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    Federal, and Confederate Governments are all three types of government that can be found operating in the world today. They each have the ability to create successful states, but their main differences are how involved and in control the federal government is within the state. Each system has their pros and cons, and their own way of working as an effective system. In Unitary Governments the central government has the majority of the control. Even though the central government is in control they still

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    Government should not be run like a business because a system that was established to protect and ensure the public good should always put equity before efficiency. Government is inherently different from business, and therefore should run differently. Though business-like mechanisms can create a more efficient and potentially innovated government, government and business should be run differently, since they are inherently different in their conceptual values. Appleby explains some of these differences

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    Phil Gramm once said “Government is not the generator of growth; working people are.” A functioning government is one which has role of survival to be successful and work smoothly to provide good for the people. We the people are what operates and takes pride in society, the community of people surviving around us. Human’s hard work, dedication, aspiration, and courage is what control government, not a set of rules to follow. We are responsible, for the kind of place we want to live in. Some may

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    and the Foundations of Legitimate Government In this paper, it is my intention to discuss the issue of legitimacy as it relates to government. I will explore what a legitimate government necessarily consists of; that is, I will attempt to formulate a number of conditions a government must meet in order to be considered legitimate. A logical starting point in an investigation of legitimate government would seem to be an account of the original purpose of government. Problems arise, though, in discovering

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    Laissez Faire vs. Government Intervention A Laissez Faire economy is where there is little to no government interference between two private parties. A Laissez Faire economy with no government intervention generates many possibilities for economic and social growth. Although this concept seems like an ideal model for the American culture some could dispute this view, and say that government intervention within the economy should be the main way business should be conducted in the economy. When the

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    the government affects the lives of so many people. It was really difficult to make a decision to focus on the ways the Government affects my life for a day. Life can become a routine and once I stopped to focus on the importance of Government I noticed how much it was imbedded in my life. I decided to take a class at the Palm Beach State Boca Campus for the summer. Living in Lake Worth it is a pretty long commute and deals with a bunch of traffic. The first thing I noticed how the Government personally

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    A Controlling Government George Orwell wrote one of the most influential, persuasive analytical fiction books of modern time. The book analyzes the rule of totalitarian governments using applicable and not so applicable satire. The book reveals the dangers of a government gaining too much power over its citizens. The government abuses its multitude of power by controlling all the media available to the citizens. In 1984, Orwell fears government control of media because it helped

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    Top of Form Governments Spying on us According to the journalist Arthur Baxter “Technology has brought great advances and conveniences, but it also comes with the cost of privacy” (TNW News). We have seen many examples about governments spying on people or spying on other countries. Perhaps the most important and the easiest way that enables governments to spy is by using people’s information on social media, bank accounts, by satellite surveillance, and help from some companies. This

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    Government: Less is More        Land of liberty, land of freedom, a land by, for, and of the people. Have you honestly ever affected one word the government has spoken? Do you do anything in daily life without the subtle involvement of Uncle Sam? Everything you see and use is government approved, or else it is illegal to use it.   There are many groups adamantly protesting, or rather complaining, about the amount of control the government has. I am not of the belief that the government

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    There are many forms of government around the world. The United States is a democratic republic. North Korea is governed under an authoritarian dictatorship. Some countries are monarchies governed by hereditary rulers. But whether these are good forms of government depends on whether they achieve the purposes of government. For example, the Apostle Paul said that the purpose of government was to punish evildoers, or said another way, to secure the peace. (Romans 13:40) Another example is the

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