Question

5 Purposes of Government.

Please list all 5 of these purposes.

Now explain what 2 of these purposes mean. Using the 2 purposes you just explained, give 2 examples (for each purpose) of how the government tries to serve those purposes to the people. (You should have 2 explanations and 4 total examples).

Answer 1

A government's basic functions are providing leadership, maintaining order, providing public services, providing national security, providing economic security, and providing economic assistance.