When is Breaking the Law Justified?

5 purposes of government

Defense: One of the five purposes of government is to defend the borders of the nation against foreign invasions. Hence, all governments have some form of defense system that includes the army, navy and air force. Maintaining internal order is also one of the defense purposes of the government. This is taken care of by the police force.

National Identity: Each and every nation is unique in its own way. Each nation has its own tradition and culture. It is said for a nation to exist, it must have an identity. For instance, no two flags of any two nations are alike nor are the anthems and pledges. Hence, one of the functions of a government is to protect the identity of its nation.

Representation: A government represents the interest of the nation. To protect and safeguard the interest of the nation, the government enters into bilateral trade agreements, negotiation treaties and so on, with the governments of other nations.

Infrastructure: One of the main purposes of the government is to provide good infrastructure such as roads, bridges, drinking water, electricity and communication networks.

Social Welfare: Last but not the least, introducing social welfare programs to protect the interest of the minorities and also, to provide education and health care to the underprivileged class of the economy is one of the purposes of the government.

Would you be willing to join a revolution if our government was not fulfilling the purposes of government you listed above? Why? Why not?

No, because i wouldnt want my life or any others lives to be put in jeopardy. For example, those men who signed the declaration of independance, died or either lost something ( house, family, plantations, jobs). Im not that brave!!!

Assignment 1

1. What motivates immigrants to come to the United States (today)? Consider what they lose and what they can gain in your argument.
What motivates immigrants to come to the Unite States today is freedom. In most countries, there is still slavery. Immigrants know that in the U.S, there is just more than freedom, but there is opportunity as well. They want to be able to go as they please and to praise or be apart of any religion without being persecuted. In the process, people who migrate may loose family b/c some families may travel w/o money and little food. But whenever it’s all over and done with, they’ll be happy b/c the U.S. is one of the greatest country in the world.


2.) Thousands of Europeans chose to move to the British colonies. Some for economic reasons and some for freedoms. If you decided to immigrate somewhere, would you move for economic reasons or for freedom?
If I was to decide to immigrate somewhere, the reason for moving would be b/c of the freedom. I mean, who wants to be owned their whole life, not being able to be free. The reason for not picking economic reasons is b/c money brings problems. In some countries, some people probably can buy their own freedom but their probably limited. What sucks is the money people are spending just to be free could be going on something more important like their families or schooling for their children. But having freedom is where it’s at……….