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Dr. Mel G.
Dr. Mel G. is a fictitious political scientist, a person who studies politics and different governments. His
name is also an acronym. This acronym is to help explain the function of government. These are only the basics of government,
all types of government vary.
Dr: Distribute Rewards. Governments can distribute rewards to the public. Two examples are: sometimes for catching a criminal;
and a "tax deduction", when you donate money to a non-profit organization.
Mel: Make and enforce laws. A government cannot function without making any laws. It cannot function also if it does not
have a way of making its citizens obey these laws. Another name for a law is an ordinance.
G: Goals, sets goals. A government must set goals for the area it governs. In the U.S. federal government, even within a certain
presidential administration there are goals. A presidential candidate will usually set a goal(s) for what he/she will do if
elected president. Then when they are elected they will usually set more goals for their term in office. An example of a presidential
goal: In January 2002 President George W. Bush enacted one of his administration's goals, the "No Child Left Behind Act of
2001".
These are the basics of the functions of a government. As mentioned earlier, each type of government varys in function, so
the next thing you should learn are the Different Types of Government.
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