When Do Governments Have Authority

question 55

Multiple Choice

When do governments have authority?

• A) When they adhere to special norms
• B) When people always obey the law
• C) When they control the media
• D) When they have the right and power to enforce their decisions
• E) When they establish liberty and order in societies

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Definitions:

Union Army

The land force that fought for the Northern states during the American Civil War against the Confederate Army of the Southern states.

Military Service

Employment in the armed forces of a country, including duties in defense, operations, and possibly combat, either as a voluntary career or through conscription.

Border States

Refers to the slave states that did not secede from the Union during the American Civil War, namely Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.

Emancipation Proclamation

A historic executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that declared the freedom of all enslaved people in Confederate states.