Question

Some activities that might be carried out privately are in fact conducted by government." Which of the following is an example of this statement?

A. enforcing antitrust laws
B. enforcing building codes
C. creating pure food and drug laws
D. providing fire and police protection

Answer 1

The correct option is D.
Providing fire and police protection might be carried out privately but they are in fact conducted by the government. The government play an active role in taking care of the well being of the society at large.