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How do people become a group, and how do institutions divide responsibilities? Explore community ties and public decision-making through five questions with explanations.
Question 1 of 5
They begin meeting and helping one another
Repeated interaction and a shared purpose can create group ties among people already near one another.
Question 2 of 5
To make decisions less dependent on one person's preference
Defined procedures make responsibility traceable and help people know which body can decide what.
Question 3 of 5
Legislative
Lawmaking is the legislative function; administering rules and deciding disputes are different tasks, though constitutions distribute them differently.
Question 4 of 5
Executive or administrative
Administrative bodies put decisions into practice, while lawmaking and adjudication serve different roles.
Question 5 of 5
Judicial or adjudicative
Adjudication applies rules to particular disputes; it is distinct from writing a general rule.
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