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Wikipedia: Justification for the State HandoutWikipedia: Justification for the State Handout
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Wikimedia
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9th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Handouts & References
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1350L
Handout

Wikipedia: Justification for the State

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From Wikipedia, this article outlines the purpose of government and explains how disagreement over purpose can splinter into various movements such as socialism, fascism, and communism. Includes links to further explanations of different government systems.

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Concepts

public goods, types of government

Additional Tags

divine right of kings, functions of government, political ideology, political philosophy, principles of government, purpose of government, role of government, social contract, transcendent sovereignty

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This content is from Wikipedia

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