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The mission of this website is to help students (and even adults), understand the concept and reason for government. Not
just a republic like the U.S. but any kind of government. On this site you will find: "whygovernment.org" (why we need government);
"Dr. Mel G." (functions of a government); A chart of differences between types of governments and their history; "Individual
Freedometer/Line of Government" (understanding the amounts of individual freedom of different governments); and finally a
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"Whygovernment.org"
O: Organization, if people were not organized there would be total chaos. Think about this: what if on the first day
of school, you came in, and not one adult was in the building! What would happen? People might mill around for a while, but
with no teachers or even schedules, pretty soon students would wreak havoc. For a while it might even seem fun. When do
you think the interest of looting the school would evaporate? Either somewhere between the second floor window and the ground,
when you get thrown out, or if not, when the school is a smoldering pile of rubble. Maybe it would be better with organization
and roles...
R: Roles, if there were no roles in life there would also be total chaos. A structured and organized government requires
roles-leaders and followers. A fancy name for a country is a nation-state. There are about 150-200 nation-states in the
world now. There are four requirements to be a nation-state. 1. Land: you can't have a country without land. 2. People:
you can't have a country without people. 3. Government: You need a government to be a country. 4. Sovereignty: The right to
rule. Going back to leaders and followers, if you have a government (leaders) and people but they aren't followers, your government
can't function. Another form of sovereignty nowadays is if the U.N. accepts you as a real nation-state, and you have the other
three requirements, you are all set. Now onto the common good...
G: Good - the common good, if something is for the common good, it means all society benefits from it. Two examples are:
national security, and public safety (police, firefighters, etc.). A government must provide for the common good in order
to function properly.
This is what the acronym whygovernment.org stands for. These are the most basic concepts of why we need government. The
next thing you should know is what governments do. Another acronym is on the next page: Dr. Mel G
This site is subject to change at any time and can be moved to a new address without warning.
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educational purposes, and tries to be as objective as possible. If you feel that any of the information is incorrect let
the webmaster know on the Conclusion page. The definitions of different kinds of governments are compilations from different
encyclopedias, dictionaries, and textbook glossaries. This site is not an expert site and is not created by a professional
government analyst or political scientist, please do not use this as a primary research source.
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