Which of the following best measures if government is using the rule of law to protect the common good?
a list of government health-care agencies
a study to see if people are following their laws
an election in which officials are up for re-election
a count of the number of court cases still to be judged

Among the options given on the question the correct answer is option B.

a study to see if people are following their laws.

Explanation: Common good is a both philosophical and economical term refers which is shared between either all of the participants of the society or most of them. In another it  can be said like this Common good is the right of consuming anything lawfully which is acquired any citizen of a country. However a government is committed to protect the common good by the rule law.

Rule of law determines how the government and citizens will response or act to each other. Government can not pass any law which will hamper the right of a citizen and citizen will also abide the legal laws enacted by the government.

However, if any study is executed to determine if the people are following laws or not will also provide the measurement that if the government is using the rule of law to protect the common good.

If the citizens are abiding the law then there will be less violent of the rule of law. So it can assumed that government is using rule of law in terms of protecting the common good.

a is the final ! : )