Government Vocabulary

Danny Chandler Social Science Reading Questions for Chapter 14 Explain: State- State is the abstract embodiment of the political institution. It is the formal representation of the government. Government- Government is a set of rules, structures, and procedures by which political decisions are made and enforced. Politics- Politics are the forces direct the government of the state, its policies, and actions. Manifest Functions of Government- Manifest functions of government are the deliberate functions that a government …

…is so because “the law” states various reasons why Socrates should not escape from his execution. These reasons rely on the fact that by ignoring the laws and rules of the society, that Socrates will help to bring the authority and rule of the government and the state itself to its demise. This is based on the premise that the legal-rational theory of government’s “authority is based on obedience to the ‘rule of law’”.