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    Clayten Crabb Government Mr. Long 08/23/15 The Purpose of Government The purpose of government was designed to protect the citizens rights of that country. It is necessary to have a government to make sure that force is used the right and lawful way. It must state clearly, objective laws to show where force can be used properly. The government must also have the ability to enforce the laws where needed. The government is made up of three branches of power. It is done this way to make sure that

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    One of the ways the government fits into how we classify using concepts is by altering our perception and in the process effecting the way we classify things and people. The government often does this through the laws and regulations that they create. High standing government officials that garner a great deal of respect may also alter our perceptions through speeches that they make. Sometimes the government and officials are trying to alter our perceptions in an attempt to make us classify things

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    " Nowadays, it can be perceived by society that the government is in utter control of our daily actions; however, there is a boundary they cannot traverse. Since the internet is ordinarily part of our everyday lives, many citizens of the United States believe the branches of government should be regulated on their extent of viewing internet content. It would be unethical if the government invaded privacy by monitoring our personal messages, facing prosecution based on information gathered

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    The government being able to look through all your personal information with a click of a button seems terrifying. Providing safety for all American citizens should be prioritized by the government, yet there's always a compromise between privacy and safety. Our personal information shouldn't be in the hands of the government because privacy should not be compromised. Gathering personal information about us is a violation of our rights and personal space. To be exact, our nation has to provide privacy

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    Best Form Of Government

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    Out of all of the forms of government, the best form of government is a democracy. It is the best because the leader is elected by the people, the people have rights, and laws are voted on by the people. The first reason that democracies are the best form of government is because of the leaders. Take the United States of America for instance. The President is elected for a 4 year term unless he is re-elected for another term with a two term limit. The President is elected by the people

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    Privacy Violations Privacy is a very important thing and government should have no right to violate it because the government should respect the rights to the fourth amendment, NSA and government shouldn’t work together, and big companies shouldn’t have the right to sell customer information. The fourth amendment has been in the constitution since the 1700’s and has always been protecting Americans privacy. The NSA and government shouldn’t be able to work together because they are the ones that

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    Ancient Greek Government

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    Compare and Contrast the Types of Government in Ancient Greek Introduction The aim of this paper is to show how the five different government system in ancient Greek and their similarities and differences. So, different type of government existed in ancient Greek city-states for a certain time to rule the population and manage the politics and economy. The ancient Greek governments divided by well-known Greek philosopher Aristotle into Monarchy, Aristocracy, tyrant, Oligarchy and Democracy systems

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    The Impact of Philosophy on Government

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    Between the time of Machiavelli’s The Prince and Locke’s Second Treatise of Government, the concept of government evolved greatly. There were several philosophers that contributed their ideas and helped build the foundation for the governments we have today. Niccolo Machiavelli, an Italian philosopher, who lived from 1469 – 1527, became well known with his ideas and concepts of government. Machiavelli in his book The Prince, a guide of how to rule dedicated to Lorenzo de’ Medici, ruler

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    stating “That government is best which governs not at all”. It keeps its strength, but loses its integrity over time. Governments force themselves onto men and sometimes themselves for their own benefit. People have accomplished much on their own and would have done more if it weren't for the government. It is an immoral means to an end that does not keep the county free. Trade and commerce would never be able to avoid what legislators throw at them. Thoreau requests a better government. If the people

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    Ancient Greek Government

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    mostly from ancient Greek words. Of these words, there are aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy as forms of government in Ancient Greek city-states. In ancient Greece, there were over a thousand city-states but was no central government. Each city-state was an independent country with their own political system own laws. Mainly, there were three primary forms of government used in ancient Greece by various city-states. Monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy. Also, there were some forms which

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