Maintaining order is one of the two principle reasons why human societies create governments. When asked how government affects your daily lives, many of the points raised were examples of government maintaining order by regulating someone's behavior.

During the twentieth century, governments at all levels significantly increased their regulatory activities. As society has become more crowded and more complex, societies have asked their governments to do more to protect us from each other.

Is there now too much governmental regulation? Are there places where regulation is intruding unnecessarily? Are we being deprived of liberties we should enjoy?

To help you reflect more about government regulation and maintaining order, you should propose one area where government (national, state, or local) should either noticeably relax or completely eliminate one of its regulations. You should then give your reason(s) justifying this change and note who would be helped and who would be harmed. For those who might be harmed and thus object to your proposed change, provide what rationale or explanation you would give to lessen their concerns.

If you prefer, your paper can propose something which government should regulate more rather than less. The outline should remain the same: give your reason(s) justifying this change and note who would be helped and who would be harmed. For those who might be harmed and thus object to your proposed change, provide what rationale or explanation you would give to lessen their concerns.

Your paper's maximum length is two pages (typed, double-spaced). You should be certain to address all the points listed in the instructions.