Read this introduction to an academic paper on government. (1) citizens rely on the government in different ways. (2) for example, government builds new roads and bridges, and it provides an education for young people. (3) while many government contributions make our lives easier and more comfortable, one is more important than all the others. (4) without police protection at home and a strong national defense abroad, people could not live in security. (5) as a result, ensuring the safety of citizens is the government's most important role. which sentence is the paper's thesis statement?

Those with high self-esteem are highly critical of their strengths and weaknesses. true or false

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.

The government has different agencies responsible for protecting the many cultures represented in america. explain the roles of the national endowment for the arts, the national endowment for the humanities, and the national archives and records administration.