What problems would come up if a government failed to adapt to changing needs and desires of the people? Please help

It will create chaos.

Explanation:

Government legislations are made to address specific issues that the country experience at the current period. As the time progress, cultural event or science development could create a new separate issues that needed to be addressed with different legislations.

If the government remained constant and refuse to adapt, the people will experience a detrimental consequences that created by this new development. Causing the people to gradually develop a sense of distrust toward the government that might lead to chaos.