Government is the institution by which societies
a. fight wars of inquisition.
b. penalize those who do not agree with the majority.
c. establish and enforce laws.
d. dictate social etiquette

C. establish and enforce laws.

The role of a government is to create structure through laws. Each government determines laws through a variety of methods. In a monarchy, the laws are set by a king or queen, in a federal system representatives create laws, and in a democracy the people vote on potential laws.

in february 1787, congress decided that a convention should be convened to revise the articles of confederation, the nation’s first constitution. in may, 55 delegates came to philadelphia, and the constitutional convention began. debates erupted over representation in congress, over slavery, and over the new executive branch. the debates continued through four hot and muggy months. but eventually the delegates reached compromises, and on september 17, they produced the u.s. constitution, replacing the articles with the governing document that has functioned effectively for more than 200 years.

the american revolution was by the middle and upper class, and the french was by the lower and middle class.