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= **The 5 Purposes of the Government** =

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In America every person is born the same three natural rights: life, liberty(freedom), and property. The government ensures that everyone has these rights.

Because everyone is born with rights and to keep the people happy there must be an agreement that they will always have these rights.
 * Why it's important to society?**



=Maintaining Order=

The government provides a way to solve problems between the people in America, they choose who is right and wrong to end conflict.

**Why is this needed?**
Because without the government maintaining order there would be no peace between people.

Judge Judy closing a case, a conflict between two people.

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=Providing Public Services=

The government does things the people want it to do to make their lives better.

**Why does the government have to do this?**
Because people by themselves can not, the government organizes and makes all projects possible.



= = =Providing a National Defense=

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The government has a way to protect the country, to ensure our safety.

**How does the government protect our country?**
The government does this by keeping together a form of defense such as an army or border security. They also keep in check what happens between America and other countries.

Airport security, checking what goes through and out of the country

=Direct Economic Decisions=

The government passes laws taht change the way the country uses money and resources to better the peoples lives.

**Why do they do this?**
To keep the economy under control and to improve the economy.

**How do they do this?**
The government can pass laws that say "Farmers get this amount of money for growing these crops" or "A school will be built here because of the city's population".

A new school being built.