Now that the government did not assert such authority, were people better off?

The government has not asserted that the brothers were working together.

The government asserts that once the shooting started, troops had no choice but to storm the building.

National security is a method whereby the government can assert control over foreign policy.

The government asserted that shots were heard minutes after the president's aircraft took off.

Either the crime victim or the Government may assert the victim's rights in federal district court.

The government has also asserted the right to rely on secret evidence in immigration cases.

Young men and women leaving school could be assigned to jobs in industries where the Government asserted the workers were needed.

The government asserted that the stake had been illegally obtained.

Foreign policy may be the medium through which the Indian government can most easily assert primacy.