No, government is not necessary. I have a good argument for it, and it will be at least 50 characters minimum... but in reality it will have to be at least 10 sentences minimum.
Yes, it is definitely necessary... here is why... and also by the way you will find out your response needs to be at least 50 characters, but that won't be a problem for you since you are responding in a minimum of 10 sentences for this assignment.