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?

The year is 1776. the family of philosopher john locke has brought a lawsuit against thomas jefferson for copying locke's ideas. locke's family claim that jefferson's "declaration of independence" plagiarizes locke's ideas from two treatises on government. you are the judge ruling on the case. you must research how jefferson's ideas compare to locke's and determine whether or not jefferson is guilty of stealing locke's ideas. your paragraph opinion (a court document explaining how you arrived at your decision on a case) should contain the following: explain at least 2 ideas of jefferson and locke that are similar explain at least 1 idea of jefferson that is different from locke's determine whether or not jefferson is guilty of plagiarism explain why or why not ~~ you don't have to do the work for me but i really would like some with this, you ! ( if you would like to do it for me that's great too : )