What is the purpose of government in the United States?(1 point)Responsesto make sure people help others through volunteeringto make sure people help others through volunteeringto help poor people become wealthyto help poor people become wealthyto protect individual rights and promote general well-beingto protect individual rights and promote general well-beingto ensure a few people make decisions for the majority

Answer 1

to protect individual rights and promote general well-being.

Answer 2

Who among the following individuals carries out the directives of the state legislature and oversees many state agencies?
(1 point)
Responses

president
president

U.S. representative
U.S. representative

governor
governor

council member

Answer 3

governor

Answer 4

What issue in the 1960s caused a majority of southern voters to switch from supporting the Democratic Party to supporting the Republican Party?
(1 point)
Responses

civil rights
civil rights

opposition to war
opposition to war

the economy
the economy

states’ rights

Answer 5

civil rights