and build your own shelter. People came to the island one day. The people decide to stay and need food and shelter. They hunt for food in the same place you do. They build their house near a spring where you get water. They do not allow you to hunt near their house, or get water at the spring. What do you do? How might you and the new comers settle the dispute? How might you find a way to live and work together, peacefully? You might decide to fight for the land and water. Or, you might sit down and talk. You and the people may bring out possibilities to make up rules for using the land and water. The rules would be fair to everyone. To make sure everyone follows the rules, a leader could be chosen. The leader would be a person you and the people respect. The leader would listen to you and your neighbors. After listening, the leader would help you decide what to do. By making rules for everyone on the island, and by choosing a leader to help enforce the rules, you and your neighbors have created a representative government. Government is the way people try to see that everyone in a society follows the same basic rules to promote law and order. Governments take authority and direction to help people work together to solve common problems and this is why we have a government.
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