Sunday, January 5, 2014

Functions Performed By A Government

By Loris F. Andres


A government is a very important institution. Through it, people get to live a peaceful life and conduct their day to day activities without any worry. The types of administrations present in different parts of the world vary. There are those that have been democratically elected while others have come to be by means of force or coups.

Regimes provide order to their constituents by setting up privileges and rights for all citizens. Provision of order is the first thing that each regime has to accomplish. In addition to this, they also create laws and regulations which are then enforced in a bid to keep all citizens safe.

The reason society follows the regulations and laws enacted by government officials are because society plays a role in selecting the regime of the day. This is done through elections. Elections are conducted in different times and follow different procedures as may be set out in the existing laws.

Another duty that must be performed is that of offering protection. Citizens must be protected from all types of threats. Threats can take different forms ranging from hunger, war to terrorism. A regime must have measures in place to make sure that all these threats are neutralized.

Administrations are there to act as a safety net for all the citizens residing within their jurisdictions. It is the duty of each regime to make sure that all citizens have their most basic and minimum needs met. Sanitation and education are services that have traditionally been offered by management teams.

All societal members have to pay tax to the central government. Taxes are collected and then budgeted for before being distributed to the local authorities. Collection of taxes has to be done in order to make sure that the economy gets to grow at a stable rate.

Foreign policy has to be formulated. Since all citizens cannot be involved in its formulation, the regime in place has to do this for the country. This foreign policy will then determine how this country will interact with its neighboring friends. A country cannot survive by itself without the help of others.

Government plays a very critical role when it comes to running a country, state or even city. It is through it that laws are made, order enforced and peace maintained between the citizens. Economic wise, it ensures that citizens get to enjoy access to public services such as education while also ensuring that basic services such as food and shelter are easily available.




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