Identify the basic roles that Adam Smith proposed for the government as part of the free enterprise system.

Question

Multiple select question.

The government should be solely in charge of the regulation of prices.

The government should keep up certain public works like roads and canals.

The government should defend citizens from injustice.

The government should protect society from invasion.

The government should promote a particular religion to boost the economy.

Answer 1

Adam Smith proposed several basic roles for the government as part of the free enterprise system. The correct roles from your list are:

1. The government should keep up certain public works like roads and canals.
2. The government should defend citizens from injustice.
3. The government should protect society from invasion.

The other options, particularly the regulation of prices and the promotion of a particular religion, do not align with Smith's views on the appropriate role of government in a free enterprise system.