What Two Broad Purposes Are Served by Government

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Essay

What two broad purposes are served by government?

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Definitions:

Executive Processes

Higher-order cognitive processes involved in the planning, initiation, sequence, and monitoring of complex goal-directed behavior.

Short-Term Memory

A capacity for holding a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Working Memory

Working memory is a cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing, important for reasoning and the guidance of decision-making and behavior.

Short-Term Memory

The part of the memory system where information is stored for a short duration, typically seconds to minutes.