To Help Students Understand Why Governments Are Needed and What

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.