Question

Government is the institution by which societies

A. fight wars of inquisition.
B. penalize those who do not agree with the majority.
C. establish and enforce laws.
D. dictate social etiquette

Answer 1

The correct answer is C.

Goverments are in charge of enacting and enforcing the legislation. Developed countries typically have democratic goverments that have been elected through suffrage and which fulfill the principle of division of powers, that consists on dividing the power the state in three independent branches: legislative, executive and judiciary.

Answer 2

C. establish and enforce laws.

The role of a government is to create structure through laws. Each government determines laws through a variety of methods. In a monarchy, the laws are set by a king or queen, in a federal system representatives create laws, and in a democracy the people vote on potential laws.