Webster’s dictionary defines government as being the exercise of authority or rule over a state. The textbook identifies government as the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies. The four main purposes for government are social order, public services, national security and economic decisions.
The first purpose of government is maintaining social order. Without the government providing the police and fire departments, our society would be in utter chaos. There would not be a single person that would follow the laws because there would be no one there to enf