1. license authorization by law 2. regulate to control, adjust, or govern according to a system 3. tangible systems of taxes placed on imports or exports of a country 4. tariff that can be felt by touching, material 5. utilities a service to the public such as gas, telephone, water, or electric power

1. authorization by law: license

2. to control, adjust, or govern according to a system: regulate

3. systems of taxes placed on imports or exports of a country: tariff

4. that can be felt by touching, material: tangible

5. a service to the public such as gas, telephone, water, or electric power: utilities

All these elements are part of a well-functioning government. Governments are responsible for regulating activities to ensure peaceful relationships between people. The are also responsible of implementing tariffs and other types of taxes and for providing access to services such as gas, telephone, water and electric power.

the united states constitution is the supreme law of the united states. the constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government. its first three articles embody the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal government is divided into three branches: the legislative, consisting of the bicameral congress; the executive, consisting of the president; and the judicial, consisting of the supreme court and other federal courts. articles four, five and six embody concepts of federalism, describing the rights and responsibilities of state governments, the states in relationship to the federal government, and the shared process of constitutional amendment. article seven establishes the procedure subsequently used by the thirteen states to ratify it. it is regarded as the oldest written and codified national constitution in force.

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