To help students understand why governments are needed and what they do for people, the authors of this text recommend developing instruction around the basic idea that
a. public policies and citizenship behaviors typically reflect the stated ideals of a democratic republican form of government.
b. the common good is typically strengthened through governmentally approved single points of view.
c. tax money is collected to pay for services that support the common good as well as make money for the people.
d. governments provide facilities and services that people need, but are too big in scope and expense to provide for themselves.
Question 2
Most children convey a positive attitude about
a. taxes, depicting them as needed in order to pay for their schooling
b. pressure groups and protests, depicting them as evidence of a democracy
c. laws, depicting them as needed to keep us safe and orderly.
d. jurors, depicting them as the people who decide who wins in a court case.
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