What is Government?
A government is a term used to describe:
- The system of rules used to run a community,
- The people who make and administer those roles.
All around the world different countries and communities have different types of governments. In New Zealand, we have a democracy for a government. This means that people vote on which rules we have and which people are responsible for making and administering these rules.
In some countries, there is only one person who is in charge and they make all the rules that people are responsible for the following. This is a dictatorship.
Some countries even have no government which is called anarchy. This means that people live without any rules but often when there is no government someone will try to step in and take power for themselves.
Questions - either make a copy of this document and save it into your social studies folder or write the questions and answers into your book.
- Write down any words you have never heard before and find the dictionary definition for them e.g. anarchy.
Democracy: a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state through elected representatives.
Dictatorship: government by a dictator
Anarchy: a state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems.
- Do you think that countries or communities that are bigger (more people) need a more complex government system than smaller ones need?
I think all countries need a complex government system. Big or Small, they all deserve a complex government system.
- What benefit(s) do you think people gain from being in a group?
- Solve more complex problems then they could if they were by themselves.
- They can share their skills and knowledge.
- Develop new ways to approach a problem.
- How can having a leader or group of leaders help people?
They can help guide people in the right way.
- Why do you think some countries have or prefer to have no government (anarchy)?
I think they prefer to have no government because they want to live without rules.
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