1. an alien has just landed from outer space. explain to that alien the purpose of government.

I would explain that Government are political parties that make up a body that helps run a country. A government is put in place in order to protect the peoples rights. It also establishes justice and promotes general welfare and protect against foreign invaders.

In my honest opinion , i’d say franklin d roosevelt was a president that impacted our nation , i say this because fdr is voted among top three best us presidents and he was the longest serving president by 3 terms , usually presidents only supposed to have two terms increments of 4 years , equivalent to 8 years total before election time. and he established the fdic , through the 1933 banking act and he established the us , social security system , during his presidency, and established a national minimum wage , through the fair labor standards act , fdr led the allied coalition to victory in wwii and he played a major role in the creation of the united nations.

The nickname would be : " robber bandits" i believe