Question

the governed and the government quick check
which of the following is an accurate analysis of the fundamental obligations that a government must fulfill with regard to its citizens? (1 point)
a government must protect peoples natural rights, and as a result, they maintain services such as the schools, police forces, and the military.
a government must ensure that citizens can only be convicted of a crime by a fair and impartial jury, and as a result, they require jury duty.
a government must promote the physical well - being of its citizens, and as a result, they charge taxes.
a government must ensure that citizens are only tried for crimes after review by a grand jury, and as a result, they use grand juries to review all crimes.

Explanation:

• Option A:
• The social contract theory posits that governments are formed to protect natural rights (life, liberty, property). Maintaining services like schools (education - related to development and opportunity, which can be seen as protecting the right to pursue happiness in a broader sense), police (protecting life and property from crime), and military (protecting from external threats to life and property) is a way to fulfill the obligation of protecting natural rights.
• Option B: Ensuring a fair jury for conviction is a part of due - process rights. But jury duty is more of a citizen's obligation rather than a fundamental government obligation to protect natural rights in a broad - based, foundational sense.
• Option C: Charging taxes is a means to an end (funding services), not the fundamental obligation itself. The fundamental obligation is related to rights protection, not just physical well - being in a narrow sense.
• Option D: Using grand juries is a legal procedural aspect. While it is related to justice, it is not as fundamental as the protection of natural rights which is the overarching obligation of a government towards its citizens.

Answer:

A. A government must protect people’s natural rights, and as a result, they maintain services such as the schools, police forces, and the military.