Why Do People Form Governments?

People form governments so everyone can live together without fighting all the time. Imagine if you and your friends wanted to play a game, but no one agrees on the rules, it gets messy! A government is like a group of friends who decide the rules so everyone plays nicely.

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  1. A group of kids chooses a class leader to decide who gets the most toys.
  2. People agree on rules so that no one can steal from them all the time.
  3. A family creates a rule about bedtime to avoid fighting each night.

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