Why do governments exist?

basic purposes of government Objective 1.1 basic purposes of government

basic purposes of government provide public goods and services

provide public goods and services The government creates and runs institutions that individuals would not be able to afford to create or run themselves.

provide public goods and services Example: fire department

provide public goods and services Example: education

provide public goods and services Example: health agencies

provide public goods and services Example: roads

basic purposes of government protect citizens

protect citizens The government protects the citizen from being harmed by other citizens

Example: police department protect citizens Example: police department

protect citizens The government protects the citizen from being harmed by other countries

Example: army, navy, air force, marines, coast guard protect citizens Example: army, navy, air force, marines, coast guard

basic purposes of government keep order

The government keeps order … …… by creating laws keep order The government keeps order … …… by creating laws

keep order Example: Congress

The government keeps order… …. by seeing that people live by laws keep order The government keeps order… …. by seeing that people live by laws

Example: President and agencies keep order Example: President and agencies

keep order The government keeps order… …..by providing courts to settle arguments based on the laws

keep order Example: courts

basic purposes of government Plan for the future

Planning Council Budget Plan for the future Planning Council Budget

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basic purposes of government provide public goods & services protect citizens keep order plan for the future