Government Oversight Part II

Questions:

5. Religion certainly slowed down the process of creating public education throughout Europe. This was because "bitter controversies" sprung up over the placement of churches in education. "Since the Middle Ages almost all European education had been in the hands of the various churches." However, education began to lack in those hands and the demand for it became bigger and bigger. The churches argued whose hands education should be in, and those who opposed religion thought that it should be state run instead of religion-based.

6. It was in a country's best interest to ensure all of it's citizens' children free education because it helped pull children from the working class and move them up into a position where it was possible for them to become skilled craftsmen and higher class workers. This meant that they could get more money and be in a better social class.

7. What Lord Shaftesbury meant when he stated, "We ask but for a slight relaxation of toil, a time to live and a time to die," was that there was too much work being placed upon workers. Instead of spending every waking moment working tediously, to break from it, and "relax the toil." Life is too short to be spent under the constant stress of long hours of work.

8. As governments switched from a laissez-faire mentality to a more "democratic" way, they began to take control of public utilities. They began to realize it was time to step up and attempt a change to their cities and countries, which suffered from very poor conditions. It was, in fact, necessary for the government to due such because nothing was getting done without this occurring.

9. Compulsory insurance was definitely in a country's best interest because it was an easy way to please the "socialism of the working man." That way there was a good way to advance in the realm of welfare for the working class citizens. This also caused a large increase in civil services for the countries which used compulsory insurance.

10. a) Better factory and working conditions.
b) More involvement in citizens lives - civil services.