1. Comment on the following questions with your own ideas. Be sure to answer all of the components of the questions. Answers should be multiple paragraphs. Be sure to also include a question to pose to the class related to the topics we are discussing and answer someone else's question with a thoughtful one paragraph response.
2. Use 2 strategies you learned from each document that was attached on Teacherease related to online discussion strategies. Copy and paste each strategy that you used in a different color onto your blog post and reply.
Question:
Rank the following purposes of government in order from least to most important. Provide evidence and examples of why you chose your particular order and why the most money should be spent on your top categories and least amount of money should be spent on the other categories. Explain why your chosen category is so vital to our lives and the best thing we can spend our money on. Explain who and what will be negatively affected by having to make cuts to your lower categories. Pose a question to the class at the end related to your content.
Maintaining Social Order-
“Without government, civilized life would be impossible
Providing Public Services-
“The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people
whatever they need to have done but cannot do well for themselves” Lincoln
Providing National
Security- Protecting its national
security is a major concern of a sovereign state.
Making economic
decisions- Ability to provide economic
opportunities or resources.
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