Toynbee in his Study of History (1934), com- pared civilizations to organisms and perceived their existence in a life cycle of four stages: genesis, growth, breakdown, and disintegration. ... However, accord- ing to him, all civilizations that grow eventually reach a peak, from which they begin to decline.
The government has the right to restrict the number of people who visit the White House. This is an example of a government exercising its <span>jurisdiction.</span>