Why is the study of government important

Explanation:

It's a pretty good idea to know what a government can and cannot do. They rule. They set the conditions which determine how we live certain aspects of our lives.

Sometimes it is quite simple things -- like speed limits. They can set the fines for exceeding those speed limits (not so simple).

Sometimes the laws are quite complex, like DUIs or what the Supreme Court will hear and what it won't hear. Abortions as in ROE v WADE are not simple and governments have set regulations governing these sorts of laws.

The whole area of Civil law is something to take very seriously. What constitutes Fraud for example.

the fourth amendment protects:

"the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."  

so this would mean the denial to search and seizure without warrant or permission.

in an absolute  monarchy, the  monarchrules as an autocrat, with absolutepower  over the state and government — for example, the right to rule by decree, promulgate laws, and impose punishments. the  monarch isnominally sovereign but the electorate, through their legislature, exercise political sovereignty.